Door Locks - Chevrolet 2002 Prizm Owner's Manual

Door Locks

CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
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Passengers especially children
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked,
the handle won't open it. You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in
a crash if the doors aren't locked. So, wear
safety belts properly and lock the doors
whenever you drive.
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Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave it.
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Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down or stop
your vehicle. Locking your doors can help
prevent this from happening.
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There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your key. To lock the door, turn
the key toward the front of the vehicle. If you have
power door locks, all the doors will lock. To unlock the
door insert the key in either front door and turn the key
toward the rear of the vehicle.
If your vehicle has power door locks, turn the key once
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to unlock the driver's door only. Turn the key back
toward the center, then toward the rear again to unlock
all the doors. Using the key in the passenger's door will
also unlock all the doors.
To manually lock the door
from the inside, press down
on the manual lock on the
door. To unlock the door,
lift up on the manual lock.