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Opening and closing
Doors
Intr
oduction
The doors and rear lid can be locked man-
ually and partially opened, for e
xample if the
key or the central locking is damaged.
WARNING
Opening and closing doors carelessly can
cause serious injury.
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If the vehicle is locked from outside, the
doors and windows cannot be opened fr
om
the inside.
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Never leave children or disabled people
alone in the car. They could be trapped in
the car in an emergency and will not be
able to get themselves to safety.
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Depending on the time of the year, tem-
peratures inside a locked and closed vehi-
cle can be extremely high or extremely low
resulting in serious injuries and illness or
even death, particularly for young children.
WARNING
Getting in the way of the doors and the rear
lid is dangerous and can l
ead to serious in-
jury.
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Open and close the doors and the rear lid
only when there is nobody in the way.
CAUTION
When opening and closing in an emergen-
cy, carefully disassembl
e components and
then reassemble them carefully to avoid
damage to the vehicle.
Emergency unlocking or locking of
the driver
’s door
Fig. 89
Driver door handle: locking cylinder.
If the central locking system should fail to op-
er
at
e, the driver door can still be locked and
unlocked by turning the key in the lock.
As a general rule, when the driver door is
locked manually all other doors are locked.
When it is unlocked manually, only the driver
door opens. Please observe the instructions
relating to the anti-theft alarm system
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page 104.
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Remove the key blade from the vehicle key
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page 95.
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Insert the key blade into the lock cylinder to
unlock or lock the vehicle.
Special characteristics
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The anti-theft alarm will remain active
when vehicles are unlocked. However, the
alarm will not be triggered
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page 104.
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After the driver door is opened, you have 15
seconds to switch on the ignition. Once this
time has elapsed, the alarm is triggered.
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Switch the ignition on. The electronic immo-
bilizer recognises a valid vehicle key and de-
activates the anti-theft alarm system.
Note
The anti-theft alarm is not activated when
the vehicl
e is locked manually using the
key shaft
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page 98.
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