2013 Dodge Journey Owner Manual - Page 39

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 37 NOTE: If "Unlock All Doors 1st Press" is programmed all doors will unlock when you grab hold of the driver's front door handle. To select between "Unlock Driver Door 1st Press" and "Unlock All Doors 1st Press", refer to "Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)/Personal Settings (Customer-Programmable Features)" in "Understanding Your Instrument Panel" for further information. To Unlock From The Passenger Side: Preventing Inadvertent Locking Of Passive Entry RKE Transmitter In Vehicle To minimize the possibility of unintentionally locking a Passive Entry RKE transmitter inside your vehicle, the Passive Entry system is equipped with an automatic door unlock feature which will function if there is no Key Fob present in the ignition. 2 If one of the vehicle doors is open and the door panel switch is used to lock the vehicle, once all open doors have been closed the vehicle checks the inside and outside of the vehicle for any valid Passive Entry RKE transmitters. If one of the vehicle's Passive Entry RKE transmitters is detected inside the vehicle, and no other NOTE: All doors and the liftgate will unlock when the valid Passive Entry RKE transmitters are detected outfront passenger door handle is grabbed regardless of the side the vehicle, the Passive Entry System automatically driver's door unlock preference setting ("Unlock Driver unlocks all vehicle doors and chirps the horn three times Door 1st Press" or "Unlock All Doors 1st Press"). (on the third attempt ALL doors will lock and the Passive Entry RKE transmitter can be locked in the vehicle). With a valid Passive Entry RKE transmitter within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the passenger door handle, grab the front passenger door handle to unlock all four doors and the liftgate automatically.