Abstract: A door that is pivotable and slidable relative to a vehicle includes an articulated arm pivotably supported at a pivot joint, a guide carriage displaceably guided by a guide rail and coupled to the pivot joint, a tie rod, the tie rod being hingedly connected to the guide carriage, and a spring-loaded index bolt which is vertically displaceable. The door further comprises a rotary slide having a rotary slide surface which dictates vertical movement of the index bolt between a first position in which the articulated arm and the tie rod are engaged by the index bolt so that the articulated arm and the tie rod rotate in unison and a second position in which the tie rod is disengaged from the index bolt so that the articulated arm pivots relative to the tie rod.

Abstract: An improved liftgate for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprises an upper gate, which at the top is pivotally connectable with the vehicle, and a lower gate, which at the bottom is pivotally and releasably connectable with the vehicle. The bottom of the upper gate is releasable connectable with the top of the lower gate.

Abstract: A door for a vehicle comprises a pivot joint at which a support arm is pivotably supported. The support arm is hingedly connectable to the vehicle. So that the door can be opened both by a pivoting movement and by a sliding movement, the pivot joint can be locked.