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Suzuki Forenza (2008 year). Manual - part 3

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SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

1. Driver’s air bag

2. Front passenger’s air bag

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3. Safety belt pretensioner

4. Air bag controller (SDM)

5. Occupant classification module

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6. “PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF”

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indicator

7. Air bag readiness light

8. Early crash sensor

9. Side air bag

6

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10. Side air bag sensor

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10

5

4

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3

The words AIR BAG will appear on the

side of the front seatback closest to the

85Z008

door, to indicate the presence of a side

impact air bag.

Frontal air bags are designed to help

reduce the risk of injury from the force of a

frontal crash. Side impact air bags are

designed to help reduce the risk of injury

from the force of a side impact crash. But

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Where Are the Air Bags?

S4U1015A

There is an air bag readiness light on the

instrument panel, which shows the air bag

symbol.

The air bag readiness system checks the

air bag electrical system for malfunctions.

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The light tells you if there is an electrical

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problem. See “Air Bag Readiness Light” in

The side impact air bag is in the side of the

section 3 for more information.

The driver’s frontal air bag is in the middle

front seatback closest to the door.

of the steering wheel.

WARNING

Don’t put anything between an occu-

pant and an air bag, and don’t attach

or put anything on the steering wheel

hub or on or near any other air bag

covering. If something is between an

occupant and an air bag, the bag

might not inflate properly or it might

force the object into that person

causing severe injury or even death.

The path of an inflating air bag must

be kept clear. Don’t use seat covers

on the front seats.

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The right front passenger’s frontal air bag

is in the instrument panel on the passen-

ger’s side.

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Passenger Sensing System

• there is a critical problem with the air bag

Your vehicle has a passenger sensing sys-

WARNING

system or the passenger sensing sys-

tem for the right front passenger position.

tem.

A child in a rear-facing child restraint

The passenger air bag off indicator will be

can be severely injured or killed if the

When the passenger sensing system has

visible when you turn your ignition key to

right front passenger’s frontal air bag

turned off the passenger’s frontal air bag

ON or START. The words “PASSENGER

inflates. This is because the back of

and side air bag, the passenger air bag off

AIR BAG OFF” will be visible in the clock

the rear-facing child restraint would

indicator in the clock display will light and

display located in the center of the instru-

be very close to the inflating air bag.

stay lit to remind you that the air bags are

ment panel during the system check.

Even though the passenger sensing

off. See “Passenger Air Bag Off Indicator”

When the system check is complete, the

system is designed to turn off the

in Section 3.

words

“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF”

passenger’s frontal air bag and side

should go out unless the passenger sens-

Accident statistics show that children are

air bag under certain conditions, no

ing system has turned off the front passen-

safer if they are restrained in the rear

system is fail-safe, and no one can

ger’s frontal and side air bags. See

rather than the front seat. We recommend

guarantee that an air bag will not

“Passenger Air bag Off Indicator” in Sec-

that child restraints be secured in the rear

deploy under some unusual circum-

tion 3.

seat.

stance, even though it is turned off.

Always secure a rear-facing child

For some children who have outgrown

restraint in the rear seat, even if the

child restraints and for very small adults,

air bags are off.

the passenger sensing system may or may

PASSENGER

AIR BAG OFF

not turn off the right front passenger’s fron-

The passenger sensing system is

tal air bag and side air bag, depending

designed to turn off the right front passen-

upon the person’s seating posture and

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ger’s frontal air bag and side air bag when

body build. Everyone in your vehicle who

the weight on the front seat is 25.6 kg (56.4

has outgrown child restraints should wear

The passenger sensing system will turn off

lbs) or less. The air bag should be turned

a safety belt properly

- whether or not

the right front passenger’s frontal air bag

off in the following situations.

there is an air bag for that person.

and side air bag under certain conditions.

The driver’s frontal air bag and side air bag

• the right front passenger seat is unoccu-

If a person of adult-size is sitting in the

are not part of the passenger sensing sys-

pied.

right front passenger’s seat, but the pas-

tem. The passenger sensing system works

• the system determines that an infant or a

senger air bag off indicator is lit, it could be

with sensors that are part of the right front

small child is present in the right front

because that person is not sitting properly

passenger’s seat cushion. The sensors are

passenger seat.

in the seat. If this happens, do one of the

designed to detect the presence of a prop-

• a right front passenger takes his/her

following:

erly-seated occupant and determine if the

weight off of the seat for a period of time.

• Turn the vehicle off and ask the person

passenger’s frontal air bag and side air

to place the seatback in the fully upright

bag should be enabled (may inflate) or not.

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or because of what the repair costs were.

collisions, including rollovers, rear impacts,

nor does it stop people from leaving the

For frontal air bags, inflation is determined

and many side impacts, primarily because

vehicle.

by the angle of the impact and how quickly

an occupant’s motion is not toward the air

the vehicle slows down in frontal and near-

bag. Side impact air bags would not help

WARNING

frontal impacts. For side impact air bags,

you in many types of collisions, including

When an air bag inflates, there is dust

inflation is determined by the location and

frontal or near frontal collisions, rollovers,

in the air. This dust could cause

severity of the impact.

and rear impacts, primarily because an

breathing problems for people with a

occupant’s motion is not toward those air

history of asthma or other breathing

What Makes an Air Bag Inflate?

bags. Air bags should never be regarded

trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the

In an impact of sufficient severity, the air

as anything more than a supplement to

vehicle should get out as soon as it is

bag sensing system detects that the vehi-

safety belts, and then only in moderate to

safe to do so. If you have breathing

cle is in a crash. For both frontal and side

severe frontal or near-frontal collisions for

problems but can’t get out of the

impact air bags, the sensing system trig-

the driver’s and right front passenger’s

vehicle after an air bag inflates, then

gers a release of gas from the inflator,

frontal air bags, and only in moderate to

get fresh air by opening a window or

which inflates the air bag. The inflator, the

severe side collisions for vehicles with side

a door. If you experience breathing

air bag and related hardware are all part of

impact air bags.

problems following an air bag deploy-

the air bag modules. Frontal air bag mod-

ment, you should seek medical atten-

ules are located inside the steering wheel

What Will You See After an Air Bag

tion.

and instrument panel. Side impact air bag

Inflates?

modules are located in the side of the seat-

After the air bag inflates, it quickly deflates,

In many crashes severe enough to inflate

back closest to the door.

so quickly that some people may not even

an air bag, windshields are broken by vehi-

realize the air bag inflated. Some compo-

cle deformation. Additional windshield

How Does an Air Bag Restrain?

nents of the air bag module will be hot for a

breakage may also occur from the right

In moderate to severe frontal or near fron-

short time. These components include the

front passenger air bag.

tal collisions, even belted occupants can

steering wheel hub for the driver’s frontal

contact the steering wheel or the instru-

air bag, the instrument panel for the right

• Air bags are designed to inflate only

ment panel. In moderate to severe side

front passenger’s frontal bag and the side

once. After an air bag inflates, you’ll

collisions, even belted occupants can con-

of the seatback closest to the front door for

need some new parts for your air bag

tact the inside of the vehicle.

the side impact air bag. The parts of the

system. If you don’t get them, the air bag

bag that come into contact with you may

system won’t be there to help protect

The air bag supplements the protection

be warm, but not too hot to touch. There

you in another crash. A new system will

provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute

will be some smoke and dust coming from

include air bag modules and possibly

the force of the impact more evenly over

the vents in the deflated air bags. Air bag

other parts. The service manual for your

the occupant’s upper body, stopping the

inflation doesn’t prevent the driver from

vehicle covers the need to replace other

occupant more gradually. But the frontal air

seeing or being able to steer the vehicle,

parts.

bags would not help you in many types of

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SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

• Your vehicle is equipped with a crash

have information about servicing your vehi-

Restraint System Check

sensing and diagnostic module, which

cle and the air bag system.

records information about the air bag

Checking Your Restraint Systems

system. The module records information

WARNING

Now and then, make sure the safety belt

about the readiness of the system, when

reminder light and all your belts, buckles,

For up to 10 seconds after the igni-

the system commands air bag inflation.

latch plates, retractors and anchorages are

tion key is turned off and the battery

• Let only qualified technicians work on

working properly. Look for any other loose

is disconnected, an air bag can still

your air bag system. Improper service

or damaged safety belt system parts. If you

inflate during improper service. You

can mean that your air bag system won’t

see anything that might keep a safety belt

can be injured if you are close to an

work properly. See your SUZUKI dealer

system from doing its job, have it repaired.

air bag when it inflates. Avoid yellow

for service.

connectors. They are probably part of

Torn or frayed safety belts may not protect

the air bag system. Be sure to follow

you in a crash. They can rip apart under

CAUTION

proper service procedures, and make

impact forces. If a belt is torn or frayed, get

If you damage the covering for the

sure the person performing work for

a new one right away.

driver’s or the right front passenger’s

you is qualified to do so.

Also look for any opened or broken air bag

frontal air bag, or the covering on the

covers, and have them repaired or

front seatback for a side air bag, the

The air bag systems in your vehicle do not

replaced. (The air bag system does not

bag may not work properly. You may

need regular maintenance.

need regular maintenance.)

have to replace the air bag module in

the steering wheel, both the air bag

module and the instrument panel for

the right front passenger’s air bag, or

both the air bag module and seatback

for the side impact air bag. Do not

open or break the air bag coverings.

Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped

Vehicle

Air bags affect how your vehicle should be

serviced. There are air bag system parts in

several places around your vehicle. You

don’t want the system to inflate while

someone is working on your vehicle. Your

SUZUKI dealer and the service manual

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FEATURES AND CONTROLS

Keys

Remote Keyless Entry System

If equipped, the keyless entry system oper-

ates on a radio frequency subject to Fed-

WARNING

eral Communications Commission (FCC)

Leaving children in a vehicle with the

Rules and with Industry Canada.

ignition key is dangerous for many

This device complies with Part 15 of the

reasons. A child or others could be

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-

badly injured or even killed.

lowing two conditions:

They could operate the power win-

dows or other controls or even make

1.This device may not cause interference,

the vehicle move.

and

Don’t leave the keys in a vehicle with

2. This device must accept any interference

children.

received, including interference that

N4U2001A

may cause undesired operation of the

device.

One key is used for the ignition, the door

This device complies with RSS-210 of

and all other locks.

Industry Canada. Operation is subject to

When a new vehicle is delivered, you are

the following two conditions:

provided with two keys. Keep one of the

1.This device may not cause interference,

two keys as a spare. The key number is

and

stamped on the key tag (A). The tag has a

2. This device must accept any interference

code on it that tells your SUZUKI dealer or

received, including interference that

a qualified locksmith how to make extra

may cause undesired operation of the

keys. If you lose your key, you’ll be able to

device.

have a new one made easily using the tag.

For vehicle security, keep the tag in a safe

Changes or modifications to this system by

L3U2001A

place and also record the key number

other than an authorized service facility

somewhere other than inside of the vehi-

could void authorization to use this equip-

cle.

ment.

If you need a new key, contact your

At times you may notice a decrease in

SUZUKI dealer who can obtain the correct

range. This is normal for any remote key-

key code.

less entry system. If the transmitter does

not work or if you have to stand closer to

your vehicle for the transmitter to work, try

this:

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Remote Keyless Entry System

security indicator located on the driver’s

•

Check the distance. You may be too far

Operation

door lock will turn off.

from your vehicle. You may need to

stand closer during rainy or snowy

If a door is not opened or if the engine is

(Sedan)

(Wagon)

weather.

not started within 30 seconds after press-

•

Check the location. Other vehicles or

ing Unlock on the remote keyless entry

objects may be blocking the signal. Take

transmitter, all of the doors will automati-

a few steps to the left or right, hold the

(A)

(A)

cally relock and the theft-deterrent system

transmitter higher, and try again.

will reactivate.

•

Check to determine if battery replace-

ment is necessary. See

“Battery

(TRUNK): Sedan model

Replacement” under Remote Keyless

Press this button for about 1 second to

Entry System Operation in this section.

open the trunk.

•

If you are still having trouble, see your

SUZUKI dealer or a qualified technician

(PANIC): Wagon model

for service.

Press this button to turn on the panic alarm

N4U2002B

feature. The hazard lamps will flash and

the panic alarm will stay on for about 28

The following functions are available if your

seconds unless you press the Panic button

vehicle has the remote keyless entry sys-

again.

tem:

The LED (A) on the transmitter will flash

(LOCK):

when the transmitter button is pressed.

Press this button to lock all of the doors. If

The Lock, Unlock and Trunk buttons will

all of the doors and the trunk are closed,

not operate and the theft-deterrent system

the hazard lamps will flash once and the

will not activate while the key is in the igni-

horn will chirp to indicate that locking has

tion.

occurred. The theft-deterrent system will

activate and the security indicator located

Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle

on the driver’s door lock will flash.

Each remote keyless entry transmitter is

coded to prevent another transmitter from

(UNLOCK):

unlocking your vehicle. If a transmitter is

Press this button to unlock all of the doors.

lost or stolen, a replacement can be pur-

If all of the doors and the trunk are closed,

chased through your SUZUKI dealer.

the hazard lamps will flash twice to indicate

Remember to bring any remaining trans-

that unlocking has occurred. The theft-

mitters with you when you go to your

deterrent system will deactivate and the

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SUZUKI dealer. When the dealer matches

6) Check the operation of the transmitter

the replacement transmitter to your vehi-

with your vehicle.

cle, any remaining transmitters must also

be matched. Once your SUZUKI dealer

WARNING

has coded the new transmitter, the lost

Swallowing a lithium battery may

transmitter will not unlock your vehicle.

cause serious internal injury. Do not

Each vehicle can have a maximum of four

allow anyone to swallow a lithium

transmitters matched to it.

battery. Keep lithium batteries away

from children and pets. If swallowed,

Battery Replacement

contact physician immediately.

Under normal use, the battery in your

remote keyless entry transmitter should

last about two years.

CAUTION

N5U2001A

You can tell the battery is weak if the LED

The transmitter is a sensitive elec-

(A) fails to illuminate or if the transmitter

To replace the battery in the remote key-

tronic instrument. To avoid damaging

won’t work at the normal range in any loca-

less entry transmitter, do the following:

the transmitter, do not expose it to

tion. If you have to get close to your vehicle

dust or moisture or tamper with inter-

before the transmitter works, it’s probably

1)

Remove the screw from the back of the

nal parts.

time to change the battery.

cover and open the cover of the trans-

mitter.

CAUTION

2)

Pull the transmitter unit out of the cover

and open the cover of the transmitter

When replacing the battery, use care

unit.

not to touch any of the circuitry.

3)

Remove the battery and replace it with

Static from your body transferred to

the new one. Make sure the positive(+)

these surfaces may damage the

side of the battery faces up. Use one

transmitter.

three-volt, CR1616, or equivalent, type

battery.

4)

Close the cover of the transmitter unit

and put the unit in the cover of the

transmitter.

5)

Assemble the transmitter cover and

replace the screw. Make sure the cover

is on tightly, so water won’t get in.

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FEATURES AND CONTROLS

Doors and Locks

Door Locks

WARNING

Unlocked doors can be dangerous.

•

Passengers - especially children -

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,

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N4U2005A

wear safety belts properly and lock

the doors whenever you drive.

From the outside, use your key or the

All doors, except the driver’s door, can be

•

Young children who get into

optional keyless entry transmitter. See

locked from the outside by pushing down

unlocked vehicles may be unable to

“Remote Keyless Entry System” in this

the manual door lock and then closing the

get out. A child can be overcome by

section.

door. The driver’s door lock cannot be

extreme heat and can suffer perma-

pushed in while the door is open. Upon

nent injuries or even death from

To manually unlock all of the doors from

leaving the vehicle, the driver’s door can

heat stroke. Always lock your vehi-

the outside, insert the key and turn it

only be locked from the outside by using

cle whenever you leave it.

toward the front of the vehicle.

the key or the optional remote keyless

•

Outsiders can easily enter through

To manually lock all of the doors from the

entry transmitter.

an unlocked door when you slow

outside, insert the key and turn it toward

down or stop your vehicle. Locking

If your vehicle has a security indicator, the

the rear of the vehicle.

your doors can help prevent this

indicator will turn off when you unlock the

from happening.

door using the key or the optional keyless

entry transmitter. The indicator will turn on

when you lock the door using the key or

There are several ways to lock and unlock

the keyless entry transmitter. The security

your vehicle.

indicator is located on the driver’s door

lock.

From the inside, you can lock and unlock

all of the doors by pushing or pulling the

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manual door lock located on the window

Power Door Locks

Door Ajar Reminder

sill on each door.

From the inside, you can also lock and

unlock the doors with the power door lock

switches located on the driver’s door trim

pad.

CAUTION

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If there is noise when opening or

If one of the doors on your vehicle is not

closing the doors or while driving,

closed completely while the ignition is on,

apply grease to door latch and hinge.

the door ajar light on the instrument panel

will come on and stay on until the doors

Central Door Locking System

are closed and completely latched.

N4U2006A

The central door locking system is acti-

vated using the switch on the driver’s door.

Rear Door Security Locks

If your vehicle has this feature you can

Your vehicle is equipped with rear door

From the outside, you can lock or unlock all

unlock or lock the doors on your vehicle

security locks on each rear door. This fea-

of the doors on your vehicle from the

using the driver’s door lock switch. Push

ture helps prevent passengers from open-

driver’s door by using either the key or the

down the front part of the switch to unlock

ing the rear doors on your vehicle from the

optional keyless entry transmitter. From the

the doors. Push down the back part of the

inside.

inside, you can lock or unlock all of the

switch to lock the doors.

doors using the driver’s power door lock

switch.

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FEATURES AND CONTROLS

Using the Rear Door Security Lock

Opening a Rear Door When the Security

Leaving Your Vehicle

Lock is On

If you are leaving the vehicle, take your

1) Unlock the door from the inside.

keys. All of the doors, except for the

2) Then open the door from the outside.

driver’s door, can be locked from the out-

side by pushing down the door lock and

If you don’t cancel the security lock feature,

then closing the door. The driver’s door

adults or older children who ride in the rear

can be locked from the outside only with

won’t be able to open the rear door from

the key or by using the optional keyless

the inside. You should let adults and older

entry transmitter.

children know how to cancel the locks.

Trunk (Sedan)

Canceling the Rear Door Security Lock

1) Unlock the door from the inside and

open the door from the outside.

2) Move the lock downward to the unlock

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position.

3) Do the same for the other rear door.

To activate the rear door security lock:

The rear door lock will now work normally.

1) Move the lock upward to the lock posi-

tion.

Lockout Protection

2) Close the door.

If your vehicle is equipped with remote key-

3) Do the same thing to the other rear

less entry, you have lockout protection.

door lock.

This feature stops the driver’s door from

locking when the power door lock switch is

CAUTION

pressed with the driver’s door open.

N4U2008A

Do not pull the inside door handle

when the rear door security locks are

To open the trunk from the outside, insert

engaged. The inside door handle

the key and turn it clockwise in the trunk

could be damaged.

lock cylinder or use the remote keyless

entry transmitter if your vehicle has one.

The rear doors on your vehicle cannot be

When closing the trunk, close from the

opened from the inside when this feature is

center to ensure it fully latches. Although

in use.

you may use one hand to unlock the trunk,

it is recommend that two hands on the

upper surface be used to close the trunk.

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FEATURES AND CONTROLS

Remote Trunk Release

Emergency Trunk Release Handle

WARNING

It can be dangerous to drive with the

trunk lid open because carbon mon-

oxide (CO) gas can come into your

vehicle. You can’t see or smell CO. It

can cause unconsciousness and

even death. If you must drive with the

trunk lid open or if electrical wiring or

other cable connections must pass

through the seal between the body

and the trunk lid:

• Make sure all other windows are

shut.

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L3U2010A

• Turn the fan on your heating or

cooling system to its highest speed

Press the remote trunk release button,

and select the control setting that

located on the side of the driver’s door trim,

CAUTION

will force outside air into your vehi-

to release the trunk lid.

The emergency trunk release handle

cle. See “Climate Control System”

is not designed to be used to tie

in the Index.

WARNING

down the trunk lid or as an anchor

• If you have air outlets on or under

Never operate the remote trunk

point when securing items in the

the instrument panel, open them all

release button while your vehicle is

trunk. Improper use of the emergency

the way.

moving. An open trunk lid obscures

trunk release handle could damage it.

See “Engine Exhaust” in the Index.

your rear view. That can result in a

collision causing damage to your

There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency

vehicle or other property, personal

trunk release handle located inside the

injury, or even death.

trunk on the underside of the trunk lid. This

handle will glow following exposure to light.

The trunk can be opened from the inside

by pulling the release handle down.

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FEATURES AND CONTROLS

Liftgate (Wagon)

Windows

WARNING

WARNING

It can be dangerous to drive with the

Leaving children in a vehicle with the

liftgate open because carbon monox-

windows closed is dangerous. A

ide (CO) gas can come into your vehi-

child can be overcome by the

cle. You can’t see or smell CO. It can

extreme heat and can suffer perma-

cause unconsciousness and even

nent injuries or even death from heat

death. If you must drive with the lift-

stroke. Never leave a child alone in a

gate open or if electrical wiring or

vehicle, especially with the windows

other cable connections must pass

closed in warm or hot weather.

through the seal between the body

and the liftgate:

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•

Make sure all other windows are

shut.

To open the liftgate, pull up the handle

•

Turn the fan on your heating or

above the license plate.

cooling system to its highest speed

and select the control setting that

When closing the liftgate, close from the

will force outside air into your vehi-

center to ensure it fully latches. Although

cle. See “Climate Control System”

you may use one hand to unlock the lift-

in the Index.

gate, it is recommended that two hands on

•

If you have air outlets on or under

the upper surface be used to close the lift-

the instrument panel, open them all

gate.

the way. See “Engine Exhaust” in

To lock the liftgate, insert the key into the

the Index.

lock cylinder and turn it counterclockwise.

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The liftgate can also be locked or unlocked

using the central door locking system. See

Manual Windows

“Central Door Locking System” in this sec-

On a vehicle with manual windows, use the

tion.

window crank to open and close each win-

dow.

The rear windows do not open fully.

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