Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 50

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Opening and closing
If there are persons in the vehicle, they can
no longer leave the vehicle, e.g. in hazardous
situations.
Never leave persons unattended in the
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vehicle, particularly children, elderly
persons or persons in need of help.
If there are persons in the vehicle, do
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not activate the additional door lock.
The additional door lock is automatically activa‐
ted:
after the vehicle has been locked with the key
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You can deactivate the additional door lock by
deactivating the interior motion sensor
( page 62).
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The additional door lock is inoperative on
vehicles without an interior motion sensor.
Unlocking and opening the door from inside
United Kingdom only: observe the notes on the
additional door lock (
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To unlock and open the front door: pull
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door handle 2.
Locking pin 1 pops up when the door is
unlocked.
Open the door.
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page 47).
The % symbol indicates that the rear door is
unlocked.
To unlock and open the rear door: pull
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opening lever 1 and open the rear door.
When the door unlocks, latch
forward.
The % symbol is visible.
To close: pull the rear door closed by the
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door handle.
To lock: slide latch
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The & symbol is visible.
Locking the door centrally from inside
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
they could:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
get out of the vehicle and be hit by
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oncoming traffic.
operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, children could also set the vehicle
in motion, for example, by:
releasing the parking brake.
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shifting the automatic transmission out of
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park position j or shifting manual trans‐
mission into neutral.
starting the engine.
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2 moves
2 down.