DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owners 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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100 Controls in detailOpening and closing
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Opening the right-hand rear door
from the outside1Handle\1
Pull handle
1
.
\1
Swing the rear door out to the side
until it engages.
\1
Always make sure that the open rear
door is correctly engaged in the de-
tent.
Opening the left-hand rear door from
the outside1Release lever
\1
Make sure that the right-hand rear
door is open and engaged.
\1
Pull release lever
1
in the direction
of the arrow.
\1
Swing the rear door out to the side
until it engages.
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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
G
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
3
\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
G
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)
G
\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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105 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
3
1To lock / unlock the entire vehicle
2To lock / unlock the sliding doors and
rear door
The indicator lamp in the central locking
switch indicates when the sliding doors
and the rear door are locked. You can
determine whether the driver's door or
passenger's door is locked or unlocked
by the position of the locking knobs.
Locking the entire vehicle
\1
Press upper part
1
of the switch
when the doors are closed.
The indicator lamp in the switch
comes on.
Unlocking the entire vehicle
\1
Press upper part
1
of the switch.
The indicator lamp in the switch goes
out. N54.25-2917-31
iIf the key is in position
0 or no longer
in the ignition lock, the indicator
lamp in the central locking switch
lights up for 5 seconds after it is
pressed. It lights up permanently if
the key is in position
1 or
2 in the ig-
nition lock.
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106 Controls in detailOpening and closing
3
Locking the sliding doors and the
rear door
\1
Press lower part
2
of the switch
when the doors are closed.
The indicator lamp in the switch
comes on.
Unlocking the sliding doors and the
rear door
\1
Press lower part
2
of the switch.
The indicator lamp in the switch goes
out.As a standard feature on all vehicles, all
doors lock automatically when a speed
of 9 mph (15 km/h) is reached.
On some vehicles, depending on the
equipment, all doors lock automatically
as soon as the ignition is switched on*.
You can unlock and open a locked door
from the inside at any time.
1To lock / unlock the entire vehicle
2To lock / unlock the sliding doors and
rear door
Automatic locking
N54.25-2917-31
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107 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
3
Activating the automatic locking
function for the entire vehicle
\1
Close all the doors.
\1
Turn the key to position
1 or
2 in the
ignition lock (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press upper part
1
of the switch.
Keep it pressed for approximately
5seconds.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes four times.
!
CAUTION
If your vehicle is centrally locked, this
could hinder rescue operations from the
outside in the event of an accident.When the automatic locking when
driving function is activated, there is
a risk of being locked out if the vehi-
cle is pushed or towed.
For this reason, always deactivate
the automatic locking when driving
function:\4
before pushing the vehicle
\4
before having the vehicle towed
\4
if you are only leaving the vehicle
for a brief period
iFor information about different set-
tings, please contact your authorized
Sprinter Dealer.iIf activated, automatic locking is de-
activated if the vehicle is unlocked or
locked using the central locking
switch.
Automatic locking is reactivated af-
ter the ignition is switched off or a
door is opened with the vehicle sta-
tionary.
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108 Controls in detailOpening and closing
3
Deactivating the automatic locking
function for the entire vehicle
\1
Close all the doors.
\1
Turn the key to position
1 or
2 in the
ignition lock (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press upper part
1
of the switch.
Keep it pressed for approximately
5seconds.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes twice.
Activating the automatic locking
function for the sliding doors and the
rear door
\1
Close all the doors.
\1
Turn the key to position
1 or
2 in the
ignition lock (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press lower part
2
of the switch.
Keep it pressed for approximately
5seconds.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes four times.
Deactivating the automatic locking
when driving function for the sliding
doors and the rear door
\1
Close all the doors.
\1
Turn the key to position
1 or
2 in the
ignition lock (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press lower part
2
of the switch.
Keep it pressed for approximately
5seconds.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes twice.
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