Vehicle with a device for manually and/or electromotively adjusting a vehicle door relative to a vehicle body

A vehicle access system for use in a vehicle including a vehicle body and a vehicle door, the vehicle access system comprising:

• a door drive configured to move the vehicle door between a closed position, an intermediate position, and an open position;
• a number of sensors configured to detect a signal indicative of a vehicle occupant's wish to exit the vehicle;
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• a controller configured to, responsive to the door being in the intermediate position and receiving the signal from the number of sensors, command the door drive to fix the vehicle door in the intermediate position so that the vehicle occupant may grasp the vehicle door as the vehicle occupant exits the vehicle.

A vehicle access system for use in a vehicle including a vehicle body and a vehicle door, the vehicle access system comprising:

• a door drive configured to move the vehicle door between a closed position, an intermediate position, and an open position;
• a number of sensors configured to detect a signal indicative of a vehicle occupant's wish to exit the vehicle;
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• a controller configured to, responsive to the door being in the closed position and receiving the signal from the number of sensors, command the door drive to move the vehicle door to the intermediate position and fix the vehicle door in the intermediate position so that the vehicle occupant may grasp the vehicle door as the vehicle occupant exits the vehicle.