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Locking Pressing the button of the front out‐
side door handles with all doors (and
tailgate) closed and any door unlocked,
locks all the doors (and tailgate).
The hazard warning lights will blink
once to indicate that all doors (and tail‐
gate) are locked. The button will only
operate when the smart key is within
0.7 ~ 1m (28 ~ 40 in) from the outside
door handle. If you want to make sure
that a door has locked or not, you
should check the door lock button in‐
side the vehicle or pull the outside door
handle.
Even though you press the button, the
doors will not lock and an audible chime
will sound if any of the following oc‐
curs:
• The smart key is in the vehicle.
• The START/STOP button is in the ACC
or ON position.
• Any door except the tailgate is
opened.
Unlocking
Pressing the button of the front out‐
side door handles with all doors (and
tailgate) closed and locked, unlocks all
the doors (and tailgate). The hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indi‐
cate that all doors (and tailgate) are
unlocked. The button will only operate
when the smart key is within 0.7 ~ 1m
(28 ~ 40 in) from the outside door han‐
dle.
Tailgate unlocking
If you are within 0.7 ~ 1 m (28 ~ 40 in)
from the outside tailgate handle, with
your smart key in possession, the tail‐
gate will unlock and open when you
press the tailgate handle switch.
The hazard warning lights will blink
twice to indicate that the tailgate is un‐
locked.
Also, once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate will lock auto‐
matically.
Start-up
You can start the vehicle without in‐
serting the key.
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For information, refer to the
“START/STOP button” on page
6-05.
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