DOORS AND OPENING ELEMENTS
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42 - Getting to know your vehicle
"WARNING:DoorOpen"messageap
pearsontheinstrumentpanelaccom
panied by a warning light.
Special feature
Depending on the vehicle, accessories
(e.g. radio) stop working either when
the engine is switched off or when the
driver's door is opened or when the
doors are locked.
Sliding side door
Driver's responsibility
when parking or stop
ping the vehicle
Never leave an animal,
childoradultwhoisnotselfsuffi
cient alone in your vehicle, even
for a short time.
Theymayposearisktothem
selves or to others by starting the
engine, activating equipment such
as the electric windows or by
locking the doors.
Also, in hot and/or sunny weather,
pleaserememberthatthetemper
atureinsidethepassengercom
partment increases very quickly.
RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS
INJURY.
Recommendations
concerning the sliding
side door.
Care must be taken
whenopeningorclosingtheslid
ing door, as is the case for any of
theopeningelementsonthevehi
cle:
– Check that the door will not
comeintocontactwithanyper
son, part of the body, animal or
object.
– Never use anything but the
handles on the inside and outside
of the door to operate it.
– Take care when both opening
and closing the door.
– Take particular care when the
vehicle is parked on a slope: open
orclosethedoorfullyuntilitlatch
es into its locking position.
– Beforemovingoff,alwaysen
surethattheslidingdoorisprop
erly closed.
Vehicles with a remote control
Theslidingsidedoorislockedandun
locked by pressing the remote control
button.