Rear Door Security Lock; Lockout Protection; Leaving Your Vehicle - Buick LESABRE 1996 Manual

Rear Door Security Lock
Your LeSabre is equipped
with rear door security
locks that help prevent
passengers from opening
the rear doors of your car
from the inside.
To use one of these locks:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. Move the lever all the way up to the
3. Close the door.
4. Do the same thing to the other rear door lock.
The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from
inside when this feature is in use. If you want to open a
rear door when the security lock is on:
ENGAGED position.
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
2. Then open the door from the outside.
If you don't cancel the security lock feature, adults or
older children who ride in the rear won't be able to open
the rear door from the inside. You should let adults and
older children know how these security locks work, and
how to cancel the locks.
To cancel the rear door lock:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open the door
from the outside.
2. Move the lever all the way down.
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
The rear door locks will now work normally.
Lockout Protection
The power door locks will not work if the key is left in the
ignition with the driver's door open. You can override this
feature by holding the power door lock switch for more
than three seconds, unless the engine is running.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your
door and set the locks from inside. Then get out and
close the door.
If your vehicle has a theft-deterrent system, see
"Universal Theft-Deterrent" in the Index.
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