The childproof lock prevents the rear doors being opened from the inside. This system prevents minors from opening a door accidentally while the vehicle is moving.

Fig. 60 Child safety lock on the left-hand side door

Fig. 61 Child safety lock on the right-hand side door

This function is independent of the electronic opening and locking systems of the vehicle. It only affects the rear doors. It is only possible to activate it and deactivate it manually, as described below:

Activating the childproof lock
– Unlock the car and open the door you wish to childproof.
– With the door open, rotate the groove in the door using the ignition key, clockwise for the left-hand side doors, and anti-clockwise for the right-hand side doors  fig. 60,  fig. 61.

Deactivating the childproof lock
– Unlock the car and open the door for which you wish to deactivate the childproof lock.
– With the door open, rotate the groove in the door using the ignition key clockwise for the right-hand side doors and anti-clockwise for the left-hand side doors  fig. 60,  fig. 61.

When the childproof lock is activated, the door can be opened from the outside only. The childproof lock can be activated and deactivated using the key in the groove when the door is open, as described above.