Doors and Locks
Door Locks
Always take all children and pets with you or leave a responsible person with them:
Leaving a child or a pet unattended in a parked vehicle is dangerous. In hot weather, temperatures inside a vehicle can become high enough to cause brain damage or even death.
Do not leave the key in your vehicle with children and keep them in a place where your children will not find or play with them:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the key is dangerous. This could result in someone being badly injured or even killed.
Keep all doors locked when driving:
Unlocked doors in a moving vehicle are dangerous. Passengers can fall out if a door is accidentally opened and can more easily be thrown out in an accident.
Always close all the windows and sunroof, lock the doors and the liftgate/boot lid and take the key with you when leaving your vehicle unattended:
Leaving your vehicle unlocked is dangerous as children could lock themselves in a hot vehicle, which could result in death. Also, a vehicle left unlocked becomes an easy target for thieves and intruders.
After closing the doors and the liftgate/boot lid, always verify that they are securely closed:
Doors and the liftgate/boot lid not securely closed are dangerous, if the vehicle is driven with a door and the liftgate/boot lid not securely closed, the door and the liftgate/boot lid could open unexpectedly resulting in an accident.
Always confirm the safety around the vehicle before opening a door and the liftgate/boot lid:
Suddenly opening a door and the liftgate/boot lid is dangerous. A passing vehicle or a pedestrian could be hit and cause an accident.
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Always confirm the conditions around the vehicle before opening/closing the doors and the liftgate/boot lid and use caution during strong winds or when parked on an incline. Not being aware of the conditions around the vehicle is dangerous because fingers could get caught in the door and the liftgate/boot lid or a passing pedestrian could be hit, resulting in an unexpected accident or injury.
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Always stop the engine and lock the doors. In addition, to prevent theft of valuables, do not leave them inside the cabin.
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If the key is left in the following areas and you leave the vehicle, the doors may be locked depending on the radio wave conditions even if the key is left in the vehicle.
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Around the instrument panel
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In the storage compartments such as the glove compartment or the centre console
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On the rear parcel shelf (saloon)
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Next to a communication device such as a mobile phone
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The vehicle lock-out prevention feature prevents you from locking yourself out of the vehicle.
All doors and the liftgate/boot lid will automatically unlock if they are locked using the power door locks with any door or the liftgate open.
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(Door unlock (control) system with collision detection)
This system automatically unlocks the doors and the liftgate/boot lid in the event the vehicle is involved in an accident to allow passengers to get out of the vehicle immediately and prevent being trapped inside. While the ignition is switched ON and in the event the vehicle receives an impact strong enough to inflate the air bags, all the doors and the liftgate/boot lid are automatically unlocked after about 6 seconds have elapsed from the time of the accident.
The doors and the liftgate/boot lid may not unlock depending on how an impact is applied, the force of the impact, and other conditions of the accident.
Locking, Unlocking with Transmitter
All doors and the liftgate/boot lid can be locked/unlocked by operating the keyless entry system transmitter, refer to Keyless Entry System (Search).
Auto Lock/Unlock Function
Do not pull the inner handle on a front door:
Pulling the inner handle on a front door while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. Passengers can fall out of the vehicle if the door opens accidentally , which could result in death or serious injury.
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When the vehicle speed exceeds 20 km/h (12 mph), all doors and the liftgate lock automatically.
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When the ignition is switched off, all doors and the liftgate unlock automatically.
The auto lock/unlock function settings can be changed.
Refer to Vehicle Equipment (Search).
Locking, Unlocking with Door-Lock Knob
Operation from inside
All doors and the liftgate/boot lid lock automatically when the driver's door-lock knob is pushed. They all unlock when the driver's door-lock knob is pulled out.
Operation from outside
To lock the rear and front passenger doors with the door-lock knob from the outside, push the door-lock knob to the lock position and close the door (holding the door handle in the open position is not required).
This does not operate the other door locks.
When locking the door this way:
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Be careful not to leave the key inside the vehicle.
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The driver's door lock knob cannot be used while the driver's door is open.
Opening and Closing the Liftgate/Boot Lid
Opening the liftgate/boot lid
Using the electric liftgate/boot lid opener
Unlock the doors and liftgate/boot lid, then press the electric liftgate/boot lid opener on the liftgate/boot lid and raise the liftgate/boot lid when the latch releases.
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(Saloon)
(With the advanced keyless function)
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A locked liftgate/boot lid can also be opened while the key is being carried.
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When opening the liftgate/boot lid with the doors and the liftgate/boot lid locked, it may require a few seconds for the liftgate/boot lid latch to release after the electric liftgate/boot lid opener is pressed.
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The liftgate/boot lid can be closed when the doors are locked with the key left in the vehicle. However, to prevent locking the key in the vehicle, the liftgate/boot lid can be opened by pressing the electric liftgate/boot lid opener. If the liftgate/boot lid cannot be opened despite doing this procedure, first push the liftgate/boot lid completely closed, then press the electric liftgate/boot lid opener to fully open the liftgate/boot lid.
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(Wagon)
When the latch is released by pressing the electric liftgate opener, the liftgate raises slightly. If the liftgate is not operated for a certain period of time, the liftgate cannot be raised.
To open
Press the electric liftgate opener again.
To close
To close the liftgate from its slightly raised position, open it first by pressing the electric liftgate opener, then close it after waiting at least 1 second.
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If the liftgate is not fully closed, the driver is notified by a warning indicated in the instrument cluster.
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If the vehicle battery is dead or there is a malfunction in the electrical system and the liftgate/boot lid cannot be unlocked, the liftgate/boot lid can be opened by performing the emergency procedure.
Refer to When Liftgate/Boot Lid Cannot be Opened (Search).
Closing the liftgate/boot lid
Lower the liftgate/boot lid slowly using the liftgate/boot lid grip recess, then push the liftgate/boot lid closed using both hands.
Do not slam it. Pull up on the liftgate/boot lid to make sure it is secure.
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(Saloon)
