Trunk Lid Emergency Release; Automatic Central Locking - Mercedes-Benz 2008 SLK 350 Operator's Manual

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking

Trunk lid emergency release

With the emergency release button, the
trunk can be opened from inside the trunk.
1 Emergency release button
Briefly press emergency release
button 1.
The trunk lid unlocks and opens
slightly.
Push up the trunk lid to fully open.
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The emergency release button unlocks
the trunk while the vehicle is standing still or
in motion.
Illumination of the emergency release
button:
The button flashes for 30 minutes after
opening the trunk.
The button flashes for 60 minutes after
closing the trunk.
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The emergency release button does not un-
lock the trunk if the vehicle battery is discharged
or disconnected.
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If the vehicle has previously been centrally
locked with the SmartKey, opening the trunk
from the inside will trigger the anti-theft alarm
system.
To cancel the alarm, do one of the following:
Press button Œ or ‹ on the
SmartKey.
Insert the SmartKey in the starter switch.

Automatic central locking

The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the vehicle is set into motion.
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You can open a locked door from the inside.
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 exceeds a
preset threshold.
The vehicle locks automatically when the ignition
is switched on and the wheels are turning at a
vehicle speed of approximately 9 mph (15 km/h)
or more. You could therefore lock yourself out
when the vehicle
is pushed or towed
is on a test stand
You can deactivate the automatic locking
using the control system, see "Setting
automatic locking" ( page 146).

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