Mercedes-Benz CLS 2010 Owner's Manual page 77

Doors
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Unlocking and opening the doors
from the inside
For all countries except the United King-
dom: you can open a door from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked.
Only for the United Kingdom: if the vehicle
has been locked with the key, the double lock
function is activated as standard. It is then
not possible to open the doors from inside the
vehicle. Deactivate the interior motion sensor
( page 64) before you lock the vehicle with
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the key. The doors can only be opened from
the inside after the vehicle has been locked
from the outside with the key.
You can only open the rear doors from inside
the vehicle if they are not secured by the
child-proof locks (
Pull door handle ;.
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If the door is locked, locking knob : pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle
from the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside. This feature may be useful if,
for example, you wish to unlock the front-
passenger door from the inside or lock the
vehicle before you pull away.
The central locking/unlocking button does
not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
page 55).
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You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally
from the inside if the vehicle has been
locked with the key or KEYLESS-GO.
To lock: press button ;.
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To unlock: press button :.
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Automatic locking feature
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels begin
to turn. Therefore, there is a risk of being
locked out when the vehicle is being pushed,
towed or tested on a dynamometer.
To deactivate: press and hold button :
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for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
To activate: press and hold button ; for
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about five seconds until a tone sounds.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board com-
puter ( page 209).
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