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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■ After closing the glass hatch
Check that the glass hatch is firmly closed. If
it is not firmly closed, the power back door,
the rear window wiper and washer will not
operate correctly.
■ While driving
● Keep the glass hatch closed while driv-
ing.
If the glass hatch is left open, it may hit
near-by objects while driving or luggage
may be unexpectedly thrown out, caus-
ing an accident.
In addition, exhaust gases may enter the
vehicle, causing death or a serious health
hazard. Make sure to close the glass
hatch before driving.
● Before driving the vehicle, make sure
that the glass hatch is fully closed. If the
glass hatch is not fully closed, it may
open unexpectedly while driving,
causing an accident.
■ When children are in the vehicle
Do not allow a child to open or close the
glass hatch.
Doing so may cause the glass hatch to
move unexpectedly, or cause the child’s
hands, head, or neck to be caught by the
closing glass hatch.
■ Operating the glass hatch
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause parts of the
body to be caught, resulting in death or
serious injury.
● Remove any heavy loads, such as
snow and ice, from the glass hatch
before opening it. Failure to do so may
cause the glass hatch suddenly shut
again after it is opened.
● When opening or closing the glass
hatch, thoroughly check to make sure
the surrounding area is safe.
● If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure
they are safe and let them know that
the glass hatch is about to open or
close.
● Use caution when opening or closing
the glass hatch in windy weather as it
may move abruptly in strong wind.
● The glass hatch may close if it is not
opened fully. It is more difficult to open
or close the glass hatch on an incline
than on a level surface, so beware of
the glass hatch unexpectedly opening
or closing by itself. Make sure that the
glass hatch is fully open and secure
before using the luggage compart-
ment.
● When closing the glass hatch, take
extra care to prevent your fingers, etc.
from being caught.
● When closing the glass hatch, make
sure to press it lightly on its outer sur-
face.
● Do not pull on the glass hatch damper
stay to close the glass hatch, and do
not hang on the glass hatch damper
stay.
Doing so may cause hands to be caught
or the glass hatch damper stay to break,
causing an accident.
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