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, the elderly or
pets
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury such as heatstroke to
unattended children, the elderly or
pets who cannot escape the vehicle.
When left or trapped in a hot vehi
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cle, make sure to stay hydrated and
avoid sun exposure through the
vehicle䳓s windshield. Furthermore,
children might operate features of
the vehicle that could injure them, or
they could encounter other harm,
possibly 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.
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