Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operator's Manual page 78

Rear doors
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Opening the left-hand rear door
Make sure that the right-hand rear door is
X
open and engaged.
Pull release handle : in the direction of
X
the arrow.
Swing the rear door to the side until it
X
engages.
Opening the rear doors to an angle of
180° or 270°
Door retainer (example: right rear door)
Open the rear door to about 45°.
X
Pull and hold door retainer : in the direc-
X
tion of the arrow.
Open the rear door more than 90°, so that
X
the door retainer cannot engage.
Release the door retainer and open the
X
door to an angle of 180° or 270°.
Magnetic door retainer
With the rear door opened to an angle of
X
270°, push it against magnetic door
retainer ; on the side wall.
When the magnet on the rear door is in
contact with magnetic door retainer ;, the
rear door is held in this position.
i
Vehicles with 270° pivoting rear doors:
If door retainer : malfunctions while load-
ing, you can swivel it 180° against the
spring force and onto the door and engage
it. The door retainer remains in this position
and will not swivel back to its original posi-
tion.
Before closing the door, release door
retainer : from the detent and return it to
its original position.
Closing the rear doors from the outside
Pull the rear door away from magnetic door
X
retainer.
Close the left-hand rear door firmly from
X
the outside.
Close the right-hand rear door firmly from
X
the outside.