Doors, Hood and Trunk: Description and Operation
Handles, Locks, Latches and Entry Systems
Hood Latch
The hood latch system consists of the hood latch and the hood latch release handle and cable.
Front Door
The front door consists of the following components:
- Door ajar switch (part of the front door latch)
- Door lock cylinder
- Exterior front door handle (contains an antenna and lock button on Intelligent Access (IA) -equipped vehicles)
- Exterior front door handle actuating cable
- Exterior front door handle reinforcement
- Front door latch
- Front door lock actuator (part of the front door latch)
- Interior door handle actuating cable
- Interior door handle
Rear Door
The rear door consists of the following components:
- Door ajar switch (part of the rear door latch)
- Exterior rear door handle
- Exterior rear door handle actuating cable
- Exterior rear door handle reinforcement
- Interior door handle actuating cable
- Interior door handle
- Rear door latch
- Rear door lock actuator (part of the rear door latch)
Luggage Compartment Lid/Liftgate
The luggage compartment lid/liftgate consists of the following components:
- Luggage compartment lid/liftgate latch
- Luggage compartment lid/liftgate release switch (located on the luggage compartment lid/liftgate trim)
- Mechanical emergency release cable and handle (part of the luggage compartment lid latch)
- Luggage compartment/liftgate IA (Intelligent Access) antenna (IA (Intelligent Access) -equipped vehicles) (located behind the rear bumper cover)
Manual Door Lock
In the event of a failure of the power door locks, the doors can be individually locked through the manual door lock. The manual door lock is located on the rear edge of the door just above the door latch opening. For the doors on the driver side of the vehicle, insert a key and turn the key clockwise to lock. For the doors on the passenger side of the vehicle, insert a key and turn the key counterclockwise to lock.
Power Lock/Unlock
The power lock/unlock feature requests all of the vehicle doors locked or unlocked upon a customer request from the door lock control switch (part of the Front Controls Interface Module (FCIM)) in the vehicle. The power door locking system functions independently of ignition status or vehicle speed.
Door Lock Indicator
The door lock indicator provides visual indication of the door lock status. When the light on the door lock control switch is illuminated it indicates that all of the doors are locked. When the light is off it indicates that one or more doors are unlocked.
Central Locking/Unlocking
The central locking/unlocking feature allows all of the doors to be locked or unlocked from a key in the driver door lock cylinder. To unlock the driver door with stepped unlock enabled, turn the key once to the unlock position. To unlock all of the doors with stepped unlock enabled, turn the key a second time to unlock all of the doors. To unlock all of the doors with stepped unlock disabled, turn the key once to the unlock position. Refer to Stepped Unlock Programming Stepped Unlock Programming for programming information.
To lock all of the doors, turn the key to the LOCK position.
Autolock
The autolock feature (when enabled) locks all the doors when the following conditions are met:
- All the doors are closed
- The ignition is in the RUN mode
- The vehicle is shifted into any gear putting the vehicle in motion
- The vehicle reaches a speed greater than 7 km/h (5 mph)
The autolock feature repeats when:
- any door is opened then closed with the ignition in the RUN mode.
- the vehicle reaches a speed greater than 7 km/h (5 mph).
Refer to Autolock and Auto-Unlock Programming Autolock and Auto-Unlock Programming for programming information.
Auto-Unlock
NOTE: The doors will not auto-unlock if the vehicle has been electronically locked before the driver door is opened.
The auto-unlock feature (when enabled) unlocks all the doors when the following conditions are met:
- The ignition is in the RUN mode
- All the doors are closed
- The vehicle has been in motion at a speed greater than 20 km/h (12 mph)
- The vehicle then comes to a stop
- The ignition is switched to the OFF or ACC mode
- The driver door is opened within 10 minutes of the ignition being switched to the OFF mode.
Refer to Autolock and Auto-Unlock Programming Autolock and Auto-Unlock Programming for programming information.
Smart Unlock
Without Intelligent Access (IA)
The smart unlock feature prevents the doors from locking with the key in the ignition lock cylinder. When the vehicle is locked from the central lock control switch and the key is in the ignition lock cylinder with one of the front doors open, the doors lock and then unlock.
The vehicle can still be locked with the key in the ignition lock cylinder by locking the doors with another key in the driver door lock cylinder.
With Intelligent Access (IA)
The smart unlock feature prevents the doors from electronically locking when an IA (Intelligent Access) key is left inside the vehicle. When a door becomes ajar, the interior of the vehicle is scanned for an IA (Intelligent Access) key. If an IA (Intelligent Access) key is inside the vehicle when a door is ajar and a lock command is received the doors lock and then unlock.
The vehicle can still be locked with an IA (Intelligent Access) key inside the vehicle by locking the doors with another key in the driver door lock cylinder or the lock button pressed on another key.
Luggage Compartment/Liftgate Smart Unlock Feature - Intelligent Access (IA)
The luggage compartment/liftgate smart unlock feature prevents the luggage compartment/liftgate from latching when an IA (Intelligent Access) key is detected inside the luggage compartment area. When the luggage compartment lid/liftgate is closed when the doors are locked, the luggage compartment is searched for an IA (Intelligent Access) key. If an IA (Intelligent Access) key is detected inside the luggage compartment, the luggage compartment lid/liftgate releases.
An IA (Intelligent Access) key can still be locked inside a luggage compartment/ liftgate area by closing the luggage compartment lid/liftgate when the doors are unlocked and then locking the doors after the luggage compartment lid/ liftgate is closed with the key inside. Or if a second IA (Intelligent Access) key is in range of the luggage compartment/ liftgate IA (Intelligent Access) antenna when the luggage compartment lid/liftgate is closed.
Driver/Passenger Door Intelligent Access (IA) Feature
The driver/passenger door IA (Intelligent Access) feature allows the doors to be locked or unlocked without having to use the door lock cylinder or the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter feature. With a programmed IA (Intelligent Access) key within 1 m (3 ft) outside the driver or passenger front door, press the lock button on the exterior door handle. The doors lock or unlock depending upon their current state (locked/unlocked).
Driver Door Intelligent Access (IA)
The driver door IA (Intelligent Access) feature either unlocks just the driver door or all four doors. If stepped unlock Is enabled, the driver door Is the only door that unlocks from the driver door IA (Intelligent Access) feature. If stepped unlock Is disabled, then all four doors unlock. The driver door IA (Intelligent Access) feature always locks all four doors. Refer to Stepped Unlock Programming Stepped Unlock Programming for programming information.
Passenger Door Intelligent Access (IA)
The passenger door IA (Intelligent Access) feature always locks or unlocks all four doors.
Luggage Compartment/Liftgate Intelligent Access (IA) Feature
The luggage compartment IA (Intelligent Access) feature allows the luggage compartment lid to be released without having to use the interior luggage compartment lid release switch or the keyless entry keypad. With a programmed IA (Intelligent Access) key within 1 m (3 ft) outside the luggage compartment lid/liftgate, press the release button, and the luggage compartment lid/liftgate latch releases.
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
The RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) transmitter carries out the following functions:
- Unlocks the driver door
- Unlocks all doors
- Locks all doors
- Releases the luggage compartment lid or liftgate latch
- Arms/disarms the perimeter alarm (if equipped)
- Commands the interior lamps on (when unlocking) and off (when locking)
- Provides a long flash of the turn signals when UNLOCK is pressed
- Sounds the horn once and flashes the turn signals when LOCK is pressed twice within 3 seconds, and the doors are closed
- Sounds the horn twice when LOCK is pressed twice within 3 seconds, and any door is ajar
The RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) transmitter has a normal operating range of 20 m (66 ft).
Without Intelligent Access (IA)
This RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) system uses an Integrated Keyhead Transmitter (IKT). The IKT (Integrated Keyhead Transmitter) incorporates both the Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) functions and the RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) transmitter functions in a single device. The key programming is a two step procedure, the PATS (Passive Anti-Theft System) information is programmed into the IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster) and then the RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) transmitter Transmitter Identification Code (TIC) is programmed into the Body Control Module (BCM). The vehicle accepts the programming of up to 8 keys. Refer to the key programming procedures in Antitheft and Alarm Systems for the PATS (Passive Anti-Theft System) programming Key Programming Using Diagnostic Equipment, and then refer to Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Transmitter Programming RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) Transmitter to program the RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) transmitter.
With Intelligent Access (IA)
This RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) system uses an IA (Intelligent Access) key. The IA (Intelligent Access) key incorporates both the PATS (Passive Anti-Theft System) functions and the RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) transmitter functions in a single device. The RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) transmitter is programmed automatically during IA (Intelligent Access) key programming. During IA (Intelligent Access) key programming, the Remote Function Actuator (RFA) module obtains the TIC (Transmitter Identification Code) from the IA (Intelligent Access) key. The RFA (Remote Function Actuator) module accepts programming of up to 8 IA (Intelligent Access) keys. Refer to the key programming procedures in Antitheft and Alarm Systems for the for key programming information Key Programming Using Diagnostic Equipment.
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Lock/Unlock Control - Unlock
The RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) feature provides a stepped (if enabled) process for unlocking the doors. Upon receipt of the first request for unlocking the doors, the RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) control feature requests the BCM (Body Control Module) to unlock the driver door only and provides a long flash of the turn signals. If another unlock request is received within 3 seconds of the first, the RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) feature requests the BCM (Body Control Module) to unlock all of the doors. This feature can be disabled so that all of the doors unlock on the first press of the unlock button. Refer to Stepped Unlock Programming Stepped Unlock Programming.
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Lock/Unlock Control - Lock
The RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) feature requests that all of the doors be locked when the lock button is pressed. On any press of the lock button with all doors closed, the BCM (Body Control Module) flashes the turn signals once. If any door is ajar, no flash occurs. As soon as the last door is closed, the BCM (Body Control Module) provides the flash of the turn signals. If 2 presses of the lock button are received within 3 seconds, the horn chirps once and the turn signals flash twice (once for each button press) to indicate that all of the doors are closed and locked. If any door is ajar when the second lock request is received within 3 seconds of the first, the RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) transmitter feature requests the BCM (Body Control Module) chirp the horn twice without flashing the turn signals to indicate it locked all the doors but one or more doors are ajar.
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Luggage Compartment Lid/Liftgate Release
The RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) feature provides luggage compartment lid/liftgate release function. The luggage compartment lid release system is inhibited when the ignition is on and vehicle speed exceeds 7 km/h (5 mph).