Important Safety Notes; Electric Sliding Door - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Metris Operator's Manual

To close: pull door handle : in the direction
X
of the arrow.
The sliding door is released from its lock.
Push the sliding door forwards using door
X
handle : and close.
Opening/closing from the inside
The sliding door is equipped with an active
retainer, which engages the door at the end stop
when opened.
To open: pull back rocker switch :.
X
If the door is locked, locking knob = pops up.
The sliding door unlocks and opens.
Push back the sliding door using door han-
X
dle ; until it engages
Check the sliding door detent.
X
To close: press rocker switch : forwards.
X
The sliding door is released from its lock.
Push the sliding door forwards using door
X
handle ; and close.

Electric 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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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.
Electric sliding door
You must reset the electric sliding door if there
has been a malfunction or an interruption in the
voltage supply ( page 78).
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Please note, if the child-proof locks have
been activated, you cannot open the sliding
door from the inside. You can only open a
sliding door from the inside if the child-proof
locks have not been activated. Further infor-
mation can be found under "Child-proof locks
for the sliding door" ( page 62) and "Open-
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ing/closing from the inside" (
Obstacle detection with reversing
feature
The sliding door is equipped with automatic
obstacle detection with reversing feature. If a
solid object blocks or restricts the sliding door
during the automatic closing process, the slid-
ing door opens again automatically. If the sliding
door is obstructed during the opening proce-
dure, it moves back a few centimeters in the
opposite direction and stops.
Automatic obstacle detection with reversing
feature is only an aid. It is not a substitute for
your attentiveness when closing the electrical
sliding door.
If an obstacle is detected, the display shows, for
example, the Elektrische Schiebetür Elektrische Schiebetür
links Hindernis erkannt (Left-hand links Hindernis erkannt (Left-hand
electric sliding door Obstruction electric sliding door Obstruction
detected) detected) message and five warning tones
sound.
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WARNING
The reversing feature does not react:
to soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small fin-
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gers
over the last 8 mm of the closing movement
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This means that the reversing feature cannot
prevent someone being trapped in these sit-
uations. There is a risk of injury.
When closing, make sure that no-one has any
parts of the body within the closing area.
If someone is trapped:
press the 5 button on the key, or
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pull the exterior door handle, or
R
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page 76).
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