OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS
Front doors
Opening from the outside
With the doors unlocked or, depending on the vehicle, the card on you, hold the handle 1 and pull it towards you.
As a safety precaution, the doors should only be opened or closed when the vehicle is stationary.
Opening from the inside
Unlock the door and pull handle 2.
Door/tailgate open buzzer
When the vehicle is stationary, the 2 warning light appears on the instrument panel accompanied by a warning light indicating which of the opening elements (door(s), luggage compartment) are open or incorrectly closed.
Once the vehicle reaches a speed of approximately 6 mph (10 km/h), a warning light indicates if the door(s) or luggage compartment are open or not properly closed, along with the message “WARNING: Boot Open” or “WARNING: Door Open” and a beep will sound for around 40 seconds or until the door/luggage compartment is closed.
Lights-on reminder buzzer
If you have switched off the ignition and left the lights switched on, a reminder buzzer will sound when a door is opened.
Special note
Depending on the vehicle, accessories (e.g. radio) stop working either when the engine is switched off or when the doors are locked, or when the driver’s door is opened.
Sliding side door
Opening the doors from the outside
Unlock the door and pull handle 3, then slide the door towards the rear of the vehicle until it locks in position. To unlock the doors RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL: use “HANDS-FREE” CARD: use.
Child safety
(depending on the vehicle)
To make it impossible for the sliding side doors to be opened from the inside, use the key to turn the lock 4 (position B) and close the door.
Check from the inside that all the doors are locked. The door can only be opened from the outside of the vehicle.
To open the sliding side doors from the inside, turn the lock 4 (position A) using the key.
Recommendations concerning the sliding side door
The following precautions must be taken when opening and closing the doors or any other opening element:
- Check that nobody, no animal or object is at risk of being harmed when you perform this manoeuvre.
- Never use anything but the handles on the inside and outside of the door to operate it.
- Take care when both opening and closing the door.
- Caution: when the vehicle is parked on a slope, open the door with care until it is fully open and latches into its locking position;
- Before moving off, always ensure that the sliding door is properly closed.
- Do not use the lower support as a step.
Sliding side door
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Opening from the inside
With the door unlocked, pull the handle 6 or, depending on the vehicle, activate the control 8, then slide the door towards the rear of the vehicle until it locks into the open position.
Closing from the inside
Push handle 5 towards the front of the vehicle until the door is completely closed.
Manual locking
With the 7 button in the unlocked position, turn it towards the front of the vehicle (movement C).
Manual unlocking
With the button 7 in the locked position, turn it towards the rear of the vehicle (movement D).
Rear hinged doors
Opening the large door from the outside
Unlock the door and pull handle 9. To unlock the doors RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL: use “HANDS-FREE” CARD: use.
Before opening the rear hinged doors, ensure that there is enough space around to allow the doors to be opened.
Opening the large door from the inside
Depending on the vehicle, activate control 10.
Do not leave the hinged rear doors open in case of strong winds.
Risk of injury.
For your safety, check that all the vehicle’s doors are properly closed before starting the engine.
Rear hinged doors
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Opening the small door
Move the lever 11 to open the small door.
Driving with the small door open
While the small door is open, close the large door.
After use, open the large door using handle 9 and close the small door before closing the large door.
If the vehicle is parked on the hard shoulder and a luggage compartment door is open, the rear lights may be obscured.
You should make other road-users aware of your vehicle by using a warning triangle or other equipment specified by the road traffic regulations of the country concerned.
Opening the doors to the maximum position
For each door, press lever 12 to release the door check strap. Open the door as far as possible.
Closing manually from the outside
First close the small door and then close the large door.
Move the doors until the door check strap is fully engaged on the door striker plate. Make sure that the door check strap is properly engaged before closing the hinged doors.
Tailgate
Opening
Unlock the door, press button 13 and lift the tailgate. To unlock the doors, RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL: use “HANDS-FREE” CARD: use.
Closing
Lower the tailgate using the closure strap 14.
When the tailgate reaches shoulder height, gently push it shut.
Opening manually from the inside
If it is not possible to unlock the tailgate, it can be unlocked manually from the inside.
Insert a pencil or similar object into cavity 15, slide the assembly as shown in the diagram and push the tailgate to open it.
Before opening the tailgate, ensure that there is sufficient space around to allow the tailgate to open.
For your safety, check that all the vehicle’s doors are properly closed before starting the engine.
Driver’s responsibility when parking or stopping the vehicle
Never leave an animal, child or adult who is not self-sufficient alone on your vehicle, even for a short time.
They may pose a risk to themselves or to others by starting the engine, activating equipment such as the electric windows or by locking the doors.
Also, in hot and/or sunny weather, please remember that the temperature inside the passenger compartment increases very quickly.
RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.