Opening The Doors From The Inside; Trunk Lid Emergency Release; Automatic Central Locking - Mercedes-Benz 2003 SLK 230 Kompressor Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Warning!
Only drive with the trunk closed as, among
other dangers such as visibility blockage,
exhaust fumes may enter the vehicle interi-
or.

Opening the doors from the inside

You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
1 Inside door handle
Pull on door handle 1.
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If a door was locked, the locking knob
G
will move up.

Trunk lid emergency release

The handle for the trunk lid emergency
release is located in the trunk lid.
1 Handle
Pull handle 1 in direction of arrow to
open the trunk lid.
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The anti-theft alarm system is triggered
when the trunk is opened from the
inside and the vehicle was previously
centrally locked.

Automatic central locking

Factory setting
The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
left front wheel turns at vehicle speeds of
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
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The doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold.
To prevent the vehicle door locks from
locking, deactivate the automatic cen-
tral locking when the vehicle
is pushed or
is on a test stand