Valet Locking; Trunk Lid Emergency Release - Mercedes-Benz 2009 S-Class Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
been piled too high) in the upper motion
sequence, the closing procedure is stopped
and the trunk lid reopens slightly.

Trunk lid emergency release

With the emergency release button, the trunk
lid can be opened from inside the trunk.
Emergency release button
1
X
Briefly press emergency release button
1.
The trunk lid unlocks and opens.
The emergency release button unlocks and
opens the trunk while the vehicle is standing
still or in motion.
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Illumination of the emergency release button:
The button flashes for 30 minutes after
R
opening the trunk.
The button flashes for 60 minutes after
R
closing the trunk.
The emergency release button does not open
the trunk, if the vehicle battery is discharged
or disconnected.

Valet locking

To deny any unauthorized person access to
the trunk, e.g. when you valet park the
vehicle, lock it separately with the mechanical
key. Leave only the SmartKey less its
mechanical key with the vehicle.
Neutral position
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Locked
%
X
Valet locking: Close the trunk.
X
Remove the mechanical key from the
Y
SmartKey ( page 561).
X
Insert the mechanical key in the trunk lid
lock.
X
Turn the mechanical key clockwise to
position and remove the mechanical
%
key in that position to lock the trunk.
The trunk remains locked even when the
vehicle is centrally unlocked.
You can only cancel the separate trunk
locking mode by means of the mechanical
key.