Interactive Owner's Manual

Date of printing:

11/23/2009

Interactive Owner's Manual [In depth | Opening and closing]

Owner's Manual version: ÄJ 2009/1b

Note: The online Owner's Manual is the latest version available. Deviations between this manual and items specific to your vehicle may occur since Mercedes-Benz constantly adapts its vehicles to the latest technology and modifies design and equipment. Please note that this online Owner's Manual does not under any circumstances replace the printed Owner's Manual which is supplied with the vehicle.

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Key
Opening the doors from the inside
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from the inside
Automatic locking feature

Key

The key centrally locks/unlocks:

  • the doors

  • the boot lid

  • the fuel filler flap

  • the glove compartment

  • the stowage compartment in the centre console

Risk of accident

If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could:

  • open a door from the inside at any time, even if it has been locked

  • start the vehicle using a key which has been left in the vehicle

  • release the parking brake

They could thereby endanger themselves and others. Never leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. Always take the key with you when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only leaving it for a short time.

To lock the vehicle
To unlock the boot lid
To unlock the vehicle
Battery check lamp

When unlocking, the turn signals flash once. When locking, they flash three times.

If you do not open either a door or the boot lid after you have unlocked the vehicle, it will automatically relock after approximately 40 seconds.

Individual settings

You can change the settings of the locking system so that pressing the button only unlocks the driver's door, the lockable stowage compartments in the interior and the fuel filler flap. This could be useful if you frequently travel on your own.

  

To change the setting: press the and buttons simultaneously for approximately six seconds until the battery check lamp flashes twice.

The key now functions as follows:

  

To unlock the driver's door: press the button once.

  

To unlock centrally: press the button twice.

  

To lock centrally: press the button.

Restoring the factory settings

  

Press the and buttons simultaneously for approximately six seconds until the battery check lamp flashes twice.

Additional information

  • Opening and closing in an emergency more

  • Opening and closing the roof more

 

Opening the doors from the inside

You can open a door from the inside even if it has been locked.

  

Pull door handle .

 

If the door is locked, locking knob pops up. The door is unlocked and can be opened.

When a door is opened, the side window on that side opens slightly. When the door is closed, the side window closes again.

The side windows will not open/close if the battery is discharged or if the side windows have iced up. It will then not be possible to close the door. Do not attempt to force the door to close. You could otherwise damage the door or the side window.

 

Locking/unlocking the vehicle from the inside

You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle from the inside. This feature may be useful if, for example, you wish to unlock the front-passenger door from the inside or lock the vehicle before you pull away.

Risk of accident

Do not leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. They could open a door from the inside - even if it is locked - and thereby endanger themselves and others.

  

To lock: press button .

  

To unlock: press button .

 

Automatic locking feature

The vehicle will lock automatically once you have pulled away.

You can switch off the automatic locking function via the on-board computer more.

The vehicle is locked automatically when the ignition is switched on and the wheels begin to turn. There is therefore a risk of being locked out when the vehicle is being pushed or tested on a dynamometer.

 

Date of printing:

11/23/2009

Interactive Owner's Manual [In depth | Opening and closing]

Owner's Manual version: ÄJ 2009/1b

Note: The online Owner's Manual is the latest version available. Deviations between this manual and items specific to your vehicle may occur since Mercedes-Benz constantly adapts its vehicles to the latest technology and modifies design and equipment. Please note that this online Owner's Manual does not under any circumstances replace the printed Owner's Manual which is supplied with the vehicle.