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the vehicle. Locking the
doors can help prevent this
from happening.
There are several ways to lock and
unlock the vehicle.
From outside:
. Use the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter.
. Use Keyless Access,
if equipped.
. Use the key in the driver door or
the passenger door, if equipped.
From inside, use the power door
locks or the manual door locks. To
lock the door with the manual door
locks, push down on the manual
lock knob.
From inside, pull the door handle
once to unlock the door. Pull the
handle again to open the door.
See Vehicle Alarm System 053. Free-Turning Locks
The door key lock cylinder turns
freely when either the wrong key is
used, or the correct key is not fully
inserted. The free-turning door lock
feature prevents the lock from being
forced open. To reset the lock, turn
it to the vertical position with the
correct key fully inserted. Remove
the key and insert it again. If this
does not reset the lock, turn the key
halfway around in the cylinder and
repeat the reset procedure.
Power Door Locks
Q:
Press to lock the doors.
K:Press to unlock the doors.
Delayed Locking
If equipped, this feature delays the
locking of the doors until
five seconds after all doors are
closed.
Delayed locking can only be turned
on when the Open Door
Anti-Lockout feature has been
turned off.
When
Qis pressed on the power
door lock switch while the door is
open, a chime will sound three
times indicating delayed locking is
active.
The doors will lock automatically
five seconds after all doors are
closed. If a door is reopened before
that time, the five-second timer will
reset when all doors are closed
again.

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PressQon the door lock switch
again or press
Qon the RKE
transmitter to lock the doors
immediately.
This feature can be programmed.
See Vehicle Personalization 0168.
Automatic Door Locks
If equipped, the doors will lock
automatically when all doors are
closed, the ignition is on, and the
shift lever is moved out of P (Park).
If a vehicle door is unlocked and
then opened and closed, the doors
will lock either when your foot is
removed from the brake or the
vehicle speed becomes faster than
13 km/h (8 mph).
To unlock the doors:
.
Press
Kon a power door lock
switch.
. Shift the transmission into
P (Park). Automatic door locking cannot be
disabled. Automatic door unlocking
can be programmed. See
Vehicle
Personalization 0168.
Lockout Protection
If the ignition is on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY and the power door
lock switch is pressed with the
driver door open, all the doors will
lock and only the driver door will
unlock.
If the vehicle is off and locking is
requested while a door is open,
when all doors are closed the
vehicle will check for RKE
transmitters inside. If an RKE
transmitter is detected and the
number of RKE transmitters inside
has not reduced, the driver door will
unlock and the horn will chirp three
times.
Lockout Protection can be manually
overridden with the driver door open
by pressing and holding
Qon the
power door lock switch. Open Door Anti-Lockout
If Open Door Anti-Lockout is turned
on and the vehicle is off, the driver
door is open, and locking is
requested, all the doors will lock and
the driver door will unlock. Press the
button again to lock the driver door.
The Open Door Anti-Lockout feature
can be turned on or off. See
Vehicle
Personalization 0168.
Safety Locks
The rear door safety locks prevent
passengers from opening the rear
doors from inside the vehicle.

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The safety lock is on the inside
edge of the rear doors. To use the
safety lock:1. Move the lever down to the lock position.
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
To open a rear door when the safety
lock is on:
1. Unlock the door by activating the inside handle, by pressing
the power door unlock switch,
or by using the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter.
2. Open the door from the outside.
When the safety lock is enabled,
adults and older children will not be
able to open the rear door from the
inside. Cancel the safety locks to
enable the doors to open from the
inside. To cancel the safety lock:
1. Unlock the door and open it from the outside.
2. Move the lever up to unlock. Do the same for the other door.Doors
Tailgate
Manual Tailgate
{Warning
It is extremely dangerous to ride
on the tailgate, even when the
vehicle is operated at low speeds.
People riding on the tailgate can
easily lose their balance and fall
in response to vehicle
maneuvers. Falling from a moving
vehicle may result in serious
injuries or death. Do not allow
people to ride on the tailgate. Be
sure everyone in your vehicle is in
a seat and using a seat belt
properly.
Use the key to unlock the tailgate.
Open the tailgate by lifting up on its
handle while pulling the
tailgate down.
To shut the tailgate, firmly push it
upward until it latches.

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After closing the tailgate, pull it back
to be sure it is latched securely.
Some tailgates have an electric
latch. If the battery is disconnected
or has low voltage, the tailgate will
not open. The tailgate will resume
operation when the battery is
reconnected or recharged.
Power Release Tailgate
{Warning
Make sure there is no one in the
way of the power tailgate as it is
opening and closing, and keep
hands away from the tailgate
hinges when in use. You or others
could be injured if caught in the
path of the power tailgate or
tailgate hinges.
Caution
To avoid damage to the tailgate,
make sure the area behind the
tailgate is clear before opening it.In the case of a dead battery, the
tailgate can be opened manually.
Contact your dealer or Roadside
Assistance.
If equipped, to lock or unlock the
tailgate, use the RKE transmitter or
the key. See
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation (Keyless
Access) 034 or
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation (Key Access)
0 42.
The vehicle must be in P (Park).
To open the tailgate:
. Press
xtwice quickly on the
RKE transmitter until the tailgate
moves.
. Press5on the center stack.

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.Press the touch pad on the
tailgate handle after unlocking all
doors. Use the top of the tailgate
to pull against if assistance is
required. If equipped with
Keyless Access, a locked
tailgate can be opened if the
RKE transmitter is within
1 m (3 ft).
To close the tailgate, firmly push it
upward until it latches. Pull it back
to be sure it is latched securely.
Power Tailgate
{Warning
Make sure there is no one in the
way of the power tailgate as it is
opening and closing, and keep
hands away from the tailgate
hinges when in use. You or others
could be injured if caught in the
path of the power tailgate or
tailgate hinges.
Caution
To avoid damage to the tailgate,
make sure the area behind the
tailgate is clear before opening it.
If equipped with a power open/close
tailgate, it can be opened or closed
in several ways. To open the
tailgate, do one of the following:
. Press
xtwice quickly on the
RKE transmitter until the tailgate
moves. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation
(Keyless Access) 034 or
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation (Key Access)
0 42. If equipped with Keyless
Access, a locked tailgate can be
opened if the RKE transmitter is
within 1 m (3 ft).. Press5on the center stack.

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.Press the touch pad on the
tailgate handle after unlocking all
doors.
To close the tailgate, do one of the
following:
. Press
xon the RKE
transmitter once, then quickly
press and hold
xuntil the
tailgate completely closes. If
x
is released prior to it being fully
closed, the tailgate will reopen.
. Press and hold
5on the
center stack until the tailgate is
fully closed. If
5is released
prior to the tailgate being fully
closed, it will reopen. A chime
will sound when the tailgate is
fully closed.
. Press the touch pad on the
tailgate handle.
A chime sounds and the taillamps
flash during the closing operation.
If the warning chime is not
functioning, the tailgate will not power close. Power opening is still
enabled. See your dealer for
service.
The power tailgate may be
temporarily disabled after repeated
power cycling over a short period of
time. If this occurs, the tailgate can
still be operated manually.
The vehicle must be in P (Park) to
operate the power tailgate. If the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park)
while the power function is in
progress, the tailgate will continue
to completion. If the vehicle is
accelerated while the tailgate is still
closing, the tailgate may stop and
reverse direction. Make sure the
tailgate is closed and latched before
driving.
Lift-to-Close Operation
To close the tailgate using the
lift-to-close feature, lift the tailgate
from the full-open position to at least
10 cm (4 in) and hold it momentarily.
Then, the tailgate will start closing
automatically. If the tailgate is lifted
more than halfway between open
and close, then it will not close
automatically.
Obstacle Detection
If the tailgate encounters an
obstacle during a power open cycle,
it will stop on the obstacle. After
removing the obstruction, the
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If the tailgate encounters an
obstacle during the closing cycle, it
will stop and reverse to full open.
If the tailgate encounters multiple
obstacles, the power function will
deactivate. After removing the
obstructions, manually close the
tailgate to resume normal power
operation.
Manual Operation
The tailgate can be manually closed
from the full-open position when the
tailgate is lifted in a continuous
motion. If the tailgate motion is
stopped between the full-open and
half-closed positions, the lift-to-close
feature can engage and power
close the tailgate. If the touch pad is
pressed during power operation, the
tailgate will stop and allow manual
operation. The tailgate must be held
after stopping, or it will continue
to open.Power Assist Steps
{Warning
To avoid personal injury or
property damage, before entering
or exiting the vehicle, be sure the
power assist step is fully
extended. Do not step on the
power assist step while it is
moving. Never place hands or
other body parts between the
extended power assist step and
the vehicle.
If equipped, the power assist steps,
when enabled, will extend when the
door is opened. They will retract
three seconds after the door is
closed or immediately if the vehicle
starts moving.
Keep hands, children, pets, objects,
and clothing clear of the power
assist steps when in motion.
The steps will reverse direction if
there is an obstruction. If possible,
carefully remove the obstruction,
then open and close the door on the same side to complete the motion.
If the obstruction is not cleared, the
assist steps remain extended.
Slight movement of the steps while
extended is normal.
Kick Switch
1. Place the vehicle in P (Park)
and unlock the doors.
2. Kick the switch to extend the power assist step to the tire.
A Driver Information Center
(DIC) message displays.
3. Kick the switch again to return to normal operation.

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Fast Flash :Vehicle is unsecured.
A door or the hood is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of two ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. With a door open, press
Q
on the interior of the door.
3. After 30 seconds, the alarm system will arm and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash. Pressing
Qon the
RKE transmitter a second time
will bypass the 30-second
delay and immediately arm the
alarm system.
The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be activated if a
passenger door or the hood is
opened without first disarming the
system. When the alarm is
activated, the turn signals flash and
the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.
. Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
mistake:
. Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have exited. .
Always unlock a door with the
RKE transmitter.
Unlocking the driver door with
the key will not disarm the
system or turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the RKE
transmitter and the horn chirps three
times, an alarm occurred previously
while the alarm system was armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 445.
Immobilizer Operation

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{Warning
The Rear Camera Mirror (RCM)
has a limited view. Portions of the
road, vehicles, and other objects
may not be seen. Do not drive or
park the vehicle using only this
camera. Objects may appear
closer than they are. Check the
outside mirrors or glance over
your shoulder when making lane
changes or merging. Failure to
use proper care may result in
injury, death, or vehicle damage.Troubleshooting
See your dealer for service if a blue
screen and
3are displayed in
the mirror, and the display shuts off.
Also, push the tab as indicated to
return to the automatic
dimming mode.
The Rear Camera Mirror may not
work properly or display a clear
image if:
. There is glare from the sun or
headlamps. This may obstruct
objects from view. If needed,
push the tab to turn off the
display. .
Dirt, snow, or other debris blocks
the camera lens. Clean the lens
with a soft damp cloth.
. The camera’s mounting on the
vehicle has been damaged, and/
or the position or the mounting
angle of the camera has
changed.

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Windows
{Warning
Never leave a child, a helpless
adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle,
especially with the windows
closed in warm or hot weather.
They can be overcome by the
extreme heat and suffer
permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke.
The vehicle aerodynamics are
designed to improve fuel economy
performance. This may result in a
pulsing sound when either rear
window is down and the front
windows are up. To reduce the
sound, open either a front window
or the sunroof, if equipped.
Manual Windows
If equipped, turn the hand crank on
each door to manually raise or lower
the manual windows.
Power Windows
{Warning
Children could be seriously
injured or killed if caught in the
path of a closing window. Never
leave the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter or keys in a
vehicle with children. When there
are children in the rear seat, use
the window lockout button to
prevent operation of the windows.
SeeKeys 031.
The power windows work when the
ignition is on, in ACC/ACCESSORY,
or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0226.
Using the window switch, press to
open or pull to close the window.
The windows may be temporarily
disabled if they are used repeatedly
within a short time.