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 both 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 both the windows and convertible top, lock the doors and the fuel-filler 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 fuel-filler lid, always verify that they are securely closed:
Doors and the fuel-filler lid not securely closed are dangerous, if the vehicle is driven with a door and the fuel-filler lid not securely closed, the door and the fuel-filler lid could open unexpectedly resulting in an accident.
Always confirm the safety around the vehicle before opening a door and the fuel-filler lid:
Suddenly opening a door and the fuel-filler 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 fuel-filler 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 fuel-filler lid or a passing pedestrian could be hit, resulting in an unexpected accident or injury.
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If the power window does not go up or down automatically because the battery is dead, slowly open/close the power window while pressing the glass inward. Otherwise, the power window may contact the convertible top/roof and the door cannot be opened/closed resulting in damage to the window.
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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 dashboard
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In the storage compartments such as the console box
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Next to a communication device such as a mobile phone
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When the ignition is switched to ACC or ON, the vehicle lock-out prevention feature prevents you from locking yourself out of the vehicle.
Both doors and the fuel-filler lid will automatically unlock if they are locked using the power door locks with any door open.
If both the doors are closed even though the trunk lid is open, both the doors and the fuel-filler lid will lock.
The vehicle lock-out prevention feature does not operate while the ignition is switched off.
When any door is opened from the outside while the key is inside the vehicle, the closed doors are locked. Both the doors are automatically unlocked by closing the open door and the beep sound is heard for about 10 seconds to notify the driver that the key has been left in the vehicle.
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(Door unlock (control) system with collision detection)
This system automatically unlocks the doors and the fuel-filler 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, both the doors and the fuel-filler lid are automatically unlocked after about 6 seconds have elapsed from the time of the accident.
The doors and the fuel-filler lid may not unlock depending on how an impact is applied, the force of the impact, and other conditions of the accident.
If door-related systems or the battery is malfunctioning, the doors and the fuel-filler lid will not unlock.
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When opening a door, the power windows open a little automatically. When closing the door, the power windows close automatically. This is a function for improving the sealability, and it does not mean there is a problem.
If the vehicle battery is disconnected for vehicle maintenance or other reasons, the power windows will not open or close automatically. If the power windows do not open or close, the automatic open/close mechanism for the windows must be reset.
Refer to Auto-opening (Search).
Locking, Unlocking with Transmitter
Both doors and the fuel-filler lid can be locked/unlocked by operating the keyless entry system transmitter, refer to Keyless Entry System (Search).
Opening and Closing the Trunk Lid
Opening the trunk lid
Using the remote release button
Push the release button.
The remote release button function can be disabled by locking the doors using the transmitter, auxiliary key, or a request switch to prevent an intruder in the vehicle from opening the trunk.
To enable the remote release button operation, unlock the doors by using the transmitter, auxiliary key, or a request switch, or switch the ignition ON.
Using the electric trunk lid opener
A trunk lid can also be opened while the key is being carried.
Press the electric trunk lid opener and raise the trunk lid when the latch releases.
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When opening the trunk lid with the doors locked, it may require a few seconds for the trunk lid latch to release after the electric trunk lid opener is pressed.
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The trunk 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 trunk lid can be opened by pressing the electric trunk lid opener. If the trunk lid cannot be opened despite doing this procedure, first push the trunk lid completely closed, then press the electric trunk lid opener to fully open the trunk lid.
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If the vehicle battery is dead or there is a malfunction in the electrical system and the trunk lid cannot be unlocked, the trunk lid can be opened by performing the emergency procedure.
Refer to When Trunk Lid Cannot be Opened (Search).
Closing the trunk lid
Use both hands to push the trunk lid down until the lock snaps shut. Do not slam it. Pull up on the trunk lid to make sure it is secure.
