Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: 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 will not open it. The chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash is increased if the doors are not locked. So, all passengers should wear safety belts properly and the doors should be locked whenever the vehicle is driven.
- Young children who get into unlocked vehicles may be unable to get out. A child can be overcome by extreme heat and can suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. Always lock the vehicle whenever leaving it.
- Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked door when you slow down or stop the vehicle. Locking the doors can help prevent this from happening.
To lock or unlock the doors from outside the vehicle:
- Use the key in the driver door to lock all doors or unlock the driver door only.
- Press
or
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation.
To lock the doors from inside the vehicle:
- Press on the central locking
switch or on the driver door switch. - Press the lock knob on the driver door to lock all doors and, if equipped, the liftgate.
To unlock the doors from inside the vehicle:
- Press on the central locking
switch or on the driver door switch. - Pull the door handle. Pulling the door handle again unlatches the door.
- Lift the lock knob on the driver door to unlock the driver door.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, this feature allows the engine to be started from outside the vehicle.
(Remote Vehicle Start): This button
will be on the RKE transmitter if the vehicle has remote start.
The climate ...
Central Locking System
This system allows for the doors and liftgate/trunk to be locked and unlocked
from the RKE transmitter or the central locking switch on the center stack.
The system can be programed. See Vehicle Pe ...
Other materials:
Communication Interface Module Replacement
Communication Interface Module Replacement
Callout
Component Name
Preliminary Procedure
Remove the instrument panel lower compartment.
Refer to Instrument Panel Lower Compartment
Replacement.
Remove the instrument pa ...
SIR Identification Views
The SIR Identification Views shown below illustrate the approximate location
of all SIR components available for the vehicle. This will assist in determining
the appropriate SIR Disabling and Enabling for a given service procedure, refer
to SIR Disabling and Enabling.
Supplemental Inf ...
Special Tools
Illustration
Tool Number/ Description
CH-161-B
DT-161-B
KM-161-B
J-22888-20A
Bearing Puller
CH-804
CH-49692
MKM-804
Tensioner
CH-39570
J-39570
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