Mercedes-Benz 2006 SL 500 Operator's Manual page 231

Controls in detail
Useful features
Locking the storage compartments
separately
You can lock the storage compartments
separately, e.g. when the vehicle is in the
shop for service.
1 Separately unlocking storage compart-
ments
2 Separately locking storage compart-
ments
Remove the mechanical key from the
SmartKey ( page 385).
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Insert the mechanical key into the
glove box lock.
Turn the mechanical key to
position 2.
The following storage compartments
will be locked. They remain locked,
even when the vehicle is unlocked with
the SmartKey or with the SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO*:
Glove box
Armrest storage compartments
Rear storage compartments
i
The separate locking status of these
storage compartments can only be
canceled with the mechanical key.
The storage compartments in the doors
cannot be locked.
i
If the glove box cannot be unlocked
using the SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*, see "Unlocking the
glove box" ( page 386).
Unlocking the storage compartments
separately
Insert the mechanical key into the
glove box lock.
Turn the mechanical key to
position 1.
You can now open the storage com-
partments.