2008 DODGE SPRINTER warning

90 Controls in detailOpening and closing
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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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98 Controls in detailOpening and closing
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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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99 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
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\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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101 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
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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
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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
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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
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\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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109 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
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The partition sliding door is in the parti-
tion between the cab and the load com-
partment.
Operating the partition sliding door
from inside the cab1To close
2To open
3To unlock
\1To open:
turn the key counterclock-
wise
3
.
The sliding door is unlocked.
\1
Slide the sliding door to the right as
far as the stop
2
.
\1To close:
slide the sliding door to the
left until it engages
1
.
The sliding door can be locked using
the key.
Partition sliding door*Warning
G
Make sure that nobody can become
trapped as you close the partition sliding
door.
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