Trunk Lid; Power Closing Assist For Doors And Trunk Lid; Automatic Central Locking - Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500 Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Power closing assist for doors and

trunk lid

Power closing assist for doors
Press the doors gently past the initial
engage position into the lock.
The doors close automatically.
Power closing assist for trunk lid
Press the trunk lid gently into its lock.
The trunk closes automatically.
It is not necessary to slam the door or
trunk lid closed. A pneumatic power-as-
sisted mechanism draws doors and trunk
lid closed quietly and automatically once
the door or trunk lid has been latched.
When the pneumatic power-assist and
mechanism has stopped, doors and/or
trunk can be re-opened.
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Warning!
To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the door
or trunk opening when closing a door or the
trunk lid. Be especially careful when small
children are around.
The pneumatic power closing assist mecha-
nism cannot be stopped once it has been
engaged.
To prevent personal injury, never activate
the closing assist mechanism by tampering
with the door or trunk lid latch.

Automatic central locking

The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at speeds of approxi-
mately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
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The doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold.
The vehicle automatically locks when
the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at speeds of approx-
imately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more. You
could therefore lock yourself out when
the vehicle
is pushed
is on a test stand
You can deactivate the automatic locking
using the control system ( page 139).