warning DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Workshop Manual

99 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
3
\1Resetting the sliding door:
Close
the sliding door completely once by
pressing and holding down the
switch on the center console or in
the doorway.
Then
\1
Open and close the sliding door com-
pletely once by pressing and relea-
sing one of the switches.
This restores normal operation of the
sliding door.You can fix the rear doors in place at an
angle of approximately 90° or 270°.
Rear doorsWarning
G
When you open the rear door:
\4there must be sufficient clearance
\4make sure that nobody can become
trapped
Warning
G
The rear lamps are concealed by more
than 50% when you open the rear doors
through 90° or more.
The vehicle is then not sufficiently safe-
guarded at the rear and may only be seen
by other road users when they are close
to the vehicle. This could lead to an acci-
dent.
Make sure, therefore, that the vehicle is
safeguarded at the rear in accordance
with national legal requirements, e.g. with
a warning triangle.
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101 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
3
Opening the rear doors to an angle of
270°1Door retainer\1
Open the rear door to an angle of ap-
proximately 45°.
\1
Pull door retainer
1
in the direction
of the arrow and hold it firmly.
\1
Open the rear door beyond 90° so
that the door retainer can no longer
engage.
\1
Release the door retainer and open
the door to an angle of 270°.
2Magnetic door retainer\1
With the rear door opened to an an-
gle of 270°, push it against magnetic
door retainer
2
on the side wall.
Warning
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Make sure that the traffic area is clear
when opening the rear doors beyond 90°.
You could otherwise injure yourself and
others.
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102 Controls in detailOpening and closing
3
When the magnet on the rear door is
in contact with magnetic door retain-
er
2
, the rear door is held in this po-
sition.
Closing the rear doors from outside
\1
Close the left-hand rear door firmly
from the outside.
\1
Close the right-hand rear door firmly
from the outside.
Closing the rear doors from the 90° or
270° position
\1
Pull the door away from the magne-
tic door retainer
1
if necessary
(
\2
page 101).
\1
Push the rear door closed firmly from
the outside.
\1
The door retainer
1
(\2
page 101) is
automatically released from its de-
tent.
iIf you prefer to keep door retainer
1

(
\2
page 101) out of the loading area
when loading the vehicle, you can
swivel it 180° against the spring
pressure and onto the door, where it
engages. The door retainer then re-
mains in this position and no longer
returns to its original position.
Before closing the door, release door
retainer
1
from the detent and re-
turn it to its original position.
Warning
G
Make sure that nobody can become
trapped as you close the rear door.
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103 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
3
Opening / closing the rear door from
the insideThe opening lever is on the inside of the
right-hand rear door. If a white marking
is visible, this indicates that the rear
door is unlocked. Open rear doors only
when conditions are safe to do so.
Rear door
1Opening lever
2Catch
\1To unlock:
slide catch
2
to the left.
You will see a white marking. Only
the rear door is unlocked. The other
doors remain locked.
\1To open:
pull opening lever
1
and
open the unlocked rear door.
\1
Always make sure that the open rear
door is correctly engaged in the de-
tent. Warning
G
Make sure that nobody can become
trapped as you close the rear door.
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104 Controls in detailOpening and closing
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\1To close:
make sure that the left-
hand rear door is closed.
\1
Pull the right-hand rear door firmly
closed by the door handle.
\1To lock:
slide catch
2
to the right.
Only the rear door is locked.
The white marking is no longer visi-
ble.
Using the central locking switch, you
can centrally lock or unlock from the in-
side either the entire vehicle or the slid-
ing doors and rear doors only.The central locking switch is located on
the center console.
Locking and unlocking centrally
from the inside
Warning
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Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured by a child
restraint system. The children could:\4injure themselves on parts of the
vehicle\4be severely or even fatally injured by
prolonged exposure to intense heat\4If the children open a door, they could:\4cause injury to others as a result
Continued
Warning (Continued)
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\4get out of the vehicle and could either
injure themselves when doing so or
they could be injured by passing
vehicles\4sustain serious injuries if they were to
fall out of the vehicle, due in particular
to the height of the passenger com-
partment from the ground
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109 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
3
The partition sliding door is in the parti-
tion between the cab and the load com-
partment.
Operating the partition sliding door
from inside the cab1To close
2To open
3To unlock
\1To open:
turn the key counterclock-
wise
3
.
The sliding door is unlocked.
\1
Slide the sliding door to the right as
far as the stop
2
.
\1To close:
slide the sliding door to the
left until it engages
1
.
The sliding door can be locked using
the key.
Partition sliding door*Warning
G
Make sure that nobody can become
trapped as you close the partition sliding
door.
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112 Controls in detailSeats
3
\3 SeatsDriver’s and passenger’s seatsWarning
G
Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is
stationary and the handbrake is applied.
You could otherwise lose control of the
vehicle as a result of the seat moving and
cause an accident.
Warning
G
Make sure that nobody can become
trapped as the seat is adjusted. Never
place your hands under the seat or near to
moving parts.Your seat must be adjusted in such a way
that you can wear the seat belt correctly
(\2page 39). Observe the following points:\4Position the backrest as vertically as
possible and sit upright.
Continued
Warning (Continued)
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\4Avoid seat positions that do not allow
the seat belt to be routed correctly.
The shoulder section of the seat belt
must be routed across the middle of
your shoulder and must fit closely
across your chest. The lap section of
the belt must be routed as low as pos-
sible across your pelvic area, i.e.
across your hip joints. Never drive
with the backrest tilted too far back.\4
Your arms should be slightly bent when
you are holding the steering wheel.
Continued
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113 Controls in detailSeats
3
Warning (Continued)
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\4The distance from the pedals should
be such that you can depress them
fully.\4Adjust the head restraint in such a
way that the upper edge of the head
restraint is level with your head.\4Make sure that you hear the seat en-
gage. Otherwise, the seat is not cor-
rectly locked in place.Injuries may be caused if these notes are
not observed.
Warning
G
Avoid seat positions in which you cannot
wear your seat belt correctly. They are a
safety hazard and must therefore be
avoided.
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116 Controls in detailSeats
3
Seat suspension adjustment* The seat suspension must be adjusted
to your body weight. Only adjust the seat
suspension when the seat is unoccup-
ied.\1
Relieve the load on the seat.
\1
Select your body weight 88 to
265 lbs (40 to 120 kg) using thumb-
wheel
6
for optimal seat suspensi-
on.
The seat suspension becomes har-
der as you adjust it to a higher body
weight. The seat will then travel
down as far.
Suspension lock* If the seat bounces up and down fre-
quently, you can engage the seat the lo-
wer position of its suspension travel.\1
Turn lever
7
downward.
The next time the seat bounces, it
will engage.
\1
Turn lever
7
upward to release the
seat from the suspension lock.The seat can now move up and down
again.
Swivelling front seats*
iThe suspension lock will engage only
if your weight is identical or above
the adjusted suspension weight.
Warning
G
Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is
stationary and the handbrake is applied.
You could otherwise lose control of the
vehicle as a result of the seat moving and
cause an accident.
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117 Controls in detailSeats
3
The driver’s and passenger’s seat can be
rotated by 180° to be opposite of the di-
rection of travel.The seats engage in the direction of trav-
el or opposite the direction of travel as
well as at 50° pointing towards the exit.Fold the handbrake lever down as far as
it will go. You could otherwise damage
the handbrake or the handbrake lever.
\1
Make sure the handbrake is applied
and the handbrake lever is folded
down as far as it will go
(\2
page 191).
\1
Set the steering wheel so that there
is sufficient clearance for turning and
adjusting the driver’s seat
(\2
page 127).
Warning
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The driver’s and passenger’s seat must be
adjusted and properly engaged in the di-
rection of travel for driving. Otherwise you
will not be able to operate the vehicle
safely.
The restraint systems in your vehicle will
only function as intended when the dri-
ver’s and passenger’s seat are engaged in
the direction of travel.
!
CAUTION
When rotating the seats, make sure
there is sufficient space. If neces-
sary, move the seat fore or aft to
avoid colliding with adjacent add-on
parts.
\4
Fold the handbrake lever down
as far as it will go. You could
otherwise damage the handbra-
ke or the handbrake lever.
iMove the passenger’s seat forward
as far as it will go before rotating it
(\2
page 114).
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