CHEVROLET 2011 Aveo - Manual (Page 37)

Black plate (5,1) Chevrolet Aveo Owner Manual - 2011
Keys, Doors and Windows 2-5
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.
(Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
. 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.
There are several ways to lock and
unlock the vehicle.
From the outside, use your key or
the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 2‑3.
To manually unlock the front
doors from the outside, insert the
key and turn it counterclockwise.
To manually lock the doors, insert
the key and turn it clockwise.
All doors, except for the driver door,
can be locked by pushing down the
manual door lock and then closing
the door. On vehicles with power
locks, the driver door can only by
locked from the outside by using the
key or the optional RKE transmitter.
From the inside, all of the doors can
be locked and unlocked by pushing
or pulling the manual door lock
located on each door.