Vehicle Specifications

Rear Door Child-Protector Lock

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prevents children from accidentally opening the rear doors from inside the vehicle. Rear door child-protector locks should be used whenever children are in the vehicle.

1. Open the tailgate.

2. Insert the key (or a screwdriver) into the hole and turn it toward the lock () position. When the child-protector lock is in the locked position, the rear door will not open even when the inside door handle is pulled.

3. Close the rear door.

To open the rear door, pull the outside door handle.

Even if the doors are unlocked, the rear door will not open by pulling the inside door handle until the rear door child-protector lock is unlocked.

WARNING

Rear Door Locks

If children accidentally open a rear door while the vehicle is moving, they may fall out and be seriously injured or killed. To prevent children from opening the rear doors from inside, the rear door child-protector locks should be used whenever children are in the vehicle.

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