LOCKS
Door Ircks
Either door may be locked from inside or outside irrespective
of which door was last used as an exit. The rlechanism
auto-
matically
prevents
the inside handle being set in the locked
position whilst the door is open. This eliminates
the
possibility
of being locked out of the car
in
the
event of the key being
inadvertently left inside,
Intedor Locking
To lock the door it must be closed first. Only then will the
mechanism permit the inside handle to be moved
forwards, The
handle will automatically rgturn to the normal
position
as soon
as it is released.
IMPORTANT, Do not attemDt to force
the handle into the
locked position whilst
the door is open.
Exterior
Locking
When leaving the car, move the door handle forward and
leave the vehicle by the other door, which may then be
locked
by
using the
key
as
follows
:-
Insert the key in the lock and turn it approximately a quarter
turn towards the shut-face. The kev will automaticallv
return
to rhe upright posirion
from where ii
ma1
be withdrawn.
When
the doors
are locked, pressure
on the outside push
buttons,
which may be fully depressed, cannot
force
or damage
the lock.
t)
To Unlock
Re-enter from eitier
door by inserting
the key in the
lock
and tuming
it approximately a quarter
turn away from the
shut-face. The key will again
automaticaUy
return
to the upright
position to
enable it to be removed.
Lubrication
It will be beneficial,
particr. arly
during freezing weather, to
inhoduce
a
faw drops of thin machine
oil into the latch slot and
the lock key slots at
inteNals of not more than
once
a month.
IMPORTANT. Under
no cacumstancas
should
srease
be
applied to the
lock cylinders or key;
Bonnet Release
To open the bonnet pull
the contlol situated below
the
righrhand side of the
facia, The bonnet will
rise
sufficiently to enable the
fingers
to be inserted under
the rear edge
to raisg it to a
near vertical
Position,
where
it will be supported
by a
stay. Disengage the stay
from its recess before clos-
ing
t}le bonnet.
Fig. 12
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