2008 DODGE SPRINTER Owners Manual

87 Controls in detail
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3
Unlocking the vehicle centrally
\1
Unlock the driver's door.
\1
Press the
Œ
button within 2 sec-
onds again.
The turn signals flash once.
Locking the vehicle centrally
\1
Press the
‹
button.
The turn signals flash three times if:
\4
the drive authorization system or
the anti-theft alarm system
(ATA)* is activated
\4
all the doors are closed
Unlocking the sliding doors and the
rear door*When the vehicle is locked, the
button can only be used to unlock the
sliding doors and the rear door.\1
Press the button.
The turn signals flash once.
Opening the electric sliding doors
\1
Press and hold the button.
The turn signals flash once.
iMake sure that the locking knobs
have dropped down.
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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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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).
N72.16-2135-31
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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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