Central Locking System; Delayed Locking; Automatic Door Locks - Chevrolet Sonic 2015 Manual

2-8 Keys, Doors, and Windows

Central Locking System

This system allows for the doors
and liftgate/trunk to be locked and
unlocked from the RKE transmitter
or the central locking switch on the
center stack.
The system can be programed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-29.

Delayed Locking

This feature delays the actual
locking of the doors until
five seconds after all doors are
closed. Delayed locking can only be
turned on when the Unlocked Door
Anti Lockout feature has been
turned off.
When is pressed on the driver or
passenger door power lock switch
while the door is open, a chime will
sound three times to indicate that
delayed locking is active. The doors
will then lock automatically
five seconds after all doors are
closed.
If a door is reopened before
five seconds have elapsed, the five
second timer will reset once all the
doors are closed again. Press
the door lock switch again, or
press on the RKE transmitter, to
override this feature and lock the
doors immediately.
Delayed locking can be
programmed through the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-29.

Automatic Door Locks

The vehicle is programmed so that
when the doors are closed, the
ignition is on, and the shift lever is
moved out of P (Park) for automatic
transmissions, or when the vehicle
speed is above 13 km/h (8 mph) for
manual transmissions, the doors
and the trunk/liftgate will lock.
To unlock the doors and the trunk/
liftgate press on the center stack
or the driver door switch.
If equipped with an automatic
transmission the vehicle must be in
on
P (Park).
If equipped with a manual
transmission the vehicle must be in
Neutral with the parking brake set.