Side door only opening from the outside?...

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Side door only opening from the outside?...

Post by digitalgypsy » Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:30 pm

Hello chaps,
The side sliding door on my Bongo only opens from the outside at the moment. As in, you can't slide it open from the inside. Any ideas at all why it's doing that? It's only started doing it in the last few days, maybe I've accidentally enabled a safety switch/button.

Thanks for any help :)
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Re: Side door only opening from the outside?...

Post by jaylee » Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:31 pm

Child lock on...
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Re: Side door only opening from the outside?...

Post by bongodonkey » Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:32 pm

There is a child lock on it.......

Our eldest did weeks ago unbeknown to us and trapped us all inside. Had to exit via boot release.

Took a few moments of splinter gathering to figure out what was occurring!
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Re: Side door only opening from the outside?...

Post by jaylee » Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:33 pm

It's a little toggle switch half way down the leading edge of the door....
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Re: Side door only opening from the outside?...

Post by digitalgypsy » Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:59 pm

Ha! Typical, thanks guys :)
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Post by briwy » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:27 pm

Happened to us, stick some duct tape over it to stop it happening.
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Re: Side door only opening from the outside?...

Post by David Edwards » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:24 pm

Or duct tape the kids arms to their sides, works for me. :D
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