2002 Mazda MPV Owner's Manual - Page 77

J16L_EA.book Page 11 Friday, February 22, 2002 11:34 AM Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks To close, pull the inner door handle or outer door handle. NOTE If your Mazda has power sliding doors, press the power sliding doors main switch to the OFF position. Refer to Power Sliding Doors (page 3-12) (Without power sliding doors) When closing a door from the outside, hold the door handle pulled while sliding the door. Unlock Lock WARNING M Rear Door Child Safety Locks This lock is intended to help prevent children from accidentally opening the sliding doors. Use it whenever a child rides in the vehicle. If you slide the child safety lock to the lock position before closing that door, the door cannot be opened from the inside. The door can be opened only by lifting the outside handle. Child Safety Lock and Power Sliding Doors Main Switch (With Power Sliding Doors) : Leaving the power sliding doors main switch in the ON position with the child safety locks in the lock position, while the vehicle is stopped or parked is dangerous. If a child mistakenly presses the rear power sliding door switches, a door will open automatically even if the child safety locks are in the lock position. If a door opens unexpectedly, children or other occupants could fall out resulting in serious injury or death. Whenever there are children in the vehicle, turn off the power sliding doors with the power sliding doors main switch to lock the rear power sliding door switches even if the child safety locks are in the lock position. 3-11 Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K