Passenger Compartment; Door Locks - Mercedes-Benz Vito Taxi 2011 Operation Manual

Passenger
compartment

Door locks

The vehicle's door lock system can be controlled by the driver using
the taxi function controls.
The vehicle lock on the taxi function control panel (Fig. 14, Fig. 15) can be activated
to either lock or unlock the doors as passengers either enter or exit the vehicle.
The control will illuminate to indicate that the control has been activated.
A red light on the interior of both sliding passenger doors will also illuminate
to indicate to the passenger(s) that the doors are locked. The doors will always
be locked when the vehicle is in transit.
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When exiting the vehicle the passenger may activate the
sliding side doors by pressing the adjacent door-open
button (Fig. 16), or by pressing the grey push button set
within the door handle.
Once the door open function is activated, the electric
door will automatically open allowing the passenger(s)
to enter/exit with ease.
Partial lock function
The partial lock function is an additional safety
feature of the Vito Taxi which gives the driver
full control over the locking and unlocking of
both the front and rear doors. The button is
located on the centre console switch-pack and
is the forward-most RH button, shown right.
The partial lock functions are as follows:-
When the vehicle is stationary and all doors are
unlocked,the partial locking is off and the switch
halo is not illuminated.
A short press of the switch will engage the partial lock
by locking the front doors but leaving the passenger
doors unlocked so that passengers can access the
vehicle while the driver remains secure in the front.
When partial lock is engaged the switch halo
continually flashes.
If partial lock is engaged and the driver has the brake
pedal depressed, all doors are locked and the switch halo
will remain on (not flashing) while full lock is engaged.
A long press of the switch will disengage the partial lock so that all doors are unlocked
and the switch halo will be turned off.
In any partial lock condition, once the vehicle moves and the speed reaches 3mph, the door
lock solenoids will activate and all doors will be locked from the inside and outside and the
switch halo will remain on.
Once the vehicle comes to rest and the driver release the footbrake, the rear doors will
unlock to allow passenger access but the front doors will remain locked for driver protection.
If the driver wishes for the rear doors to remain locked the footbrake must remain depressed.
Fig.14
Fig.15
Fig.16
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