Doors and LocksDoor Locks{CAUTION:Unlocked doors can be dangerous.• Passengers, especially children, caneasily open the doors and fall out ofa moving vehicle. When a door islocked, the handle will not open it.You increase the chance of beingthrown out of the vehicle in a crashif the doors are not locked. So, wearsafety belts properly and lock thedoors whenever you drive.• Young children who get into unlockedvehicles may be unable to get out.A child can be overcome by extremeheat and can suffer permanent injuriesor even death from heat stroke.Always lock your vehicle wheneveryou leave it.CAUTION: (Continued)CAUTION: (Continued)• Outsiders can easily enter through anunlocked door when you slow downor stop your vehicle. Locking yourdoors can help prevent this fromhappening.There are several ways to lock and unlockyour vehicle.From the outside, press the lock or unlock buttonon the keyless access transmitter. When youhave your transmitter with you, you mayalso unlock and open the door by pulling the doorhandle. You do not have to press the unlockbutton on the transmitter. Entry occurs when thedoor handle is pulled and the vehicle recognizesyour transmitter. See Vehicle Personalizationon page 148 for information on how to programthe keyless access feature.98
