3315508 - Introduction - PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FRONT SIDE DOORS

GLOSSARY

Anti-intrusion bar

Structural strengthening element inserted in the door frame to limit deformations towards the inside of the passenger compartment in the case of side impacts.

Passive safety

This is the collection of measures which interact to reduce the consequences to the occupants of the vehicle following an accident.The following come into this category: the stratified windscreen, the collapsible steering column, the door opening control cables, the material from which the steering wheel is made, the absence of projections and dangerous corners on the dashboard, the structure of the pedals, the conformation and resistance of the seats, the head restraints, the seat belts (also with pre-tensioners), the air bags and the bodyshell with differentiated resistance, in other words the passenger survival cell which is as rigid as possible with the front and rear sections, on the other hand, with crumple zones programmed to gradually absorb the energy of the impact.
1, LOCK 2, RODS BETWEEN OUTER HANDLE AND LOCK 3, OUTER HANDLE 4, PILLAR OUTER COVER 5, INNER GLASS SCRAPER TRIM 6, OUTER GLASS SCRAPER TRIM 7, DOOR FRAME 8, WIND SEAL 9, REAR VIEW MIRROR 10, WINDOW RAIN GUTTER 11, REFLECTOR 12, MOTOR 13, JOINT 14, MIRROR BOOT 15, ANGULAR COVER 16, INNER HANDLE 17, DOOR CHECK STRAP 18, WINDOW 19, FRONT GUIDE 20, PROTECTIVE WATER SHIELD 21, WINDOW OPENING DEVICE 22, COWLING WITH TWEETER 23, FRONT SPEAKER 24, SPEAKER GRILLE 25, INNER GRAB HANDLE WITH WINDOW OPENING CONTROLS 26, REAR GUIDE 27, LOWER TRIM 28, HINGE 29, INNER OPENING ROD 30, SAFETY ROD

STRUCTURE

The doors have been made through traditional pressing processes and are equipped with anti-intrusion bars to contain side impacts and feature solutions designed to improve safety.Panels free from corners, door check straps with bowden cables to guarantee the operation of the door even in the case of a side impact to the locks following a break in attempt.The doors are fitted with an anti-break in panel which prevents access to the lock control levers from the outside.

FITTINGS

The various devices and controls are mounted on the structure according to criteria designed to facilitate repair operations:

  • The door cable coupling can be disconnected without removing the door panel.
  • The rear view mirror can be removed without detaching the inner panel.
  • The door lock can be removed by only removing the inner panel.

WINDOW OPENING DEVICES

The vehicle has pantograph type electrically operated windows.There is a single switch for operating the electric window on each door armrest; in particular, on the left front arm rest there are switches for all 4 electric windows and the switch for excluding/activating the rear windows with an LED to signal that it is switched on.All the electric window control buttons are recessed so that they cannot be accidentally operated.The driver's window has an "auto" function for raising/lowering; the passenger side has an "auto" function for lowering only.The electric windows are operated by powerful motors which take about four seconds to open/close them.

SEALS

The door seals have been designed to guarantee a perfect seal and eliminate aerodynamic rustling.Particular care has been taken over the matching of the pillar trims on the door and those on the bodyshell.