remote control DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owners Manual

83 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
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\3 Opening and closingYour vehicle is supplied with either 2 or
4* remote keyless entry transmitters or
4 keys* without remote control.
Vehicle keys* which were not included
with delivery must be activated before
they can be used. You can obtain further
information at any authorized Sprinter
Dealer.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
the key* or remote keyless entry trans-
mitter with you and lock the vehicle. The
engine could be started by anyone with
a valid key* or remote keyless entry
transmitter that is left inside the vehicle.You will find information about opening
and closing your vehicle with the key in
the “Locking and unlocking the vehicle
with the key” section (
\2
page 88).
I n c l u d e d w i t h y o u r v e h i c l e a r e 2 o r 4 * r e -
mote keyless entry transmitters with a
folding mechanical key.
Remote control with key
iUSA only:
This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harm-
ful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any in-
terference received, including inter-
ference that may cause undesired
operation.
Any unauthorized modification to
this device could void the user’s au-
thority to operate the equipment.
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Remote controls with keys which were
not included with delivery must be acti-
vated at an authorized Sprinter Dealer
before they can be used.
The remote keyless entry transmitter
transmits in all directions. It does not
have to be pointed at the vehicle.
The remote keyless entry transmitter
has an average range of about 32 ft
(about 10 m). Always verify the correct
operation of the remote keyless entry transmitter by checking whether the
locking knobs on the driver's and pas-
senger's doors move down and whether
the turn signals flash.
The remote control unlocks the driver's
door and/or all doors centrally. If pro-
grammed as a factory setting, it locks
the following centrally:
\4
the driver’s and passenger’s door
\4
the sliding doors
\4
the rear doorsThe remote keyless entry transmitter
will not function when there is a vehicle
key inserted in the ignition lock.
iCanada only:
This device complies with RSS-210
of Industry Canada.
iIf the driver’s or passenger’s door is
not completely closed, the respective
door is not locked.
If one sliding door or rear door is not
completely closed, all doors of the
load compartment are not locked.
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85 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
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Remote control with key
1 To unlock the sliding doors and
rear doors and opens or closes the elec-
tric sliding door*
2ΠUnlocking button
3‹ Locking button
4Release button for mechanical key
5Battery check lamp.
Warning
G
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured by a child
restraint system.The children could:injure themselves on parts of the vehicleunlock the door on vehicles with an elec-
tric sliding door by pressing the central
locking button, and then open the doors
and thereby injure other persons
Continued
Warning (Continued)
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get out of the vehicle and could either in-
jure themselves when doing so or they
could be injured by passing vehiclesbe severely or even fatally injured by pro-
longed exposure to intense heat
!Do not expose the key to high levels
of electromagnetic radiation, other-
wise this may interfere with the func-
tions of the key.
Protect the key from moisture to pre-
vent malfunctions.
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As a precaution, both remote controls
should always be carried.Checking the batteries
\1
Press the
Œ
or
‹
button for
longer than 2 seconds.The battery check lamp
5
comes on
briefly to indicate that the remote
control batteries are in order.
Change the batteries immediately if
the lamp
does not
light up briefly
during check (
\2
page 540).
Locking and unlocking the vehicle
with the remote control
Unlocking the driver's door
\1
Press the
Œ
button.
The turn signals flash once.
The anti-theft alarm system (ATA)* is
deactivated.
iTo prevent theft, only use the remote
control in the immediate vicinity of
the vehicle.
In an emergency, the driver’s door
and rear door can also be unlocked
manually using the key.
iIf the batteries are checked within
signal range of the vehicle, pressing
the
Œ
or
‹
but ton wil l lock or
unlock the vehicle accordingly.
iIf you unlock the vehicle using the
key and do not open a door within 40
seconds, the vehicle locks again au-
tomatically.
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88 Controls in detailOpening and closing
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Locking and unlocking the vehicle
with the keyIf the doors can no longer be locked or
unlocked with the remote control, you
can lock and unlock the driver's door
and the rear doors with the key.
Unlocking the vehicleDriver's door
1To lock
2To unlockRear door
1To lock
2To unlock
\1
Insert the key all the way into the
door lock and turn it in direction
2
.
The door is unlocked. N72.10-2149-31
NCV 2
N72.10-2147-31
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Opening and closing
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The alarm can be disabled in the follow-
ing ways:\1
Press the
Œ
button on the remote
control.
or
\1
Insert the key into the ignition lock.
Locking the vehicleOnly the driver's door and the rear doors
can be locked with the key.\1
For all other doors, press the locking
knob down.
\1
Close the doors.
The doors are locked.
\1
Insert the key all the way into the
rear door lock and turn it to the left.
The rear doors are locked.
\1
Insert the key all the way into the
driver’s door lock and turn it to the
right.
The driver’s door is locked.
iThe anti-theft alarm system (ATA) is
triggered when you open the vehicle
using the key.
Opening the driver’s or passen-
ger’s door from the insideWarning
G
Make sure nobody can become trapped
when you close or open the doors. Take
particular care, especially when children
are near the vehicle.Make sure there is sufficient clearance
and that the traffic area is clear when ope-
ning the doors.You could otherwise injure yourself and
others.
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92 Controls in detailOpening and closing
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Opening / closing the sliding door
from the insideOpen sliding door only when conditions
are safe to do so.\1To unlock:
pull locking knob
4
up.
Only this sliding door unlocks. The
other doors remain locked.
\1To open:
press button
2
to open
the unlocked sliding door.
\1
Hold door handle
3
and slide the
sliding door towards the rear as far
as the stop.
\1To close:
press button
2
to release
the sliding door from its detent and,

holding door handle
3
, pull the door
firmly towards the front until it en-
gages.
\1To lock:
press locking knob
4

down.
Only this sliding door is locked.
Electric closing aid*Your vehicle may be equipped with an
electric closing aid.
The electric closing aid helps you to
close the sliding door. Closing the door
does not require as much effort.Depending on the vehicle’s equipment,
there are electric sliding doors on the
left and / or right-hand side.
Open sliding door only when conditions
are safe to do so. You can operate the
electric sliding door as follows:
\4
Switch on the center console
\4
Switch in the doorway (B-pillar)
\4
Inside door handle
\4
Outside door handle
\4
Remote controlElectric sliding door*
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2Outside door handle\1
Briefly press button
1
or pull out-
side door handle
2
.
The sliding door opens or closes.
When closing, a signal sounds.
\1
Press button
1
again or pull outside
door handle
2
again.
The sliding door stops.
Opening/closing with the remote
control
\1
Press and hold the button for
more than half a second.
The sliding door unlocks and opens
or closes.
\1
Press the button again.
The sliding door stops.
Programming the remote controlIf the vehicle is equipped with 2 sliding
doors, it is only possible to program the
remote control for one of the sliding
doors.1Switch for sliding door on left-hand side
2Switch for sliding door on right-hand side
N72.16-2136-31
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237 Controls in detail
Auxiliary heating/ventilation*
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The auxiliary heating heats the coolant
and the vehicle interior and is therefore
more favorable to the engine and con-
sumes less fuel. The fuel tank must be at
least a quarter full to ensure that the
auxiliary heating/ventilation operates
correctly.
The maximum heating period is
60 minutes.
You can use the auxiliary heating / ven-
tilation to:\4
ventilate or preheat the vehicle inte-
rior and to de-ice the windows
\4
start the engine better in cold weath-
er
\4
support the vehicle’s heating system
while the engine is running and out-
side temperatures are low (heater
booster function) (
\2
page 234)
You can use the operating system to de-
fine up to three switch-on times, one of
which can be selected to switch on the
auxiliary heating / ventilation
(
\2
page 240).You can switch the auxiliary heating /
ventilation on and off immediately using:
\4
the auxiliary heating / heater booster
switch (
\2
page 238)
\4
the auxiliary heating remote control*
(\2
page 239)
iThe auxiliary heating automatically
switches to heater booster mode af-
ter the engine is started.
!
CAUTION
Switch on the auxiliary heating at reg-
ular intervals (at least once a month)
for approximately 10 minutes.
Make sure that the hot air flow is not
obstructed. The auxiliary heating
would otherwise overheat and switch
off.
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239 Controls in detail
Auxiliary heating/ventilation*
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\1To switch the auxiliary heating
off:
press the
ö
switch.
or
\1
Turn the key to position
0 in the igni-
tion lock (
\2
page 111).
The red indicator lamp in the switch
goes out.The auxiliary heating operates for
around a further 2 minutes and then
switches off automatically.
Operation using the remote control*The remote control has a maximum
range of approximately 600 meters. The
range may be reduced by:\4
sources of interference
\4
solid objects between the remote
control and the vehicle
\4
the remote control being in an unfa-
vorable position
\4
transmitting from an enclosed space
You can use up to 4 remote control units
on the vehicle.
1Indicator lamp
2To switch the auxiliary heating on
3To switch the auxiliary heating off
iYou cannot use the auxiliary ventila-
tion to cool the vehicle interior to a
lower temperature than the outside
temperature.
The heating or ventilation period is
limited to 60 minutes.
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