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Keys, Doors, and Windows 7
Keys, Doors, and
Windows Keys and Locks Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . 19
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Doors Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Vehicle Security Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . 28
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . 29
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . 31
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Interior Mirrors Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 32
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windows Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Keys and Locks Keys
{ WarningLeaving children in a vehicle with
a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the RKE transmitter
in the vehicle, and children or
others could be caught in the path
of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with an RKE
transmitter.

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8 Keys, Doors, and Windows
The key inside the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter is used for
the driver door. To remove the key, press the button
on the bottom of the RKE
transmitter and pull the key out.
Never pull the key out without
pressing the button.
If it becomes difficult to turn the key,
inspect the key blade for debris.
See your dealer if a new key is
needed.
Contact Roadside Assistance if
locked out of the vehicle. See
Roadside Assistance Program
0 348 .
With an active OnStar or connected
service plan, an OnStar Advisor
may remotely unlock the vehicle.
See OnStar Overview 0 358 .
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System See Radio Frequency Statement
0 354 .
If there is a decrease in the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) operating
range: .
Check the distance. The
transmitter may be too far from
the vehicle.
.
Check the location. Other
vehicles or objects may be
blocking the signal.
.
Check the transmitter's battery.
See “ Battery Replacement ” later
in this section.
.
If the transmitter is still not
working correctly, see your
dealer or a qualified technician
for service.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation The Keyless Access system allows
for vehicle entry when the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is
within 1 m (3 ft). See “ Keyless
Access Operation ” following.
The RKE transmitter functions may
work up to 60 m (197 ft) away from
the vehicle.

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Keys, Doors, and Windows 9Other conditions can impact the
performance of the transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System 0 8 .
Q : Press to lock all doors. The turn
signal indicators may flash and/or
the horn may sound on the second
press to indicate locking. See
Vehicle Personalization 0 137 .
If the driver door is open when
Q is
pressed, and Open Door
Anti-Lockout is enabled through
vehicle personalization, all doors will
lock and then the driver door will immediately unlock. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 137 . If the
passenger door is open when
Q is
pressed, all doors lock.
Pressing
Q may also arm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 0 28 .
If equipped with auto mirror folding,
press and hold
Q for one second to
fold the mirrors, if enabled. See
Vehicle Personalization 0 137 .
K : Press to unlock the driver door.
Press unlock again within
five seconds to unlock all doors.
The RKE transmitter can be
programmed to unlock all doors on
the first button press. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 137 . When
remotely unlocking the vehicle at
night the back-up lamps will come
on for about 30 seconds to light
your approach to the vehicle. The
turn signal indicators may flash to
indicate unlocking. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 137 . Pressing
K will disarm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 0 28 .
If equipped with auto mirror folding,
press and hold
K for one second to
unfold the mirrors, if enabled. See
Vehicle Personalization 0 137 .
If equipped with remote windows,
press and hold
K to open all of the
windows, if enabled. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 137 .
/ : Press and release
Q and then
immediately press and hold
/ for at
least four seconds to start the
engine from outside the vehicle
using the RKE transmitter. See
Remote Vehicle Start 0 15 .
7 : Press and release one time to
initiate vehicle locator. The exterior
lamps flash and the horn chirps
three times. Press and hold
7 for
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm. The horn sounds and the

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10 Keys, Doors, and Windows turn signal lamps flash for
30 seconds, or until
7 is pressed
again or the vehicle is started.
b : Press twice quickly to open or
close the liftgate.
Press once to stop the liftgate from
moving.
Keyless Access Operation With the Keyless Access system,
you can lock and unlock the doors
and access the liftgate without
removing the RKE transmitter from
your pocket, purse, briefcase, etc.
The RKE transmitter should be
within 1 m (3 ft) of the liftgate or door
being opened. The buttons are on
the outside door handles.
Keyless Access can be
programmed to unlock all doors on
the first lock/unlock press from the
driver door. Keyless Unlocking can
also be turned off. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 137 . If equipped with memory seats, RKE
transmitters 1 and 2 are linked to
seating positions of memory 1 or 2.
See Memory Seats 0 43 .
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
the Driver Door
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of
the driver door handle, pressing the
lock/unlock button on the driver door
handle will unlock the driver door.
If the lock/unlock button is pressed
again within five seconds, all
passenger doors will unlock. Driver Shown, Passenger Similar
Pressing the lock/unlock button will
cause all doors to lock if any of the
following occur:
.
It has been more than
five seconds since the first lock/
unlock button press.
.
Two lock/unlock button presses
were used to unlock all doors.
.
Any vehicle door has opened
and all doors are now closed.

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Keys, Doors, and Windows 11Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
Passenger Doors
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of
the door handle, pressing the lock/
unlock button on that door handle
will unlock all doors. Pressing the
lock/unlock button will cause all
doors to lock if any of the following
occur:
.
The lock/unlock button was used
to unlock all doors.
.
Any vehicle door has opened
and all doors are now closed.
Disable/Enable Keyless Unlocking
of Exterior Door Handles and
Liftgate
If equipped, keyless unlocking of the
exterior door handles and liftgate
can be disabled and enabled.
Disabling Keyless Unlocking:
With the vehicle off, press and
hold
Q and
K on the RKE
transmitter at the same time for
approximately three seconds. The
turn signal lamps will flash four
times quickly to indicate access is disabled. Using any exterior handle
to unlock the doors or open the
liftgate will cause the turn signal
lamps to flash four times quickly,
indicating access is disabled.
If disabled, disarm the alarm system
before starting the vehicle.
Enabling Keyless Unlocking:
With the vehicle off, press and
hold
Q and
K on the RKE
transmitter at the same time for
approximately three seconds. The
turn signal lamps will flash twice
quickly to indicate access is
enabled.
Passive Locking
The vehicle will lock several
seconds after all doors are closed if
the vehicle is off and at least one
RKE transmitter has been removed
or none remain in the interior.
If other electronic devices interfere
with the RKE transmitter signal, the
vehicle may not detect the RKE
transmitter inside the vehicle.
If passive locking is enabled, the
doors may lock with the RKE transmitter inside the vehicle. Do
not leave the RKE transmitter in an
unattended vehicle.
To customize the doors to
automatically lock when exiting the
vehicle, see “ Remote Lock, Unlock,
Start ” under Vehicle Personalization
0 137 .
Temporary Disable of Passive
Locking
Temporarily disable passive locking
by pressing and holding
K on the
interior door switch with a door open
for at least four seconds, or until
three chimes are heard. Passive
locking will then remain disabled
until
Q on the interior door is
pressed, or until the vehicle is
turned on.
Remote Left in Vehicle Alert
When the vehicle is turned off and
an RKE transmitter is left in the
vehicle, the horn will chirp three
times after all doors are closed. To
turn on or off see Vehicle
Personalization 0 137 .

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12 Keys, Doors, and Windows Remote No Longer in Vehicle Alert
If the vehicle is on with a door open,
and then all doors are closed, the
vehicle will check for RKE
transmitters inside. If an RKE
transmitter is not detected, the
Driver Information Center (DIC) will
display NO REMOTE DETECTED
and the horn will chirp three times.
This occurs only once each time the
vehicle is driven.
Keyless Liftgate Opening
Press the touch pad on the liftgate
handle to open the liftgate if the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft).
Key Access
To access a vehicle with a weak
transmitter battery, see Door Locks
0 17 .
Programming Transmitters to
the Vehicle
Only RKE transmitters programmed
to the vehicle will work. If a
transmitter is lost or stolen, a
replacement can be purchased and
programmed through your dealer. The vehicle can be reprogrammed
so that lost or stolen transmitters no
longer work. Each vehicle can have
up to eight transmitters matched
to it.
Programming with Recognized
Transmitters
A new transmitter can be
programmed to the vehicle when
there are two recognized
transmitters.
To program, the vehicle must be off
and all of the transmitters, both
currently recognized and new, must
be with you.
1. Press the button on the side of
the RKE transmitter near the
bottom and pull the key out.
Never pull the key out without
pressing the button.
2. Place the two recognized
transmitters in the cupholder.
3. Remove the key lock cylinder
cap on the driver door handle.
See Door Locks 0 17 . Insert
the vehicle key of the new
transmitter into the key lock cylinder on the driver door
handle and turn the key,
counterclockwise, to the unlock
position five times within
10 seconds.
The DIC displays READY FOR
REMOTE #3, 4, 5, ETC.
4. Remove the top tray and the
rubber mat inside the center
console storage area. Place
the new transmitter into the
transmitter pocket.

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When the transmitter is learned
the DIC display will show that it
is ready to program the next
transmitter.
6. Remove the transmitter from
the transmitter pocket and
press the transmitter
K or
Qbutton.
To program additional
transmitters, repeat Steps 3 – 5.
When all additional transmitters
are programmed, press and
hold ENGINE START/STOP for
12 seconds to exit
programming mode.
7. Put the key back into the
transmitter.
8. Replace the key lock cylinder
cap. See Door Locks 0 17 .
Programming without Recognized
Transmitters
If two currently recognized
transmitters are not available, follow
this procedure to program up to
eight transmitters. This feature is
not available in Canada. This procedure will take approximately
30 minutes to complete. The vehicle
must be off and all of the
transmitters you wish to program
must be with you.
1. Press the button on the side of
the RKE transmitter near the
bottom and pull the key out.
Never pull the key out without
pressing the button.
2. Remove the key lock cylinder
cap on the driver door handle.
See Door Locks 0 17 . Insert
the vehicle key of the
transmitter into the key lock
cylinder on the driver door
handle and turn the key,
counterclockwise, to the unlock
position five times within
10 seconds.
The DIC displays REMOTE
LEARN PENDING,
PLEASE WAIT.
3. Wait for 10 minutes until the
DIC displays PRESS ENGINE
START BUTTON TO LEARN
and then press ENGINE
START/STOP. The DIC display will again
show REMOTE LEARN
PENDING, PLEASE WAIT.
4. Repeat Step 2 two additional
times. After the third time all
previously known transmitters
will no longer work with the
vehicle. Remaining transmitters
can be relearned during the
next steps.
The DIC display should now
show READY FOR REMOTE
# 1.

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14 Keys, Doors, and Windows 5. Remove the top tray and the
rubber mat inside the center
console storage area. Place
the new transmitter into the
transmitter pocket.
6. Press ENGINE START/STOP.
When the transmitter is learned
the DIC display will show that it
is ready to program the next
transmitter.
7. Remove the transmitter from
the transmitter pocket and
press the transmitter
K or
Qbutton.
To program additional
transmitters, repeat Steps 4 – 6.
When all additional transmitters
are programmed, press and
hold ENGINE START/STOP for
12 seconds to exit
programming mode.
8. Put the key back into the
transmitter.
9. Replace the key lock cylinder
cap. See Door Locks 0 17 . Starting the Vehicle with a Low
Transmitter Battery When the vehicle is started, if the
transmitter battery is weak, the DIC
may display NO REMOTE
DETECTED or NO REMOTE KEY
WAS DETECTED PLACE KEY IN
TRANSMITTER POCKET THEN
START YOUR VEHICLE. The DIC
may also display REPLACE
BATTERY IN REMOTE KEY.
To start the vehicle: 1. Remove the top tray and the
rubber mat inside the center
console storage area. Place
the new transmitter into the
transmitter pocket.
2. With the vehicle in P (Park) or
N (Neutral), press the brake
pedal and ENGINE
START/STOP.
Replace the transmitter battery
as soon as possible.
Battery Replacement Replace the battery in the
transmitter soon if the DIC displays
REPLACE BATTERY IN
REMOTE KEY.
Caution
When replacing the battery, do
not touch any of the circuitry on
the transmitter. Static from your
body could damage the
transmitter.

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Remote Start To start the vehicle:
1. Press and release
Q on the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately after completing
Step 1, press and hold
/ until
the lamps flash. If the vehicle's
lights cannot be seen, press
and hold
/ for at least
four seconds.
When the vehicle starts, the park
lamps will turn on and remain on as
long as the engine is running. The
doors will be locked and the climate
control system will operate
automatically if the vehicle has the
automatic system, or at the same
setting as when the vehicle was last
turned off.
With an automatic climate control
system and if equipped with heated
seats, the heated seats turn on
during colder outside temperatures
and shut off when the ignition is
turned on. See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 0 46 . If equipped with an auto heated
steering wheel, it may come on
during a remote start. See Heated
Steering Wheel 0 102 .
The rear window defogger and
heated mirrors, if equipped, turn on
during colder outside temperatures
and turn off when the ignition is
turned on.
After entering the vehicle during a
remote start, press the brake and
ENGINE START/STOP with the
transmitter in the vehicle to drive the
vehicle.
If the vehicle is left running, it
automatically shuts off after
15 minutes unless a time extension
has been done.
Extending Engine Run Time To extend the engine run time by
15 minutes, repeat Steps 1 and 2
while the engine is still running. An
extension can be requested
30 seconds after starting. The
engine run time can only be
extended if it is the first remote start since the vehicle has been driven.
Remote start can be extended
one time.
If the remote start procedure is used
again while the engine is still
running, 15 minutes will be added
on for a total of 30 minutes.
For example, if
Q and then
/ are
pressed again while the engine is
still running, 15 minutes will be
added on for a total of 30 minutes.
A maximum of two remote starts or
remote start with an extension are
allowed between ignition cycles.
After the vehicle's engine has been
started two times using the remote
start button or a start with an
extension, the ignition must be
turned on and then back off before
the remote start procedure can be
used again.
Canceling a Remote Start
To manually shut off a remote start:
.
Press and hold
/ until the
lamps turn off.

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Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
.
Turn the ignition switch on and
then off.
Conditions in Which the
Remote Start Will Not Work The remote start will not operate if
any of the following occur:
.
The hood is open.
.
The vehicle is on.
.
There is an emission control
system malfunction.
.
The vehicle is not in park.
.
The hazard switch is on.
.
Two remote starts or a remote
start with an extension have
already been used.
The engine turns off during a remote
start if the coolant temperature gets
too high or if the oil pressure
gets low. Door Locks
{ WarningUnlocked doors can be
dangerous.
.
Passengers, especially
children, can easily open
the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. The doors
can be unlocked and
opened while the vehicle is
moving. The chance of
being thrown out of the
vehicle in a crash is
increased if the doors are
not locked. So, all
passengers should wear
seat belts properly and the
doors should be locked
whenever the vehicle is
driven.
.
Young children who get into
unlocked vehicles may be
unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by
extreme heat and can suffer
(Continued) Warning (Continued) permanent injuries or even
death from heat stroke.
Always lock the vehicle
whenever leaving it.
.
Outsiders can easily enter
through an unlocked door
when you slow down or stop
the vehicle. Locking the
doors can help prevent this
from happening.
To lock/unlock the doors from the
outside:
.
Press
Q or
K on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation 0 8 .
.
Use the key in the driver door.
The key lock cylinder is covered
with a cap.
To lock/unlock the doors from the
inside:
.
Press
Q or
K on the power door
lock switch.