DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owners Manual

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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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You can open the driver’s / passenger’s
door from the inside at any time, even if
it is locked. Open door only when condi-
tions are safe to do so.1Inside door handle
2Locking knob\1
Pull door handle
1
.
The door opens.
Sliding doorWarning
G
If the vehicle is parked on an incline, the
sliding door may move of its own accord if
it is open but not engaged. You or others
could be trapped.
Make sure that the sliding door is engaged
in the active retainer.
iThe sliding door is equipped with an
active retainer, which engages the
door at the end stop when opened.
Always make sure that the open slid-
ing door is correctly engaged in the
detent.
To open the sliding door, it is neces-
sary to pull the outside door handle
first, or press the button on the inside
handle, to release the sliding door
from its detent.
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1Outside door handle
2Button
3Inside door handle
4Locking knob
Opening / closing the sliding door
from the outside
\1To open:
pull door handle
1
to
open the sliding door.
\1
Hold door handle
1
and slide the
sliding door towards the rear as far
as the stop.
\1To close:
pull door handle
1
, to re-
lease the sliding door from its detent
and,
holding door handle
1
, pull the
door firmly towards the front until it
engages.
iWhen you open / close the sliding
door, you can also detent it around
half way so that it is not always nec-
essary to open the door to the end
stop to get in and out of the vehicle.
The intermediate detent does not ful-
ly engage the sliding door.
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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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If the electric drive of the sliding door is
at risk of overheating, e.g. as a result of
frequent opening and closing within a
short amount of time, the sliding door
opens completely and is locked (func-
tion override). After approx. 30 seconds,
the sliding door is again operational.
Opening / closing using the switchObserve the notes on anti-trap protec-
tion (
\2
page 98).
Sliding door switch on the center console
1To close the sliding door / to program the
key (\2page 97)
2To open the sliding door
iFollowing a battery disconnection or
malfunction, it is necessary to fully
close the sliding door once by press-
ing and holding the switch on the
center console or in the doorway
(\2
page 93) and then to fully open
and close the door once by pressing
one of the switches briefly. This re-
stores normal operation of the slid-
ing door.
iIn the event of a malfunction or if the
battery is disconnected, you can dis-
connect the sliding door from the
electric drive via the unlocking me-
chanism and then open/close the sli-
ding door manually (
\2
page 96).
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Sliding door switch in the doorway (B-pil-
lar)
3To open / close the sliding door
\1To unlock the sliding door from in-
side:
press lower part of the central
locking switch on the center console
(
\2
page 104).
The indicator lamp in the switch goes
out.
or
\1
Pull the locking knob of the sliding
door up (
\2
page 91).
\1To open the sliding door:
briefly
press lower part
2
of the switch on
the center console or briefly press
switch
3
in the doorway.
The indicator lamp in the switch flas-
hes. The sliding door opens.
\1To close the sliding door:
briefly
press upper part
1
of the switch on
the center console or briefly press
switch
3
in the doorway.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes. The sliding door closes and a
signal sounds. N72.16-2119-31
iOn vehicles with a partition, the
switch is located on the partition
near the doorway level with the in-
side door handle.
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\1To stop the sliding door:
press lo-
wer/upper part of the switch on the
center console or press switch
3
in
the doorway.
The sliding door stops.
\1To lock the sliding door from in-
side:
press lower part of the central
locking switch on the center console
(
\2
page 104).
The indicator lamp in the switch co-
mes on.
or
\1
Press the locking knob of the sliding
door down (
\2
page 91).Proceed as follows in the event of unfa-
vorable operating conditions, e.g. frost,
ice or heavy soiling:
\1To open the sliding door:
press
lower part
2
of the switch on the
center console or press and hold
switch
3
in the doorway.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes. The sliding door unlocks and
opens, and a signal sounds.
\1To close the sliding door:
press up-
per part
1
of the switch on the cen-
ter console or press and hold
switch
3
in the doorway.The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes. The sliding door closes and a
signal sounds.
\1
Release the switch.
\1
The sliding door stops.
\1To stop the sliding door:
press lo-
wer/upper part of the switch on the
center console or press switch
3
in
the doorway.
The sliding door stops.
\1To lock the sliding door from in-
side:
press lower part of the central
locking switch on the center console
(
\2
page 104).
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The indicator lamp in the switch
comes on.
or
\1
Press the locking knob of the sliding
door down (
\2
page 91).
The sliding door can jam under unfavor-
able operating conditions such as frost,
icing or heavy dirt. In this case, clean the
door entry and proceed as follows:
\1To open the sliding door:
unlock
the sliding door (
\2
page 94).
\1
Press and hold lower part
2
of the
switch on the center console or press
and hold switch
3
in the doorway.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes. The sliding door opens.
\1
Release the switch.
The sliding door stops.
\1To close the sliding door:
press
and hold upper part
1
of the switch
on the center console or press and
hold switch
3
in the doorway.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes. The sliding door closes and a
signal sounds.
\1
Release the switch. The sliding door stops.
Opening / closing using the inside
and outside door handlesObserve the notes on anti-trap protec-
tion (
\2
page 98).
1Button
iThe indicator lamp in the switch on
the center console lights up whenev-
er the sliding door is open.
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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
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\1
Make sure that the doors are closed.
\1
Switch on the ignition (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press and hold the upper part of
relevant switch
1
or
2
on the cen-
ter console for 5 seconds.
The indicator lamp in the switch for
the sliding door concerned flashes
and a warning tone sounds three
times as confirmation.
Anti-trap protectionIf the sliding door is obstructed during
the opening procedure, it moves back in
the opposite direction slightly and stops.If the sliding door is obstructed during
the closing procedure, it opens fully
again.
Resetting the electric sliding door In the event of serious malfunctions or if
you disconnect the battery, you will
need to reset the sliding door.
Warning
G
The anti-trap protection function does not
eliminate the possibility of fingers or other
parts of the body being trapped against
the door frame and therefore does not
eliminate the risk of injury.
Always make sure that nobody is within
the operating range of the sliding door.
iThe anti-trap protection is pro-
grammed to be less sensitive when
you press and hold the switch on the
center console or the switch in the
doorway than when the door opens
of its own accord.
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