With the smart key

Figure 1. Electric type
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Carrying the smart key, you may lock and unlock the vehicle doors (and tailgate). Also, you may start the vehicle. Refer to the following for more details.

Locking

Touch the sensor (the engraved part) of the driver door handles with all doors closed and any door unlocked, locks all the doors. If all doors and bonnet are closed, the hazard warning lights will blink once to indicate that all doors are locked.

The sensor will only operate when the smart key is within 0.7~1 m (28~40 inches) from the front door handles.

Even though you touch the driver door handle sensor, the doors will not lock if any of following occur:

  • The smart key is in the vehicle.

  • The vehicle is in the ACC or ON position.

  • Any door including the tailgate is open.

Unlocking (Auto type)

  1. Touch the sensor on the driver door handle (the engraved part) whilst carrying the Smart Key with you, all doors will unlock. The hazard warning lights blink twice to indicate that all doors are unlocked.

  2. The door handle will pop out and the door will unlock. The hazard warning lights will blink twice and the chime will sound twice.

  3. Pull the outside door handle to open the door.

The sensor will only operate when the smart key is within 0.7~1 m (28~40 inches) from the front door handle.

When the smart key is recognised in the area of 0.7~1 m (28~40 inches) from the front door handle, other people can also open the door without possession of the smart key.

After touching the sensor, the doors will lock automatically unless you open any door within 30 seconds.

When Approach Unlock is selected

  1. Approach the front outside door handle within 1 m (40 in) whilst possessing the smart key or digital key.

  2. The outside door handles will pop out. The door will unlock, the hazard warning lights will blink twice, and the chime will sound twice.

    Select Settings > Vehicle > Door > Approach Unlock on the infotainment system.

When washing the vehicle

Self car wash

  • Keep the door locked with the outside door handle closed.

  • The door handle might pop out when moisture or a cloth touched lock/unlock sensor. Stay the key away at least 2 m (78 inches) from the vehicle to prevent the outside door handle operates.

  • Leave the key inside the vehicle, keeping the vehicle in ACC or ON position when there is an unintended warning sound.

Auto car wash

  • Enter the auto car washer with the vehicle ACC or ON and keep the gear in N (Neutral) position.

  • Car wash mode

    • Select the Car wash mode at the infotainment system home screen

  • If the smart key is not in the vehicle, turn off the vehicle and stay the smart key away at least 2 m (78 inches) from the vehicle to prevent the outside door handle operates.

NOTE

  • Car wash mode turns off automatically in the following conditions:

    • Vehicle speed is over 20 km/h (12.5 mph)

    • Vehicle is OFF

    • The door is unlocked

CAUTION

  • When you use auto car wash with the door handles out, door handles can be damaged or the doors can be opened.

  • If the door is closed with strong force or the outside door handle is pulled at high speed, the safety device inside the outside door handle is activated and the door may not be opened even if the door handle is pulled.

    At this time, if you pull the outside door handle once more, you can open the door.

  • If Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (if equipped) is activated, the outside door handle may pop out to rescue occupants after a collision. Then, when Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) is released, the outside door handle automatically return to their original positions.