uuLocking and Unlocking the DoorsuLocking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Outside
Using the Keyless Access System
■
If the interior light switch is in the door activated
position, the interior light comes on when you unlock
the doors and tailgate.
No doors opened: The light fades out after 30
seconds.
Doors and tailgate relocked: The light goes off
immediately.
2 Interior Lights P. 216
When you carry the keyless remote, you can
lock/unlock the doors, tailgate, and fuel fill
door.
You can lock/unlock the doors, fuel fill door,
and tailgate, within a radius of about 32
inches (80 cm) from the outside door handle
or tailgate outer handle.
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■ Locking the doors and tailgate
1Using the Keyless Access System
Door Lock
Sensor
Touch the door lock sensor on the front door
or press the lock button on the tailgate.
u All the doors and tailgate lock and the
security system sets.
If you do not open a door or the tailgate within 30
seconds of unlocking the vehicle with the keyless access
system, the doors and tailgate will automatically relock.
You can lock or unlock doors using the keyless access
system only when the power mode is in VEHICLE OFF.
u Some exterior lights flash once and the
beeper sounds once.
• Do not leave the keyless remote in the vehicle
when you get out. Carry it with you.
• Even if you are not carrying the keyless remote, you
can lock/unlock the doors and tailgate while someone
else with the keyless remote is within range.
• The door may be unlocked if the door handle is
covered with water in heavy rain or in a car wash if
the keyless remote is within range.
• If you grip a front door handle or touch a door lock
sensor wearing gloves, the door sensor may be
slow to respond or may not respond by locking or
unlocking the doors.
• After locking the door, you have up to 2 seconds
during which you can pull the door handle to
confirm whether the door is locked. If you need to
unlock the door immediately after locking it, wait
at least 2 seconds before gripping the handle,
otherwise the door will not unlock.
Lock Button
• The door might not open if you pull it immediately
after gripping the door handle. Grip the handle
again and confirm that the door is unlocked before
pulling the handle.
• Even within the 32 inches (80 cm) radius, you may
not be able to lock/unlock the doors and the
tailgate with the keyless remote if it is above or
below the outside handle.
• The keyless remote may not operate if it is too close
to the door, door glass, and tailgate.
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■ Unlocking the doors and tailgate
1Using the Keyless Access System
Grab the driver’s door handle:
u The driver’s door and fuel fill door
unlock.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
The light flash, beep, and door unlock mode settings
can be customized using the audio/information
screen or driver information interface.
2 Settings* P. 135
2 Customized Features P. 376
Grab the front passenger’s door handle:
u All the doors and tailgate unlock.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
Models with power tailgate
You can also unlock and open with the power
tailgate.
2 Using the Tailgate Outer Handle P. 172
Press the tailgate outer handle:
u The tailgate unlocks.
u Some exterior lights flash twice and the
beeper sounds twice.
2 Opening/Closing the Tailgate P. 166
Outer
Handle
* Not available on all models
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■ Locking the doors and tailgate (Walk
away auto lock®)
When you walk away from the vehicle with all
doors and tailgate closed while carrying the
keyless remote, the doors and tailgate will
automatically lock.
The auto lock function activates when all
doors and tailgate are closed, or all doors are
closed and tailgate begins power close
operation*, and the keyless remote is within
The auto lock function is set to OFF as the factory
default setting. The auto lock function can be set to
ON using the audio/information screen or driver
information interface. If you set the auto lock
function to ON using the audio/information screen or
driver information interface, only the remote
transmitter that was used to unlock the driver’s door
prior to the setting change can activate auto lock.
2 Settings* P. 135
The activation range of
the auto lock function is
about 5 feet (1.5 m)
2 Customized Features P. 376
about 5 feet (1.5 m) radius of the outside door
handle or tailgate outer handle.
Exit vehicle while carrying keyless remote and
close door(s) and tailgate.
1. While within about 5 feet (1.5 m) radius of
the vehicle.
After the auto lock function has been activated, when
you stay within the locking/unlocking operation range,
the indicator on the keyless remote will continue to flash
until the doors and tailgate are locked.
When you stay beside the vehicle within the
operation range, the doors and tailgate will
automatically lock approximately 30 seconds after
the auto lock function activating beeper sounds.
u The beeper sounds; the auto lock
function will be activated.
2. Carry the keyless remote beyond about 5
feet (1.5 m) from the vehicle and remain
outside this range for 2 or more seconds.
u Some exterior lights flash; the beeper
sounds; all doors and tailgate will then
lock.
When you open a door or tailgate after the auto lock
function activating beeper sounds, the auto lock
function will be canceled.
* Not available on all models
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To temporarily deactivate the function:
1Locking the doors and tailgate (Walk away auto lock®)
1. Set the power mode to OFF.
2. Open the driver’s door.
3. Using the master door lock switch, operate
the lock as follows:
Under the following circumstances, the auto lock
function will not activate:
• The keyless remote is inside the vehicle.
uThe beeper will not sound.
• The keyless remote is taken out of its operational
range before all doors and tailgate are closed.
uThe beeper will sound.
Lock
Unlock
Lock
Unlock.
u The beeper sounds, and the function is
deactivated.
The auto lock function does not operate when any of
the following conditions are met.
• The keyless remote is inside the vehicle.
• A door, tailgate or the hood is not closed.
To restore the function:
• Set the power mode to ON.
• Lock the vehicle without using the auto lock
function.
• With the keyless remote on you, move out
of the auto lock function operation range.
• Open any door.
•
The power mode is set to any mode other than OFF.
• The keyless remote is not located within a radius of
about 5 feet (1.5 m) from the vehicle when you get
out of the vehicle and close the doors and tailgate.
Auto lock function operation stop beeper
After the auto lock function has been activated, the
auto lock operation stop beeper sounds for
approximately two seconds in the following cases.
• The keyless remote is put inside the vehicle through
a window.
• You are located too close to the vehicle.
• The keyless remote is put inside the tailgate.
If the warning beeper sounds, check that you are
carrying the keyless remote. Then, open/close a door
and confirm the auto lock activation beeper sounds
once.
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Lock Presetting
■
The vehicle will automatically lock after you
lock the doors in advance then close the doors
and tailgate.
Activate lock presetting after closing the
driver’s door.
1. Touch the door lock sensor on the front
door, press the lock button on the tailgate
or press the lock button on the keyless
remote.
u Alert sounds and lock presetting is
activated.
3WARNING
Door Lock
Sensor
Opening or closing the power tailgate* on
someone’s hands or fingers can cause
serious injury. Make sure all hands and
fingers, especially children’s, are clear of
the doors.
Lock presetting will be reset if a door or the tailgate is
opened before the vehicle has locked completely.
Before locking a door, make sure that the key is not
inside the vehicle.
2. Close all doors and the tailgate.
u Some exterior lights flash and a beeper
sounds when vehicle locks.
You can turn this function on and off.
2 Settings* P. 135
2 Customized Features P. 376
Make sure the doors and tailgate are locked
before moving away from the vehicle.
Lock Button
* Not available on all models
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Using the Remote Transmitter
■
If you do not open a door or the tailgate within 30
■ Locking the doors and tailgate
Press the lock button.
Once:
u Some exterior lights flash, all the doors,
seconds of unlocking the vehicle with the remote
transmitter, the doors and tailgate will automatically
relock.
LED
Lock Button
You can lock or unlock doors using the remote
transmitter only when the power mode is in VEHICLE
OFF.
tailgate, and fuel fill door lock, and the
security system sets.
Twice (within five seconds after the first
push):
The remote transmitter uses low-power signals, so
the operating range may vary depending on the
surroundings.
u The beeper sounds and verifies the
security system is set.
Unlock Button
If the distance at which the remote transmitter works
varies, the battery is probably low.
If the LED does not come on when you press a
button, the battery is dead.
■ Unlocking the doors and tailgate
Press the unlock button.
Once:
u Some exterior lights flash twice, and the
driver’s door and fuel fill door unlocks.
Twice:
2 Replacing the Remote Battery P. 642
u The remaining doors and tailgate unlock.
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Unlocking the Doors Using a Key
■
When unlocking, the driver’s door unlocks first. Turn
the key a second time within a few seconds to unlock
the remaining doors and the tailgate.
If the unlock button of the keyless remote does not work, use the built-in key
instead. The keyhole is on the back of the door handle.
Insert the built-in key into the key cylinder
If the lock button of the keyless remote does not
work, refer to the following.
from below the handle and then turn it.
2 Locking a Door Without Using a Key P. 159
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Locking a Door Without Using a Key
■
When you lock the driver’s door, all the other doors,
tailgate, and fuel fill door lock at the same time.
If you do not have the key on you, or if for some reason you cannot lock a door using
the key, you can lock the door without it.
■ Locking the front door
Before locking a door, make sure that the key is not
inside the vehicle.
Push the lock tab forward a or push the
master door lock switch in the lock direction
b, and close the door.
You can change the lockout protection operation
setting.
2 Settings* P. 135
■ Locking the rear doors
Push the lock tab forward and close the door.
2 Customized Features P. 376
■ Lockout protection function
If the vehicle cannot detect the keyless
remote, lockout protection activates.
u A beeper sounds, some exterior lights
flash, the doors unlock, and a message
appears on the driver information
interface.
u This allows you to open a door in case
the keyless remote is still inside the
vehicle.
If you do not open a door, all doors relock
after 15 seconds.
* Not available on all models
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To avoid non-detection, make sure to keep
the keyless remote away from cell phones and
other devices that may cause signal
interference.
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