Convenient Features of Your Vehicle

Operating the Door Locks from the Outside of the Vehicle

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Mechanical Key

If you lock the driver's door with the mechanical key, all doors of the vehicle will lock. If you unlock the driver's door with the mechanical key, the driver's door will unlock.

When the doors are unlocked, they can be opened by pulling the door handle.

When closing a door, push the door with your hand. Make sure the doors are securely closed.

Remote Key

To lock the doors, press the door lock button (1) on the remote key.

Press the door unlock button (2) on the remote key to unlock the driver's door. If you press the door unlock button on the remote key again within four seconds, all doors will unlock.

When the doors are unlocked, they can be opened by pulling the door handle.

When closing a door, push the door with your hand. Make sure the doors are securely closed.

Information

  • In cold and humid climates, the door lock and door mechanisms may not operate properly due to freezing conditions.
  • If the doors are locked/unlocked repeatedly in succession with either the vehicle key or the door lock switch, the system may temporarily stop operating to protect the circuit and prevent damage to system components.

Smart Key

To lock the doors, press the button on the outside door handle while carrying the Smart Key, or press the door lock button on the Smart Key.

Press the button on the outside handle of the driver's door while carrying the smart key, or press the Door Unlock button on the smart key; the driver's door will unlock. If you press the button on the outside handle of the front passenger's door, all doors will unlock.

When the doors are unlocked, they can be opened by pulling the door handle.

When closing a door, push the door with your hand. Make sure the doors are securely closed.

Information

  • In cold and humid climates, the door lock and door mechanisms may not operate properly due to freezing conditions.
  • If the doors are locked/unlocked repeatedly in succession with either the vehicle key or the door lock switch, the system may temporarily stop operating to protect the circuit and prevent damage to system components.

Test yourself

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