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Opening
and closing
for another vehicle or a transponder
is
located on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula-
tions ¢ page 286.
Power
locking
system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key ¢ page 35,
- Door handles with convenience key*
¢ page 36,
- Lock cylinder at the dr iver's door
<=? page 37, or
- Power lock ing switch inside <=? page 37.
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking
system w ill lock the doors and the rear lid .
When unlocking, you ca n set in the MMI
whether only the driver's door o r the entire
vehicle should be un locked <=? page 35.
Automatic locking
The automat ic locking feature locks all the ve-
hicle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster tha n 9 mph (15 km/h).
The car is unlocked again, when the opening
function in the power locking system sw itch
or at one of the door levers is actuated .
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system de-
tects a break- in into the vehicle, acoust ic and
visual warning signals are triggered .
The anti-theft warning system is activated au -
tomatically when you lock the vehicle . It is de-
activated when unlocking using the remote
key, with the mechanical key, and when you
switch the ignition on.
The alarm also turns off when the alarm cycle
has expired.
Turn signals
When yo u unlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice . When you lock the vehicle the
turn signals flash once. If they do not flash ,
one of the doors, the rear lid or the hood is
not locked .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the follow ing cases t here safeguards to
prevent you locking your remote master key in
the vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the central
locking switch <=? page 37 if the driver's
door is open.
- On veh icles with convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in t he lug-
gage compartment,
the rear lid is automati-
cally un locked again after it is closed.
Do not lock your veh icle w it h the
remote mas-
ter key or convenience key*
unti l all doors
and the rear lid are closed. In this way you
avoid locking yourself out accidentally .
Power side door closer*
The veh icle doors are equipped with a power
side door closer . When closing a door, you on -
ly have to let it fall light ly into the latch . The
door will then automatically
close by itself
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WARNING
-
- When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody - especially children - should re-
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when you lock the vehicle from the out-
side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside.
- When you leave the veh icle, always take
the ignition key w ith you . This w ill pre-
vent passengers
(children, for example)
from accidentally being locked in the ve-
hicle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised.
In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
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