Doors And Locks; Door Locks - Chevrolet Optra 2005 Owner's Manual

Doors and Locks

Door Locks

CAUTION:
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Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
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Passengers — especially children — can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked, the
handle will not open it. You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash if the doors are not 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 or the optional keyless
entry transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation on page 2-4.
To manually unlock the doors from the outside, insert
the key and turn it toward the front of the vehicle.
To manually lock the doors from the outside, insert the
key and turn it toward the rear of the vehicle.
The driver's door lock cannot be pushed in while the
door is open. Upon leaving the vehicle, the driver's door
can only be locked from the outside by using the key
or the optional remote keyless entry transmitter.
All doors, except for the
driver's door, can be
locked from the outside by
pushing down the
manual door lock and then
closing the door.