2008 DODGE SPRINTER lock

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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:
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the driver’s and passenger’s door
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the sliding doors
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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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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 (
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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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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:
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the drive authorization system or
the anti-theft alarm system
(ATA)* is activated
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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
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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.
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Close the doors.
The doors are locked.
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Insert the key all the way into the
rear door lock and turn it to the left.
The rear doors are locked.
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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.
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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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