Locking The Doors With One Or More Doors Open; Automatic Unlock Doors On Exit; Automatic Door Locks - If Equipped; Child-Protection Door Lock System - Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE 2021 Owner's Manual

NOTE:
If the vehicle is unlocked, the liftgate will

open with the handle and no key fob is
required.
If the vehicle is locked, and the liftgate is

unlocked by using Passive Entry, the vehicle
doors will remain locked (unless "Unlock All
Doors 1st Press" is selected in the Passive
Entry settings).
The liftgate (and vehicle doors if unlocked)

must be locked using the lock button on the
key fob, the Passive Entry lock button, or the
lock buttons on the interior front door panels.
Electronic Liftgate Release/Liftgate Passive
Entry Location
1 — Electronic Liftgate Release
2 — Lock Button Location
To Lock The Liftgate
With a valid Passive Entry key fob within 5 ft
(1.5 m) of the liftgate, push the Passive Entry
lock button located on the outside liftgate door
handle.
NOTE:
The liftgate Passive Entry lock button will lock all
doors and the liftgate Ú page 395.
L T D W
OCKING HE OORS ITH
M D O
ORE OORS PEN
If the door lock switch is pushed while the
ignition is in the ACC or ON/RUN position and
the driver's door is open, the doors will not lock.
A U D
UTOMATIC NLOCK OORS
The doors will unlock automatically on vehicles
with power door locks after the following
sequence of actions:
1. The Automatic Unlock Doors On Exit
feature is enabled within Uconnect
Settings Ú page 171.
2. All doors are closed.
3. The transmission gear selector was not in
PARK, then is placed in PARK.
4. Any door is opened.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
A D
UTOMATIC
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QUIPPED
The auto door lock feature default condition is
enabled. When enabled, the door locks will lock
automatically when the vehicle's speed exceeds
15 mph (24 km/h). The auto door lock feature
is enabled/disabled within Uconnect Settings
Ú page 171.
O O
C -P
NE R
HILD ROTECTION
S — R
YSTEM
To provide a safer environment for small
children riding in the rear seats, the rear doors
are equipped with a Child-Protection Door Lock
system.
O E
N XIT
To use the system, open each rear door, use a
flat blade screwdriver (or emergency key) and
rotate the dial to the lock or unlock position.
When the system on a door is engaged, that
door can only be opened by using the outside
door handle even if the inside door lock is in the
unlocked position.
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