Dead Lock Device - If Equipped; Child-Protection Door Lock System - Rear Doors; Steering Wheel; Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column - Dodge HORNET 2024 Owner's Manual

44 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
3. The gear selector was not in PARK, then is placed in
PARK.
4. Any door is opened.
DEAD LOCK DEVICE — IF EQUIPPED
The Dead Lock Device is a safety device that prevents
the use of the internal door handles of the vehicle and
the power door lock switch. This device prevents the
doors from opening within the passenger compartment.
The device works on all doors.
Arming The Device
•
The device is armed after two pushes of the lock
button on the key fob
•
For vehicles equipped with Passive Entry, the device
will also work by pushing the lock button on the driv-
er's or passenger's side exterior door handle
•
If equipped, an LED indicator light will illuminate on
the driver side door panel.
The arming of the device is indicated by three flashes of
the turn signals.
NOTE:
The device does not operate if one or more doors are
not properly closed.
Disarming The Device
•
The device will automatically disarm by pushing the
unlock button on the key fob
•
By placing the ignition in the ON/RUN position
•
For vehicles equipped with Passive Entry, the device
will also disarm by using the driver's or passenger's
Passive Entry door handle to unlock and open the
door
CHILD-PROTECTION DOOR LOCK
SYSTEM — REAR DOORS
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.
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.
Child-Protection Door Lock Function
NOTE:
•
When the Child-Protection Door Lock system is
engaged, the door can be opened only by using the
outside door handle even though the inside door
lock is in the unlocked position.
•
After disengaging the Child-Protection Door Lock
system, always test the door from the inside to
make certain it is in the desired position.
•
After engaging the Child-Protection Door Lock sys-
tem, always test the door from the inside to make
certain it is in the desired position.
•
For emergency exit with the system engaged, rotate
the door lock button until the lock indicator is hid-
den (unlocked position), lower the window, and open
the door with the outside door handle.
WARNING!
Avoid trapping anyone in a vehicle in a collision.
Remember that the rear doors can only be opened
from the outside when the Child-Protection locks are
engaged (locked).
NOTE:
Always use this device when carrying children. After
engaging the child lock on both rear doors, check for
effective engagement by trying to open a door with the
internal handle. Once the Child-Protection Door Lock
system is engaged, it is impossible to open the doors
from inside the vehicle. Before getting out of the
vehicle, be sure to check that there is no one left
inside.

STEERING WHEEL

TILT/TELESCOPING STEERING
COLUMN
This feature allows you to tilt the steering column
upward or downward. It also allows you to lengthen or
shorten the steering column. The tilt/telescoping lever
is located below the steering wheel at the end of the
steering column.