Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 93

Doors
90
To deactivate: press and hold button :
X
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
To activate: press and hold button ; for
X
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
i
If you press one of the two buttons and
do not hear a tone, the relevant setting has
already been selected.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board com-
puter ( page 246).
Y
Unlocking the driver's door (emer-
gency key element)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the key, use the emergency key element.
If you use the emergency key element to
unlock and open the driver's door, the anti-
theft alarm system will be triggered
( page 77).
Y
Take the emergency key element out of the
X
key ( page 84).
Y
Insert the emergency key element into the
X
lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
Turn the emergency key element anti-
X
clockwise to position 1.
The door is unlocked.
i
On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element clockwise.
Turn the emergency key element back and
X
remove it.
Insert the emergency key element into the
X
key.
Locking the vehicle (emergency key
element)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
key, use the emergency key element.
Open the driver's door.
X
Close the front-passenger door, the rear
X
doors and the boot lid/tailgate.
Press the locking button (
X
Check whether the locking knobs on the
X
front-passenger door and the rear doors
are still visible. Press down the locking
knobs by hand, if necessary.
Close the driver's door.
X
Take the emergency key element out of the
X
key ( page 84).
Y
Insert the emergency key element into the
X
lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
page 89).
Y