Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2008 Owner's Manual page 214

Locking the vehicle
If the vehicle can no longer be locked cen-
trally with the key:
Open the driver's door.
X
Close the front-passenger door and the
X
boot lid.
Press the central locking button
X
( page 57).
Y
Check whether the locking knob on the
X
front-passenger door is still visible. Press
down the locking knob by hand if neces-
sary.
Remove the emergency key element from
X
the key ( page 210).
Y
To lock
$
Insert the emergency key element fully into
X
the lock of the driver's door.
Turn the emergency key element clockwise
X
as far as it will go to position $.
i
On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element anti-clockwise.
Turn the emergency key element back and
X
remove it.
Check whether the doors and the boot lid
X
are locked.
Unlocking the boot
!
The boot lid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore, make sure that there is
enough space above the boot lid.
If the boot can no longer be unlocked with the
key:
Remove the emergency key element from
X
the key ( page 210).
Y
Practical advice
Locking/unlocking in an emergency
Boot lock
To unlock the boot
$
Insert the emergency key element fully into
X
the boot lock.
Turn the emergency key element anti-
X
clockwise as far as it will go to position
$ and pull the boot lid handle.
The boot is unlocked.
Turn the emergency key element back and
X
remove it.
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