Fiat SEDICI Owner's Handbook Manual page 24

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Rear door
1. Rear door unlatch switch
You can lock and unlock the rear door by
using the key in the driver's door lock.
If your vehicle is equipped with a rear
door keylock, you can lock or unlock the
rear door by using the key in the rear
door lock. To open the rear door, insert
the key and turn it clockwise to unlatch
and lift the rear door.
If your vehicle is equipped with a rear
door unlatch switch (1), push and hold the
rear door unlatch switch (1) and lift the
rear door to open the rear door.
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WARNING
Always make sure that the
rear door is closed and
latched securely. Completely closing
the rear door helps prevent occupants
from being thrown from the vehicle in
the event of an accident. Completely
closing it also helps keep exhaust gas-
es from entering the vehicle.
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NOTE When the rear door is closed in-
completely, follow the procedure below:
❒ Push the rear door unlatch switch (1)
and open the rear door a little.
❒ After a few seconds, close the rear
door.
❒ Make sure that the rear door is closed
completely.
If you can not unlatch the rear door by
pushing the unlatch switch (1) due to a dis-
charged battery or malfunction, follow the
procedures below to unlatch the rear
door from inside the vehicle.
❒ Fold the rear seat forward for easier ac-
cess. Refer to "Folding Rear Seats" sec-
tion for details on how to fold the rear
seat forward.
❒ Push open the rear door from inside by
pushing up on the emergency lever (2)
using a flat blade screw driver or the
jack handle. The rear door will be
latched again by closing the rear door
simply.
If the rear door can not be unlatched, have
the vehicle inspected by your Fiat Deal-
ership.
WARNING
To avoid injury, do not use
your finger to push the
emergency lever.
Make sure there is not anyone near
the rear door when pushing open the
rear door from inside the vehicle.
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