Power Closing Assist For Doors And Trunk Lid; Automatic Central Locking - Mercedes-Benz 2008 S550 Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Power closing assist for doors and
trunk lid
It is not necessary to slam the door or
trunk lid closed. An electrical power-assist-
ed mechanism draws doors and trunk lid
closed quietly and automatically once door
and trunk lid has been latched. When the
electrical power-assisted mechanism has
stopped, doors and/or trunk can be
re-opened.
Warning!
To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the door
or trunk lid opening when closing a door or
the trunk. Be especially careful when small
children are around.
In case of danger, pull the inside or outside
door handle, or pull the trunk lid handle.
To prevent personal injury, never actuate
the closing assist mechanism by tampering
with the door or trunk lid latch.
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Power closing assist for doors: Press
the doors gently past the initial engage
position into the lock.
The doors close automatically.
Warning!
Only drive with the doors closed. Otherwise,
one or more of the doors could open while
the vehicle is in motion, putting you and/or
others at risk.
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Power closing assist for trunk lid:
Press the trunk lid gently into its lock.
The trunk closes automatically.
Warning!
Only drive with the trunk closed as, among
other dangers such as blocked visibility, ex-
haust fumes may enter the vehicle interior.
These fumes may be damaging to your
health.
For more information on closing the trunk
lid, see "Closing trunk" ( page 480).

Automatic central locking

The doors and the trunk automatically lock
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when the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of ap-
proximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more. The
locking knobs in the doors move down.
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 are designed to unlock automati-
cally after an accident if the force of the impact
exceeds a preset threshold.
The vehicle locks automatically when the ignition
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is switched on and the wheels are turning at ve-
hicle speeds of approximately 9 mph (15 km/h)
or more. You could therefore lock yourself out
when the vehicle
is pushed or towed
is on a test stand
You can deactivate the automatic locking
using the COMAND system ( page 245).