Door locks
The exterior door handles operate by pulling
directly outwards from the door and can only be
locked by the driver controlled central locking
system. A small light illuminates the outside
door handles when the taximeter is in the 'for
hire' mode and the cab is travelling at below
walking pace or is stationary.
The interior door release (A) will open the rear
door. When the vehicle is stationary, the spring
loaded locking catch (B) may be used to unlock
(but not lock) an individual door which has been
locked by the central locking system.
Motion door locks
An electronically controlled mechanism locks
the rear doors automatically when the vehicle is
in motion or when the driver applies the
footbrake with the vehicle stationary.
With the ignition on, the vehicle
stationary and the foot brake off, the rear doors
may be opened. A green warning light in the
driver's instrument cluster indicates the rear
doors may be opened.
As soon as the footbrake is applied, the rear
doors will lock, the green warning light (C) in the
instrument cluster will go out and the red
warning light (D) in each rear door will come on.
The doors will remain locked (red lights on) until
the footbrake is released.
The rear doors will also lock automatically as the
vehicle moves. The rear doors may be opened
when the vehicle comes to rest and the driver's
footbrake has been released. Again, the red
indicator lights (D) indicate when the doors are
locked and extinguish when the doors may be
opened.
Note: The automatic door locks will emit a
clicking sound as they operate. This is an
inherent feature of the system.
Rear door 'open' warning
With the ignition on, flashing red warning lights
in the driver's instrument cluster, supplemented
by an intermittent audible warning device,
indicate when a rear door is not closed. If the
vehicle is moved with a rear door open the
audible warning will be continuous and of higher
intensity.
Note: When the automatic motion door locks
are applied, the rear doors may still be opened
from outside. This allows occupants to be
released from the vehicle either by someone
outside the vehicle or by the occupants
themselves lowering the window and operating
the exterior door handle.
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