freightliner Sprinter - Electric Sliding Door

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Your vehicle maybeequipped withalong
sliding door withanintermediatedetent. You
can also lockthe sliding door in place around
halfway when opening and closing. If youdo
this, thedoor does nothave to be opened
fully when getting intoorout of thevehicle.
The sliding door is notfullyengaged when in
theintermediatedetent.
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To unlock: pull locking pin 3 upwards man‐
ually or use thecentrallockingbutton to
unlock thesliding door (/ page46).
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To open: press button 1.
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Slide thesliding door by handle 2 backto
thestop.
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Checkthe sliding door detent. The sliding
doormustbeengaged.
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To close: press button 1.
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Slidethe sliding door firmly forwards by han‐
dle 2 until it closes.
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To lock: push lockingpin 3 downwards
manually or use thecentrallockingbutton to
lockthe sliding door (/ page46).
Notesonelectrical closing assist
If your vehicle is equipped withanelectrical clos‐
ing assist, youwill requireless forcetoclosethe
sliding door.
Electric sliding door
Function of theelectric sliding door
Your vehicle can be equipped withanelectric
sliding door on theleftand/or right-handside.
Youcan operatethe electric sliding door in the
following ways:
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by pressing thesliding door buttons on the
center console
R
by pressing thesliding door button on the
door sill (B-pillar)
R
using thedoor handle (inside or outside)
R
using thekey
If theelectric sliding door is obstructed while
opening, it movesafew centimetersinthe oppo‐
sitedirection and stops.
If thesliding door is obstructed during theclosing
procedure, it opens fully again.
If theelectric motorofthe sliding door is in dan‐
gerofoverheating, e.g. due to frequent opening
and closing within ashortperiod, thesliding door
opens fully.The sliding door is then lockedin
place. The sliding door is operational again after
approximately30seconds.
If therehas been amalfunction or if thebattery
has been disconnected, youcan use therelease
catchtodisconnect thesliding door from the
electric motor. Then youcan open or close the
door manually (/ page51).
Opening/closing theelectric sliding door
withthe button
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WARNING Risk of entrapment by open
sliding door whichisnot engaged
When youopen thesliding door,the sliding
door could hit other people as it movesback‐
wards.
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Only open thesliding door when traffic
conditionspermit.
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WARNING Risk of injury despiteobstacle
detection
Obstacle detection doesnot react to soft,
light and thin objects, suchasfingers. These
or other parts of thebody could be pressed
againstthe door frame, forinstance. Obstacle
detection cannotprevent entrapment in these
instances.
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Whenopening and closing theelectric
sliding door,makesurethat nobody is
within theoperating rangeofthe sliding
door.
Opening and closing
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