Hello Chris. She did have a little difficulty but as she’s only 5′ 5″ I’m not surprised. She said she needed to give it a bit of a tug at first, but once it was moving it was okay.
No, there is no button on the drivers door and no activation from the key fob. I must be honest I was quite surprised by this and other missing features on the R-Line compared with the Elegance. The two model’s will drive exactly the same, but one will have practical features and the other one will have fancy plastic cosmetic’s.
The Elegance would be the one I’d go for if the vehicle was suitable for me.