Hyundai Elantra (CN7): Door Locks / Operating Door Locks from Outside the Vehicle

Mechanical key

1. Press the lever located under the cover with mechanical key. (1)

2. While pushing the lever so that the mechanical key does not fall out of the cover hole, slowly push it towards the rear of the vehicle and remove the cover. (2)

3. After removing the cover, only driver’s door can be locked or unlocked by using mechanical key.

4. Turn the key toward the rear of the vehicle to lock and toward the front of the vehicle to unlock. (3)

If you lock/unlock the driver’s door with a key, the driver’s door will lock/ unlock automatically.

Once the door are unlocked, it may be opened by pulling the door handle.

When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that doors are closed securely.

Information

Be careful when locking the door by mechanical key operation, only the driver’s door can be locked/unlocked.

When all doors are locked with the mechanical key, lock all doors by using the central door lock switch inside the vehicle. Open the door using the driver’s inner door handle, and then close the door and lock the driver’s door with mechanical key operation.

Refer to Chapter 5 “Operating door locks from inside the vehicle” to lock from inside the vehicle.

Information

When removing the cover, be careful not to lose cover and any scratches.

When the key cover freezes and does not open, lightly tap or indirectly warm(hand temperature, etc.) it.

Do not apply excessive force to the door and door handle. It may be damaged.

Remote key

To lock the doors, press the Door Lock button (1) on the remote key.

To unlock the doors, press the Door Unlock button (2) on the remote key.

Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door handle.

When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that doors are closed securely.

Smart key

To lock the doors, press the button on the outside door handle while carrying the smart key with you or press the door lock button on the smart key.

To unlock the doors, press the button on the outside door handle while carrying the smart key with you or press the door unlock button on the smart key.

Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door handle.

When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that doors are closed securely.

Information

• In cold and wet climates, door lock and door mechanisms may not work properly due to freezing conditions.
• If the door is locked/unlocked multiple times in rapid succession with either the vehicle key or door lock switch, the system may stop operating temporarily in order to protect the circuit and prevent damage to system components.
• Two press unlock setting can be changed in the User Settings mode on the cluster.