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.
WARNING
As a safety precaution, the doors should only be opened/closed when the vehicle is stationary.
Opening from the inside
Pull the handle 2.

Door or luggage compartment lid open buzzer

When the vehicle is stationary, the 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 the opening element(s) that are open or incorrectly closed, accompanied by the "WARNING: Boot Open" or "WARNING: Door Open" message, and a beep sounds for approximately 40 seconds or until the opening element(s) is/are closed.

Lights-on reminder audible alarm

If you have switched off the ignition and left the lights switched on, a warning buzzer will sound when a door is opened.
Special feature
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 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 KEY, REMOTE CONTROLCARD.
Tip
Sliding side door (fuel filler cap side)
Depending on the vehicle, opening the fuel filler flap prevents the sliding side door FUEL TANK from opening fully.

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.
WARNING
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.
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 in 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 button 7 in the unlocked position, turn it towards the front of the vehicle (movement C).
Manual unlocking
With 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 KEY, REMOTE CONTROLCARD.
Tip
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.
WARNING
Do not leave the hinged rear doors open in case of strong winds.
Risk of injury.
WARNING
For your safety, check that all the vehicle’s doors are properly closed before starting the engine.
Opening the small door
Move the lever 11 to open the small door.
WARNING
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.
Driving with the small door open
While the small door is open, close the large door.
After use, open the large door using the handle 9 and close the small door before closing the large door.
Opening the doors to the maximum position
For each door, press the lever 12 to release the door check strap. Open the door as far as possible.
Locking 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.

Child safety

(depending on the vehicle)
To make it impossible for the rear hinged doors to be opened from the inside, use the key to turn the lock 13 (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 rear hinged doors from the inside, turn the lock 13 (position A) using the key.

Tailgate

Opening
Unlock the door, press the button 14 and lift the tailgate. To unlock the doors, KEY, REMOTE CONTROLCARD.
Closing
Lower the tailgate using the closure strap 15.
When the tailgate reaches shoulder height, gently push it shut.
Opening manually from inside the vehicle
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 16, slide the assembly as shown in the diagram and push the tailgate to open it.
Tip
Before opening the tailgate, ensure that there is sufficient space around to allow the tailgate to open.
WARNING
Never use the struts to close the luggage compartment door.
WARNING
For your safety, check that all the vehicle’s doors are properly closed before starting the engine.
WARNING
Driver's responsibility when parking or stopping the vehicle
Never leave an animal, child or adult who is not self-sufficient alone in 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.