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109 3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors 3 Before driv ing WARNING ● Do not allow a child to open or close the back door. Doing so may cause the back door to move unexpectedly, or cause the child’s hands, arms, head, or neck to be caught by the closing back door. ■ Operating the back door Observe the following precau- tions. Failure to do so may cause parts of the body to be caught, resulting in death or serious injury. ● Remove any heavy loads, such as snow and ice, from the back door before opening it. Failure to do so may cause the back door to suddenly shut again after it is opened. ● When opening or closing the back door, thoroughly check to make sure the surrounding area is safe. ● If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure they are safe and let them know that the back door is about to open or close. ● Use caution when opening or closing the back door in windy weather as it may move abruptly in strong wind. ● Vehicles with a power back door: The power back door may suddenly shut if it is not opened fully. It is more difficult to open or close the back door on an incline than on a level surface, so beware of the back door unexpectedly opening or closing by itself. Make sure that the back door is fully open and secure before using the luggage compartment. Vehicles without a power back door: The back door may sud- denly shut if it is not opened fully. It is more difficult to open or close the back door on an incline than on a level surface, so beware of the back door unexpectedly open- ing or closing by itself. Make sure that the back door is fully open and secure before using the lug- gage compartment. ● Vehicles with a power back door: The back door may sud- denly shut if it is not opened fully while on a steep incline. Make sure that the back door is secured before using the lug- gage compartment. ● When closing the back door, take extra care to prevent your fingers, etc., from being caught. |