30 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE WARNING! Avoid trapping anyone in the vehicle in a collision. Remember that the rear doors cannot be opened from the inside door handle when the Child Protection Door Locks are engaged. NOTE: Always use this device when carrying children. After engaging the Child-Protection Door Lock system 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 Child Lock Control Tilt/Telescoping Lever 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. To unlock the steering column, push the control downward (toward the floor). To tilt the steering column, move the steering wheel upward or downward as desired. To lengthen or shorten the steering column, pull the steering wheel outward or push it inward as desired. To lock the steering column in position, push the control upward until fully engaged. After disengaging the Child-Protection Door Lock system, always test the door from the inside to make certain it is in the unlocked posi tion.
T ILT /T ELESCOPING S TEERING C OLUMN WARNING! After engaging the Child-Protection Door Lock system, always test the door from the inside to make certain it is in the locked position. 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 on the steering column, below the multifunction lever. Do not adjust the steering column while driving. Adjusting the steering column while driving or driving with the steering column unlocked, could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle. Failure to follow this warning may result in serious injury or death.
For emergency exit with the system engaged, pull up on the door lock knob (unlocked posi tion), roll down the window, and open the door with the outside door handle.