2009 Honda Civic Owner's Manual - Page 85

Main Menu Table Of Contents Door Locks Power Door Locks The lock tab on the passenger's door locks and unlocks only that door. Pushing in the driver's door lock tab only unlocks the driver's door. To unlock only the driver's door from the outside, turn the key and release it. If you turn it again, all doors unlock. To lock the passenger's door when getting out of the vehicle, pull out the lock tab and close the door. To lock the driver's door, remove the key from the ignition switch and pull out the lock tab or push the top of the master switch, then close the door. Lockout Prevention Childproof Door Locks Unlock To lock Lock To unlock MASTER DOOR LOCK SWITCH LEVER On all models except DX To lock the doors, push the top of the master door lock switch on either front door, pull out the lock tab on the driver's door, or use the key in the outside lock on the driver's door. Pushing the bottom of either master door lock switch unlocks all doors. With any door open and the key in the ignition, both master door lock switches are disabled. They are not disabled when all the doors are closed, or when the key is not in the ignition. The childproof door locks are designed to prevent children seated in the rear from accidentally opening the rear doors. Each rear door has a lock lever near the edge. With the lever in the LOCK position, the door cannot be opened from the inside regardless of the position of the lock tab. To open the door, push the lock tab in, and use the outside door handle. 82 2009 Civic Sedan