Hyundai 2003 Santa Fe, Owner'S Manual

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FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI
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Child-Protector Rear Door Lock
Your Hyundai is equipped with a "child-protec-
tor" rear door lock assembly. When the lock
mechanism is engaged, the rear door cannot be
opened from the inside. It's use is recom-
mended whenever there are small children in
the rear seat.
To engage the child-protector feature so that
the door cannot be opened from the inside,
move the child-protector lever to the " "
position and close the door. Move the lever to
the opposite direction of " " position when
normal door operation is desired.
If you wish to be able to open the door from the
outside, pull the outside door handle to its up
position.
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Locking From the Inside
(Passenger's side)
The doors can be locked without a key. To lock
the doors, first push the inside lock switch to the
"LOCK" position, so that the red mark on the
switch is not visible, then close the door.
The door will not lock if the key is left in the ignition
switch when the front doors are closed. This is
normal.
NOTE:
o When pushing the lock switch of the
passenger's door to the "LOCK", all
doors can be locked.
o When locking the door this way, be care-
ful not to lock the door with the ignition
key left in the vehicle.
o To prevent theft, always remove the ig-
nition key, close all windows, and lock all
doors when leaving your vehicle unat-
tended.
To lock the doors from the inside, simply close
the door and push the lock switch to the "LOCK"
position. When this is done, neither the outside
nor the inside door handle can be used.
NOTE:
o When pushing the lock switch of the
passenger's door to the "LOCK", all
doors can be locked.
o When the door is locked, the red mark on
the switch is not visible.
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LOCK
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