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uuLocking and Unlocking the Doors uKey
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Controls
The built-in key can be used to lock/unlock the
doors when the keyles s remote battery
becomes weak and the power door lock/
unlock operation is disabled.
To remove the built-in key, slide the release
knob and then pull out the key. To reinstall
the built-in key, push th e built-in key into the
keyless remote until it clicks.
■Built-in Key
Built-in Key Release Knob
Models without two-way keyless
remote
Models with two-way keyless
remote
Built-in Key Release Knob
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Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
When you carry the keyless remote, you can
lock/unlock the doors and fuel fill door, and
open the trunk.
You can lock/unlock the doors, fuel fill door,
and trunk within a radius of about 32 inches
(80 cm) of the outside door handle or trunk
release button.
■Using the Keyless Access System1Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
If the interior light switch is in the door activated
position, the interior light comes on when you unlock
the doors.
No doors opened: The li ght fades out after 30
seconds.
Doors relocked: The light goes off immediately.
2 Interior Lights P. 180
Models without rear door touch sensor
Models with rear door touch sensor
1Using the Keyless Access System
If you do not open a door within 30 seconds of
unlocking the vehicle with the keyless access system,
the doors, fuel fill door and trunk will automatically
relock.
2 Customized Features P. 302
You can lock or unlock doors, fuel fill door and trunk
using the keyless access system only when the power
mode is in VEHICLE OFF.
The keyless access system will not lock the vehicle
when a door is open.
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Controls
■Locking the doors and trunk
Touch the door lock sensor on the front or
rear
* door.
u Some exterior lights flash; the beeper
sounds; all the doors, fuel fill door and
trunk lock; and the security system sets.
1Using the Keyless Access System
•Do not leave the keyless remote in the vehicle
when you get out. Carry it with you.
•Even if you are not carrying the keyless remote, you
can lock/unlock the doors while someone else with
the remote is within range.
•The door may be unlocked if the door handle is
covered with water in heavy rain or in a car wash if
the keyless remote is within range.
•If you grip a front or rear* door handle or touch a
door lock sensor wearing gloves, the door sensor
may be slow to respon d or may not respond by
unlocking or locking the doors.
•After locking the door, you have up to 2 seconds
during which you can pull the door handle to
confirm whether the door is locked. If you need to
unlock the door immediately after locking it, wait
at least 2 seconds befo re gripping the handle,
otherwise the door will not unlock.
•The door may not open if you pull it immediately
after gripping the door handle. Grip the handle
again and confirm that th e door is unlocked before
pulling the handle.
•Even within the 32 inches (80 cm) radius, you may
not be able to lock/unl ock the doors with the
keyless remote if it is above or below the outside
handle.
•The keyless remote may not operate if it is too close
to the door and door glass.
Door Lock Sensor
* Not available on all models
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■Unlocking the doors and trunk
Grab the driver’s door handle:u The driver’s door and fuel fill door
unlocks.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Grab the front passenger’s or rear
* door
handle: u All doors and fuel fill door unlock.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Press the trunk release button: u The trunk unlocks and opens.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds.
2 Using the Trunk Release Button P. 137
Trunk Release Button
1Using the Keyless Access System
The light flash, beep and door unlock mode settings
can be customized using the audio/information
screen.
2 Customized Features P. 302
When you go into the keyless access system working
range with all the doors locked, the puddle lights
come on for 30 seconds.
The lights do not come on if you have previously
stayed within the range for more than two minutes,
or the doors have been locked for a few days.
The feature activates agai n after you open and close
any door, then lock the doors.
Models with puddle lights
* Not available on all models
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To temporarily deactivate the function:
1. Set the power mode to OFF.
2. Open the driv er’s door.
3. Using the master door lock switch, operate
the lock as follows:
Lock Unlock Lock Unlock.
u The beeper sounds, and the function is
deactivated.
To restore the function:
• Set the power mode to ON.
• Lock the vehicl e without using the auto lock
function.
• With the keyless remote on you, move out
of the auto lock function operation range.
• Open any door.1Locking the doors and trunk (Walk away auto lock ®)
The auto lock function does not operate when any of
the following conditions are met.
•The keyless remote is inside the vehicle.
•A door or the hood is not closed.•The power mode is set to any mode other than
OFF.
•The keyless remote is not located within a radius of
about 5 feet (1.5 m) from the vehicle when you get
out of the vehicle and close the doors.
Auto lock function operation stop beeper
After the auto lock function has been activated, the
auto lock operation stop beeper sounds for
approximately two seconds in the following cases.
•The keyless remote is put inside the vehicle through
a window.
•You are located too close to the vehicle.
•The keyless remote is put inside the trunk.
If the warning beeper sounds, check that you are
carrying the keyless remote. Then, open/close a door
and confirm the auto lock activation beeper sounds
once.
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Controls
■Locking the doors
Press the lock button.
Once: u Some exterior lights flash, all the doors,
fuel fill door and trunk lock, and the
security system sets.
Twice (within five se conds after the first
push): u Some exterior lights flash and the beeper
sounds and verifies the security system is
set.
■Unlocking the doors
Press the unlock button.
Once: u Some exterior lights flash twice, and the
driver’s door and fuel fill door unlocks.
Twice: u Some exterior lights flash twice, and the
remaining doors and trunk unlock.
*1:
Checking Door Lock Status* P. 131
■Using the Remote Transmitter1 Using the Remote Transmitter
If you do not open a door within 30 seconds of
unlocking the vehicle with the remote transmitter,
the doors, fuel fill door and trunk will automatically
relock.
You can change the relock timer setting. 2 Customized Features P. 302
You can lock or unlock doors, fuel fill door and trunk
using the remote transmitter only when the power
mode is in VEHICLE OFF.
The remote transmitter us es low-power signals, so
the operating range may vary depending on the
surroundings.
The remote will not lock th e vehicle when a door is
open.
If the distance at which the remote transmitter works
varies, the batter y is probably low.
If the LED does not come on when you press a
button, the battery is dead. 2 Replacing the Remote Battery P. 568
You can customize the door unlock mode setting. 2 Customized Features P. 302
LED
Unlock
Button Lock
Button
LED*1
Unlock
Button
Lock
Button
* Not available on all models
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If the lock or unlock button of the key less remote does not work, use the key
instead. Fully insert the key and turn it.
■Locking/Unlocking the Doors Using a Key1Locking/Unlocking the Doors Using a Key
When you lock the driver’s door with a key, all the
other doors, fuel fill door and trunk lock at the same
time. When unlocking, the dr iver’s door and fuel fill
door unlock first. Turn the key a second time within a
few seconds to unlock the remaining doors and
trunk.
You can customize the door unlock mode setting.
2 Customized Features P. 302
Lock
Unlock
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You can remotely check if your vehicle’s doors
are all locked or any are unlocked using the
keyless remote from extended distances.
Press the lock button, the Amber (LEFT) LED blinks once. After th ree seconds, one of
the following feedback will come:
• Green (center) comes on: Acknowle dges that the doors are locked.
• Red (right) comes on: Acknowledges that doors are not locked, or any door is not
completely closed.
• Red (right) blinks three times: The remote does not receive the door lock status
from the vehicle.
■Checking Door Lock Status*1 Checking Door Lock Status*
Operate the remote in an open space. If there are
buildings or other obstacl es between your vehicle
and the remote, the remote may not work even
within the operable range. However, the range
required for unlocking the tr unk and all the doors as
well as activating the pani c function is the same as
that required for operating the standard keyless
remote.
When checking the door lock status, you can also
start or stop the engine.
2 Remote Engine Start
* P. 376
Red
Green
Amber
Lock Button
* Not available on all models
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Controls
Using the Trunk Release Button
Press the release button on the right side
trunk lid light after the doors are unlocked.
2 If You Cannot Open the Trunk P. 631
Even if the trunk is locked, you can open the
trunk if you carry the keyless remote.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds.
Using the Remote Transmitter
Press and hold the trunk release button for
approximately one second to unlock and open
the trunk.
1Using the Trunk Release Button
•If you forget the remote inside the trunk, the
beeper will sound and th e trunk will not close.
•A person who is not carryi ng the keyless remote
can unlock the trunk if a pe rson who is carrying it is
within range or if all doors are unlocked.
•If the beeper sounds after you close the trunk,
move the keyless remote away from the trunk and
close again.
•The keyless remote may not operate if it is too close
to the trunk.
When the vehicle is used in cold weather, the trunk
release button could freeze up and using it may not
be possible.
In this case, the trunk may be opened using the
interior trunk opener or tr unk release button on the
remote transmitter.
Trunk Release Button
1 Using the Remote Transmitter
If the driver’s door is locked, the trunk will
automatically lock when yo u close it. Otherwise, you
will have to lock it manually.
•You can lock or unlock th e trunk using the remote
transmitter only when the power mode is in
VEHICLE OFF.
Trunk
Release
Button
Trunk
Release
Button
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Controls
Security System
Immobilizer System
This system prevents a key that has not been preregistered from starting the engine.
Pay attention to the follo wing when pressing the ENGINE START/STOP button:
• Do not allow objects that emit strong radio waves near the ENGINE START/
STOP button.
• Make sure the key is not covered by or touching a metal object.
• Do not bring a key from another vehicle’s immobilizer system near the ENGINE
START/STOP button.
• Do not put the key near magnetic items. Electronic devices, such as televisions
and audio systems emit strong magnetic fields. Note that even a key chain can
become magnetic.
Security System Alarm
The security system alarm activates when the trunk, hood or doors are forcibly
opened. The alarm does not activate if the trunk or doors are opened with the key,
remote transmitter or keyless access system.
However, the alarm activates if a door is op ened with the key and then the hood is
opened before the power mode is set to ON.
■When the security system alarm activates
The horn sounds intermittently and some exterior lights flash.
1Immobilizer System
NOTICE
Leaving the key in the vehicl e can result in theft or
accidental movement of the vehicleM
Always take the key with you whenever you leave the
vehicle unattendedM
Do not alter the system or add other devices to itM
Doing so may damage the system and make your
vehicle inoperableM
Apply and hold the brake pedal before turning the
vehicle on the first time after the battery has been
disconnectedM
Canadian models
1 Security System Alarm
Do not alter the system or add other devices to it.
Doing so may damage the system and make your
vehicle inoperable.
The security system alarm continues for a maximum
of two minutes until the security system alarm
deactivates.
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