Sliding side door

[73shark]

That looks a lot simpler the one I saw from England. I wonder if it could be made to stop at the new intermediate halfway stop?

[MILATV]

I would take the stop out if I had to. Opening and closing that door is a huge pain.

[jquayle]

My 2013 AS always seemed like it required too much force to close the slider. When I brought the van in for it's first service A I was told that it was normal.

A few month ago I had an opportunity to visit a AS dealer that had several Interstates on site and compared the door closing with mine. All the new models I test closed much easier.

Looking back over everything I finally noticed that the weatherstripping in the upper cover of the door was bunched up. I still need to have MB redo the entire seal, but I was able to redo it for the most part by hand. It's not perfect, but it's made a huge difference in the about of force required to close.

[PSchw]

MB claims Airstream altered the door and added weight with different windows and outside covers therefore MB cannot guaranty the proper function and it is up to AS to insure the proper function.
I removed the stop so I have a better swing but it is not closing consistent and the "open door" alarm only comes on when you in gear which means now you have to park again and re-close the door. What a pain in the .......
Peter

[Boxster1971]

Originally Posted by PSchw

MB claims Airstream altered the door and added weight with different windows and outside covers therefore MB cannot guaranty the proper function and it is up to AS to insure the proper function.....

Good info Peter. I forgot about how much Airstream has added to the door with RV screen window and inside trim that is thicker and heavier than the MB versions. That combined with an intermediate stop gives MB dealers an out. But it should still be possible to get this door to work correctly.

Airstream is an Authorized Sprinter up fitter. They go though a rigorous review process to get this approval from Mercedes Sprinter Engineering. To me that means MB Engineering is OK with door mods. But it's the dealers that don't want to handle this as a warranty item. Guess we need to keep working this dilemma.

[UKDUDE]

That is one of the reasons I chose to buy from an Airstream dealer that is also a Mercedes Benz dealer. They fix these things one way or the other.

[cjrdad]

Originally Posted by PSchw

MB claims Airstream altered the door and added weight with different windows and outside covers therefore MB cannot guaranty the proper function and it is up to AS to insure the proper function.
I removed the stop so I have a better swing but it is not closing consistent and the "open door" alarm only comes on when you in gear which means now you have to park again and re-close the door. What a pain in the .......
Peter

I check to see if the sliding door is closed properly by pressing the door-lock button. It won't lock if it's not fully closed. I do this right after someone closes the door, so I can tell him/her to slam it again if needed.

[robert claus]

It will never be minivan smooth - after all, the Sprinter is a commercial van, for heavy duty use. You just get used to slamming it.

[PSchw]

Thanks for the tip with locking the door I will do this.
Meanwhile I found some gray dust arp puny the edge of the frame on the lower storage bin behind the sliding door. This is the reason for mine not to close proper the door would hit the frame and the frame pushed against the sliding door.
Just had it at Jackson Center and they cut the floor back to give it more room.
Yes the size of the door makes not too easy but mine was just unreal.
Everybody trying to adjust without fixing the cause did not help either. Only longtime wear would show the real problem.
Thanks

Peter


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