Automatic Door Locks; Lockout Protection; Safety Locks - Chevrolet sonic 2017 Owner's Manual

40 Keys, Doors, and Windows

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 P (Park).
If equipped with a manual
transmission the vehicle must be
in Neutral with the parking
brake set.
This feature can be programmed.
See Vehicle Personalization 0 127.

Lockout Protection

If the driver side power door lock
switch is pressed when the driver
door is open and the key is in the
ignition, all of the doors will lock and
then the driver door will unlock.
Lockout Protection can be manually
overridden with the driver door open
by pressing and holding
power door lock switch.
If Unlocked Door Anti Lockout is
turned on and the vehicle is off, the
driver door is open, and door
locking is requested using a door
lock switch or the RKE transmitter,
then all the doors will lock and only
the driver door will unlock. The
Unlocked Door Anti Lockout feature
can be turned on or off through
vehicle personalization. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 127.

Safety Locks

The rear door safety locks prevent
passengers from opening the rear
doors from inside the vehicle.
Manual Safety Locks
on the
If equipped, the safety lock is
located on the inside edge of the
rear doors. To use the safety lock:
1. Insert the key into the safety
lock slot and turn it so the slot
is in the horizontal position.
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same for the other
rear door.