Mitsubishi MOTORS Lancer Evolution 2009, Owner'S Manual

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l If the keyless operation key is within the op-
erating range, even someone not carrying the
key can lock and unlock the doors or open
the trunk lid by operating the driver’s door,
front passenger’s door, or trunk lid.
Operating range for starting the engine
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The operating range is the interior of the vehicle.
* : Forward direction
: Operating range
NOTE
l Even if it is within the operating range, if the
keyless operation key is in a small item hold-
er such as the glove box, on top of the instru-
ment panel, door pocket or in the trunk com-
partment, it may be impossible to start the en-
gine.
l If you are too close to the door or door win-
dow, the engine may be able to be started
even though the keyless operation key is out-
side the vehicle.
To operate using the keyless operation
function
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Locking the doors
When you are carrying the keyless operation key,
if you press the LOCK switch (A) on the driver’s
door, or front passenger’s door within the operating
range, the doors are locked.
The turn-signal lamps will blink once.
Also refer to “Locking and unlocking: Doors, Cen-
tral door locks” on pages 1-24 and 1-26.
NOTE
l For vehicles equipped with the mirror retrac-
tor switch, the outside rear-view mirrors auto-
matically retract or extend when all the doors
are locked or unlocked using the remote con-
trol switches of the keyless entry system. Re-
fer to “Starting and driving: Outside rear-
view mirrors” on page 4-07.
l The keyless operation function does not oper-
ate under the following conditions:
• The keyless operation key is inside the ve-
hicle.
• A door is open or ajar.
• The ignition switch is not in the “LOCK”
position.
• The emergency key is in the ignition
switch.
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When checking that the vehicle is locked,
pull on the door handle within about
3 seconds of locking the vehicle. If you wait
longer than 3 seconds and pull on one of the
handles, the doors will be unlocked.
l The time allowed for checking that the vehi-
cle is locked can be adjusted. For further in-
formation, please contact your MITSUBISHI
MOTORS Authorized Service Point.
On vehicles equipped with Mitsubishi Multi-
Communication System (MMCS), screen op-
erations can be used to make the adjustment.
Refer to the separate owner’s manual for de-
tails.
Unlocking the doors
When you are carrying the keyless operation key,
if you grip the handle on the driver’s door or front
passenger’s door within the operating range, all the
doors are unlocked. If the room lamp switch is in
the door position at this time, the room lamp will
turn on for 15 seconds. The turn-signal lamps will
blink twice.
Locking and unlocking
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