Passive Entry

The passive entry feature unlocks or locks the doors or opens the luggage compartment lid without having to use a mechanical key blade or the RKE transmitter feature.

NOTE: The lock/unlock sensors may not detect a hand if thick gloves are worn.

When the BCM detects a lock or unlock sensor is touched on an exterior door handle, or the luggage compartment lid release button is pressed, it activates the low frequency antenna in the corresponding exterior door handle and inside the luggage compartment area. The low frequency antenna sends out a signal to the passive key. The low frequency signal activates the passive key and the passive key sends a high frequency signal back to the RTM. The RTM interprets the high frequency signal from the passive key and sends the information to the BCM. If the BCM detects a valid programmed passive key, the BCM either unlocks the driver door, unlocks or locks all 4 doors, or releases the luggage compartment lid latch.

Door Passive Entry

With a valid programmed passive key within 1 m (3.28 ft) outside a door, touch the lock or unlock sensor on the exterior door handle. The doors lock or unlock depending upon which sensor was touched on the handle. The unlock sensor is located on the inside of the handle and the lock sensor is located on the outside top face of the handle.

The driver front door passive entry feature either unlocks the driver door (if 2-staged unlock is enabled) or all four doors (if 2-staged unlock is disabled). The passive entry feature always locks all four doors when the lock sensor is touched for a half second.

The remaining doors passive entry feature always locks or unlocks all four doors.

Luggage Compartment Passive Entry

With a valid programmed passive key within 1 m (3.28 ft) outside the luggage compartment lid, press the luggage compartment lid release button on the rear of the vehicle to release the luggage compartment lid.