GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Caution: 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 your vehicle. Locking your doors can help prevent this from happening.

There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.

From the outside, use your key or the optional keyless entry transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation .

To manually unlock the doors from the outside, insert the key and turn it toward the front of the vehicle. To manually lock the doors from the outside, insert the key and turn it toward the rear of the vehicle.

All doors, except the driver's door, can be locked from the outside by pushing the manual door lock lever and then closing the door. The driver's door lock lever cannot be pushed in while the door is open.

Upon leaving the vehicle, the driver's door can only be locked from the outside by using the key or the optional remote keyless entry transmitter.


Object Number: 1255904  Size: B3

From the inside, you can lock and unlock all of the doors by pushing or pulling the manual door lock lever on each door.