Doors and Locks{CAUTION:Unlocked doors can be dangerous.• Passengers — especially children — caneasily open the doors and fall out of amoving vehicle. When a door is locked,the handle will not open it. You increasethe chance of being thrown out of thevehicle in a crash if the doors are notlocked. So, wear safety belts properlyand lock the doors whenever you drive.• Young children who get into unlockedvehicles may be unable to get out. A childcan be overcome by extreme heat andcan suffer permanent injuries or evendeath from heat stroke. Always lock yourvehicle whenever you leave it.• Outsiders can easily enter through anunlocked door when you slow down orstop your vehicle. Locking your doorscan help prevent this from happening.There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.Because your vehicle has the theft-deterrent system,you must unlock the doors from the outside with thekey or remote keyless entry transmitter to avoid settingoff the alarm. If the windows are down and the doorsare locked, don’t reach in to manually unlock the vehiclebecause you will set off the alarm.From the inside, use themanual lock levers locatedon the door panels nearthe windows.Push down on the manual lock lever to lock the door.To unlock the door, pull up on the lever.2-8
