Doors
and
Locks
Door
Locks
’
Unlocked
.
)ors can be dangerous.
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Passengers
-
especially children
-
can
easily open
the
doors and fall out
of
a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked,
the
handle won’t open
it.
You increase the
in a crash if
the
doors aren’t locked.
So,
wear safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
vehicles may be unable to get out.
A
child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
suffer permanent injuries or even aeaih
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave
it.
unlocked door when you slow down or
stop
your vehicle. Locking your doors can
help prevent this from happening.
chance
of
being
thrown
0i;a
of
the
vehicle
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Young children who get into unlocked
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e
Outsiders can easily enter through an
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
To
lock or unlock the door from the outside, use your
door key on the drivers’s side or the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
If
your theft-deterrent system is armed, unlock the
driver’s door with the key or by using the remote keyless
entry transmitter to open either door to avoid setting
off
the alarm. See Theft-Deterrent System
on
page
2-
16.
To
lock the door from the inside, move the lever located
the door rearward.
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