Features of your vehicle
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Door locks
Doors
䳜 The doors should always be fully
closed and locked whilst the vehi
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cle is in motion to prevent acci
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dental opening of the door.
Locked doors will also discourage
potential intruders when the
vehicle stops or slows down.
䳜 Be careful when opening doors
and watch for vehicles, motorcy
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cles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a door
when something is approaching
can cause damage or injury.
Unlocked vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can
invite theft or possible harm to you
or others from someone hiding in
your vehicle whilst you are gone.
Always remove the ignition key,
engage the parking brake, close all
windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
Unattended children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil
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dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate features of the vehi
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cle that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm, possi
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bly from someone gaining entry to
the vehicle. Never leave children or
animals unattended in your vehicle.
Deadlocks (if equipped)
Some vehicles are equipped with a
deadlock system. Deadlocks pre
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vent opening of a door from either
inside or outside the vehicle once
the deadlocks have been activated
providing an additional measure of
vehicle security.
To lock the vehicle using the dead
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lock function, the doors must be
locked by using the transmitter or
smart key. To unlock the vehicle, the
transmitter or smart key must be
used again.
Do not lock the doors with the
transmitter or the smart key with
anybody left in the vehicle. The pas
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senger in the vehicle cannot unlock
the doors with the door lock button.
For example, if the door is locked
with the transmitter, the passenger
in the vehicle cannot unlock the door
without the transmitter.
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