2003 Mazda Tribute Owner's Manual - Page 70

Locks and Security Locking the doors 1. Turn the key in the door cylinder to lock all the doors. The park lamps will flash once and the perimeter alarm (if equipped) will be start the arming process. For more information concerning the perimeter alarm, refer to Perimeter alarm system (if equipped) later in this chapter. 2. Turn the key in the door cylinder again within three seconds to confirm that all the doors are closed and locked. Note: the doors will lock again, the horn will chirp once, and the park lamps will flash. If any of the doors or the hood are not properly closed the horn will not sound and the park lamps will not flash. Smart unlocking feature The smart unlocking feature prevents you from locking yourself out of the vehicle by unlocking the doors if the key is in the ignition and the driver's door is open/ajar when the vehicle doors were locked using the power lock/unlock control. The smart unlocking feature operates independent of the position of the ignition. Childproof door locks • When these locks are set, the rear doors cannot be opened from the inside. • The rear doors can be opened from the outside when the doors are unlocked. The childproof locks are located on rear edge of each rear door and must be set separately for each door. Setting the lock for one door will not automatically set the lock for both doors. • Rotate lock control in the direction of arrow to engage the lock. • Rotate control in the opposite direction to disengage childproof locks. 70