2004 Toyota Prius Owners Manual - Page 51

Back door CAUTION Before driving, be sure that the doors are closed and locked, especially when small children are in the vehicle. Along with the proper use of seat belts, locking the doors helps prevent the driver and passengers from being thrown out from the vehicle during an accident. It also helps prevent the doors from being opened unintentionally. 21p012b 12p032 REAR DOOR CHILD−PROTECTORS Move the lock lever to the "LOCK" position as shown on the label. When the child−protector is locked, you cannot open the rear door by the inside door handle. We recommend using this feature whenever small children are in the vehicle. To open the back door, push the back door opener and raise the back door. If the back door opener does not operate, see "If you cannot operate back door opener" on page 258. 39