Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 33

A n ti-T h e ft A la rm S yste m
The a n ti-th e ft alarm can be arm e d o r
disarm ed w ith th e m a s te r key, valet
key o r fla t key by lo c k in g o r u n lo ckin g
e ith e r fro n t d o o r o r th e tailgate.
O pe ra tion
O nce the alarm system has been
arm ed, the e x te rio r v e h icle lam ps w ill
flash and the horn w ill s o u n d in te rm it­
te n tly w h en so m e o n e trie s to :
• open a d o o r
• o p en th e tailga te
• o p en the hood
• rem ove th e radio
• sw itch on o r b rid g e th e ig n itio n
c irc u it
• ste p on th e brake pedal.
The alarm w ill last a p p ro xim a te ly
150 s e c o n d s in th e fo rm o f b lin kin g
e x te rio r lam ps. A t the sam e tim e an
a d d itio n a l h o rn w ill s o u n d in te rm it­
te n tly fo r 60 s e co n d s, pa use fo r
30 se co n d s, and rep ea t fo r a n o th e r
60 se c o n d s.
The alarm w ill stay on even if the a c ti­
vatin g e le m e n t (a d o o r, fo r exam ple)
is im m e d ia te ly clo se d .
N o te :
If the rad io is re m o ve d fro m its
m o u n tin g w h en th e a n ti-th e ft alarm is
arm ed th e radio w ill a u to m a tica lly be
re n d e re d in o p e ra tive ! (This is in d i­
ca te d by a da sh e d line a c ro s s th e d is ­
play.)
Do n o t give th e m a ste r key to an
u n a u th o rize d pe rso n . W e re co m m e n d
th a t you ca rry the fla t key safely w ith
you so th a t it is alw ays handy. This
key has th e sam e fu n c tio n as the
m a ste r key.