Opening And Closing - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Metris Operator's Manual

Sliding door
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When the ignition is switched on, the vehicle will
lock automatically from a speed of approx-
imately 9 mph (15 km/h).
You could therefore be locked out if:
the vehicle is being pushed.
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the vehicle is being towed.
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the vehicle is being tested on a dynamometer.
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If the vehicle has been automatically locked and
a front door is opened from the interior while the
vehicle is stationary, the vehicle unlocks cen-
trally.
Driver's door and front-passenger's
door
Door handle (example driver's door)
You can open the driver's or front-passenger
door from the inside at any time, even if it is
locked.
Pull door handle ;.
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If a front door is locked, locking knob : pops
up. The door is unlocked and opens.
Sliding door
Important safety notes
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WARNING
When you open the sliding door, the sliding
door could hit other people as it moves back-
wards. There is a risk of injury.
Only open the sliding door when traffic con-
ditions permit.
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WARNING
If the open sliding door is not engaged, it could
move on its own if the vehicle is on a slope.
This could trap you or other persons. There is
a risk of injury.
Always make sure that the open sliding door is
engaged.
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Do not use the lower sliding door guide (car-
riage) as a step. Otherwise, you could damage
the paneling and/or the sliding door mecha-
nism.
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When you open the sliding door, first make
sure that:
the rear door is not opened to an angle of
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270°.
the rear door is not clipped into the door
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retainer.
The sliding door could otherwise collide with
the opened rear door and the doors could be
damaged.
Information on opening and closing the rear
doors can be found under "Rear doors"
( page 79).
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Opening and closing from the outside
The sliding door is equipped with an active
retainer, which engages the door at the end stop
when opened.
To open: pull door handle : in the direction
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of the arrow.
The sliding door opens.
Push back the sliding door using door han-
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dle : until it engages.
Check the sliding door detent.
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