Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Operator's Manual page 327

Practical hints
Locking/unlocking in an emergency
Unlocking the trunk
A minimum height clearance of
6.2 ft (1.89 m) is required to open the
trunk lid.
If you are unable to unlock the trunk with
the SmartKey, open the trunk with the me-
chanical key.
The handle is located above the rear li-
cense plate recess.
Trunk lid lock
1 Unlocking
2 Handle
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Insert the mechanical key into the
trunk lid lock.
Turn the mechanical key counterclock-
wise to position 1 and hold it in this
position.
Pull the trunk lid handle 2 and lift lid.
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Unlocking your vehicle with the me-
chanical key 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.
Press the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button ( page 33).
Grasp the outside door handle (ve-
hicles with KEYLESS-GO* only).
Unlocking interior storage compart-
ments
Locking storage areas in the passenger
compartment include:
the glove box
the storage compartment under the
armrest
the rear storage compartments
If these cannot be unlocked by means of
the SmartKey, the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*, or the central locking but-
ton, use the mechanical key to open the
glove box.
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The storage compartment under the
armrest and the rear storage compart-
ments can only be unlocked at the
glove box lock using the mechanical
key.