Opening the left-hand rear door
X
Make sure that the right-hand rear door is
open and engaged.
X
Pull release handle : in the direction of
the arrow.
X
Swing the rear door to the side until it
engages.
Opening the rear doors to an angle of
180° or 270°
Door retainer (example: right rear door)
X
Open the rear door to about 45°.
X
Pull and hold door retainer : in the direc-
tion of the arrow.
X
Open the rear door more than 90°, so that
the door retainer cannot engage.
X
Release the door retainer and open the
door to an angle of 180° or 270°.
Magnetic door retainer
X
With the rear door opened to an angle of
270°, push it against magnetic door
retainer ; on the side wall.
When the magnet on the rear door is in
contact with magnetic door retainer ;, the
rear door is held in this position.
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Vehicles with 270° pivoting rear doors:
If door retainer : malfunctions while load-
ing, you can swivel it 180° against the
spring force and onto the door and engage
it. The door retainer remains in this position
and will not swivel back to its original posi-
tion.
Before closing the door, release door
retainer : from the detent and return it to
its original position.
Closing the rear doors from the outside
X
Pull the rear door away from magnetic door
retainer.
X
Close the left-hand rear door firmly from
the outside.
X
Close the right-hand rear door firmly from
the outside.
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Rear doors
Opening and closing