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side door wont open from inside

Post by flipflop » Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:40 pm

hi

side door opens ok from outside but wont from the inside - having to climb over to get out the passenger door #-o

any ideas ?

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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by danboy99 » Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:44 pm

I take it child lock isn't on?? - sorry if this seems obvious - i've done it...
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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by flipflop » Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:58 pm

lol i didnt know there was one ha ha :oops:

how does that work ?
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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by Northern Bongolow » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:29 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: .
it works too well thats how it works,our dog used to flick the switch when getting in or out.
or ask karena-----she got locked in at a camp one night(i dont know how) :^o

there is a little lever on the door edge, just lift it or lower it i cannot remember which, best to stick some tape over it to avoid accidental use, if you havnt got children.
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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by flipflop » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:35 pm

cheers i'll give it a try =D>
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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by e31shrew » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:20 pm

Clambered over the seats yesterday! You're not the only one
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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by rita » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:52 pm

Hi,
Maybe a stupid question but,could you not use the rear tail gate to exit the vehicle..?
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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by jimone » Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:00 pm

This post got me wondering if there was a child lock on the tailgate door as I have never been able to get out that way from inside - the handle just refuses to turn. So I went outside and opened up the tailgate to see if there was a lock anywhere and noticed the "pull" sign. So I pulled and then turned and it duly opened. :oops: :oops:

Not sure if I feel more daft for never noticing it before, or for thinking there might be a child lock (why on earth would there be a child lock on the tailgate???).

Anyway, thank you ever so much for inadvertantly solving my problem :D

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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by daveblueozzie » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:08 pm

rita wrote:Hi,
Maybe a stupid question but,could you not use the rear tail gate to exit the vehicle..?
not all bongo's have a handle fitted to the rear door. #-o :shock:
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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by rita » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:13 pm

daveblueozzie wrote:
rita wrote:Hi,
Maybe a stupid question but,could you not use the rear tail gate to exit the vehicle..?
not all bongo's have a handle fitted to the rear door. #-o :shock:

Is it an optional extra.. :o
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Re: side door wont open from inside

Post by daveblueozzie » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:23 pm

rita wrote:
daveblueozzie wrote:
rita wrote:Hi,
Maybe a stupid question but,could you not use the rear tail gate to exit the vehicle..?
not all bongo's have a handle fitted to the rear door. #-o :shock:

Is it an optional extra.. :o
not an optional extra, i think a lot of the tin tops dont have the rear door handle fitted.
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