Sliding Door - Mercedes-Benz Metris Operating Instructions Manual

X
Pull door handle ;.
If a front door is locked, locking knob :
pops up. The door is unlocked and opens.

Sliding door

Important safety notes
G
WARNING
When you open the sliding door, the sliding
door could hit other people as it moves
backwards. There is a risk of injury.
Only open the sliding door when traffic con-
ditions permit.
G
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.
! Do not use the lower sliding door guide
(carriage) as a step. Otherwise, you could
damage the paneling and/or the sliding
door mechanism.
! Before you open the sliding door, make
sure that:
the rear-end door is not open at an angle
R
of 270°
the rear-end door is not locked on the
R
door retainer
Otherwise there may be a collision with the
open rear-end door and the doors may be
damaged.
Information on opening and closing the rear-
end doors can be found under "Rear-end
Y
doors" ( page 82).
Opening and closing from the out-
side
The sliding door is equipped with an active
retainer, which engages the door at the end
stop when opened.
X
To open: pull door handle : in the direc-
tion of the arrow.
The sliding door opens.
X
Push back the sliding door using door han-
dle : until it engages.
X
Check the sliding door detent.
X
To close: pull door handle : in the direc-
tion of the arrow.
The sliding door is released from its lock.
X
Push the sliding door forwards using door
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.
Sliding door
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