Manually - Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual

Practical hints
Unlocking/locking manually
Locking the vehicle
If you cannot lock the vehicle with the Smart-
Key or with KEYLESS-GO, lock it as follows:
X
Close the passenger door, the rear doors,
and the trunk.
X
Open the driver's door.
X
Press the central locking switch
( Y page 77).
X
Check to see whether the locking knobs on
the doors have moved down.
X
If necessary, push them down manually.
X
Remove the mechanical key from the
SmartKey ( Y page 303).
X
Check whether the trunk is locked.
X
If it is not locked, lock it with the mechan-
ical key ( Y page 82).
Except for the driver's door, the vehicle
should now be locked.
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Locking
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Mechanical key
2
X
Insert mechanical key into the driver's
2
door lock until it stops.
X
Turn mechanical key clockwise to posi-
2
tion $.
The driver's door is locked.
i This procedure does not arm the anti-
theft alarm system, nor does it lock the fuel
filler flap.
Manually unlocking the gear selector
lever
If the vehicle's electrical system is malfunc-
tioning, the gear selector lever could remain
locked in park position P. In this case the gear
selector lever can be unlocked manually, e.g.
to tow the vehicle.
Gear selector lever cover
1
Release
2
X
Engage the parking brake.
! Do not use sharp objects to loosen the
gear selector lever cover in the center con-
sole, as this could damage the gear selec-
tor lever cover or the center console.