DOOR AND TAILGATE LOCK

CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING

The central door locking system that locks/unlocks all the doors and tailgate using the driver’s side door lock switch has been installed.
The child protection function has been introduced to prevent the rear doors from being opened accidentally during driving.
The key-in prevention function has been introduced.
The selector "P" position-linked door unlocking function has been introduced <A/T, CVT, TC-SST>.
The ignition switch "LOCK (OFF)" position-linked door unlocking function has been introduced < M/T, CVT, A/T, TC-SST>.
The direct combination key cylinder mechanism has been adopted.

DESCRIPTION OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION

CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING

When the driver’s door lock switch is pushed to the lock position with all doors closed, all the doors and tailgate will be locked. With the driver’s door opened, the driver’s door lock switch cannot be operated (blocking mechanism).<Driver’s side only>
The function that allows the driver’s door to be opened by pulling the driver’s door inside handle even when the driver’s door inside lock knob is in the lock position is called "override function". All the doors and tailgate can be unlocked at the same time.
When the driver’s door is locked, ETACS-ECU turns the lock relay output ON for 0.25 second to lock all the doors (including the tailgate). When the driver’s door is unlocked, ETACS-ECU turns the unlock relay output ON for 0.25 second to unlock all the doors (including the tailgate).

KEY-IN PREVENTION FUNCTION

When the driver’s door inside lock knob is operated to the lock position with the driver’s door opened, the driver’s door cannot be locked, preventing it from being locked with the key inside the vehicle.

SELECTOR "P" POSITION-LINKED DOOR UNLOCKING FUNCTION <A/T, CVT, TC-SST>

When the selector lever is shifted to the "P" (parking) position with the ignition switch turned ON, all the doors will be unlocked automatically, improving passengers’ convenience for getting out. Using a customise feature, the selector "P" position-linked door unlocking function can be changed (Refer to ).
When the selector lever is shifted to the P position with the ignition switch turned ON, the inhibitor switch "P" turns ON, ETACS-ECU turns the unlock relay output ON for 0.25 second to unlock all the doors.

IGNITION SWITCH "LOCK (OFF)" POSITION-LINKED DOOR UNLOCKING FUNCTION <M/T, CVT, A/T, TC-SST>

When the ignition switch is turned to the " LOCK (OFF)" position, all the doors will be unlocked automatically, improving passengers’ convenience for getting out. Using a customise function, the ignition switch " LOCK (OFF)" position-linked door unlocking function can be changed (Refer to ).
When the ignition switch is turned to the " LOCK (OFF)" position, ETACS-ECU turns the unlock relay output ON for 0.25 second to unlock all the doors.

DIRECT COMBINATION KEY CYLINDER MECHANISM

The structure in which an impact of a side collision is not easily transferred to the door latch with the doors unlocked has been established to facilitate the door opening operation. (To prevent passengers from falling out of the vehicle)
Even if any door key cylinder is attempted to be tampered with the doors locked, the tampering force is not easily transferred to the door latch to deter thieves.

TAILGATE

OPENING/CLOSING OF TAILGATE

The upper/lower split tailgate has been adopted.
To open the tailgate lower, open the tailgate upper first and operate the tailgate lock release handle knob in the direction of the arrow as shown in the figure. Then the tailgate lower will be opened.

note Tailgate lower could not be opened alone.
To close the tailgate lower, lift up the tailgate lower.
When the tailgate lower is opened, the floor and tailgate lower make a flat plane to facilitate loading and unloading.
The tailgate lower can be sit on.

note Maximum load: Static load 200 kg

TAILGATE LOCK RELEASE HANDLE

The electric tailgate lock release handle which requires a small operating force and has no temperature dependency has been adopted to improve the opening operation. When the tailgate lock release handle is operated, the switch is turned ON or OFF.

note

If the tailgate cannot be opened from the outside of the vehicle due to any malfunction such as discharged battery, it can be opened from the inside of the vehicle using the following procedures:

Remove the inside release lever cover installed to the tailgate trim from the inside of the vehicle.
Push down the inside release lever in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.
Open the tailgate while pushing it up.

TAILGATE OPENER CONTROL FUNCTION

When the tailgate lock release handle is operated to open the tailgate (the tailgate lock release handle switch turns ON) while the vehicle is parked and the tailgate is unlocked, ETACS-ECU turns the unlock relay output ON for 0.3 seconds, thus the tailgate can be opened by the tailgate lock release handle.