Doors And Locks; Door Locks - Buick 2003 LeSabre Owner's Manual

Doors and hacks
Door Locks
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--locked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers
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especially children
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can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked,
the handle won't open
it.
You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash if the doors aren't locked.
So, wear safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
vehicles may be unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
suffer permanent injuries or even death
irom neai stroke. Aiways iock your venicie
whenever you leave it.
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.
Young children who get into unlocked
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
If your vehicle has a content theft-deterrent system,
unlock the doors only with the key or remote keyless
entry system. This will avoid setting off the alarm.
To unlock the door from the outside, use your door key
or remote keyless entry transmitter. Turning the door
key toward the front of the vehicle will lock the
door. Turning the door key toward the rear of the
vehicle will unlock it.
To unlock the door from the inside, move the manual
door lock, located above the door handle, rearward.
To iock the door, move the manual door lock forward.
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