Exterior Door Handles

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ITEM	DESCRIPTION
1	Electrical connector
2	Passive entry unlock sensor
3	Passive entry lock sensor
4	Emergency key barrel - Driver door only

An exterior door handle is attached to each door panel and is secured using a front fixing hidden under the exterior door handle. There is a rear fixing for the emergency key barrel on the driver door. When the exterior door handle is pulled, the foot turns the counterweight, which pulls on the release cable to open the latch.

On vehicles equipped with a passive entry system, each exterior door handles have a separate unlock and lock sensors. The unlock sensor is located on the inner surface of the handle, the lock sensor is located on the outer surface of the handle.

The vehicle can be centrally locked and unlocked from inside using the lock/unlock switches located in the front door trim panels. The driver can select locking options, single point entry or drive away locking for example, from a menu available on the Touchscreen (TS).