Avoiding getting trapped in the hab area

[NPea]

Is this a normal thing to have to do. whilst I admit to have fingers like thumbs, not one person I have asked to try has been able to grip the nipple in the hab area to unlock the door. The passenger door one is not much better but at least you can get either side of it so it is workable.
It was bad enough that the initial solution was to keep a pair of needle nose pliers near the door.
Hab door finger drill and thread a cable tie through has solved the problem. The passenger one seems to be lined with tungsten so have not done that one and wouldnt have put a loop on either.
Is this just one of those things that everyone knows on hymers just like the centre vents and mirrors on VW T4s

 

[Two on Tour]

Although not a Hymer, but ours pops up automatically when you pull on the internal hab door handle to open the door

 

[DavidG58]

Can you use the remote to unlock the doors?

We only use the hab door anyway , so not an issue for us and Mercedes have different locks

 

[NPea]

Although not a Hymer, but ours pops up automatically when you pull on the internal hab door handle to open the door

I expected the same but it doesnt.

 

[NPea]

Can you use the remote to unlock the doors?

We only use the hab door anyway , so not an issue for us and Mercedes have different locks

It is a Merc - no central locking

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[DavidG58]

Am I missing something, pull the big handle to open the door, doesn’t that pop it

 

[NPea]

Am I missing something, pull the big handle to open the door, doesn’t that pop it

No, hence the problem

 

[Nanniemate]

Your not supposed to be able to grab it that's how crims get in

 

[NPea]

Your not supposed to be able to grab it that's how crims get in

Agreed, that is why I said that I would not put a loop on the passenger door one as there is a window there. It doesnt overly concern me as I dont feel the need to lock the doors when I am inside.
However if you were of the persuasion of locking the doors and the cab filled with smoke, I am sure it would be quite comforting to be able to lift it and exit the vehicle. I am pretty confident I could exit through any wall if the need were great enough.

 

[Shrimp]

Our, old Hymer’s hab door is just open it from inside and the pin pops up, maybe yours is missing something internally or has a broken spring!

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[NPea]

Our, old Hymer’s hab door is just open it from inside and the pin pops up, maybe yours is missing something internally or has a broken spring!

possibly but strange that is both doors. Also have memory of being trapped in a Merc in Austria that I couldnt get out of as the handles didnt unlock the deadlocks.

 

[Nanniemate]

possibly but strange that is both doors. Also have memory of being trapped in a Merc in Austria that I couldnt get out of as the handles didnt unlock the deadlocks.

That's worrying . A fire could disable electric locking.
But the plastic windows are easy enough to open with a good kick

 

[DavidG58]

I think the lack of central locking might be the problem, amazed that it doesn’t have it

 

[NPea]

I think the lack of central locking might be the problem, amazed that it doesn’t have it

Was it normal on 2003 models, I know my 2003 VW has it but certainly wasnt standard

 

[DavidG58]

Was it normal on 2003 models, I know my 2003 VW has it but certainly wasnt standard

I hadn’t realised it was that old but ours is a 2005 merc chassis which does have

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[paddymcc]

My 2005-6 Merc Hymer they pop up when you pull on the internal handle. I think you need to get the trim off to find out what's gone wrong with the mechanism. No central locking on mine .

 

[NPea]

I have a habit of answering my own questions. The nipple would not push down but I had noticed when unlocking from outside that the lock was a bit sticky so I oiled it. Hey presto the big handle on the inside then lifted the nipple. I told my daughter who then tried the passenger door - no joy. A couple of days later I said it's funny how it works on one door and not the other, she tried it again and it opened. We were driving on some seriously bumpy roads though.

 

[dryad]

That's worrying . A fire could disable electric locking.
But the plastic windows are easy enough to open with a good kick

Or loosening the catches and opening them.