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The sensors for unlocking or locking are located in the handle of the front
door.
Unlocking
Locking
When unlocking or locking the vehicle, the key must be at a maximum distance
of approximately 1.5 m from the front door handle.
Locking
On vehicles fitted with automatic gearbox, the selector lever must be moved
into the position P before unlocking.
The vehicle cannot be locked from the outside if the ignition has not been
turned off.
After locking the vehicle, it is not possible to unlock it within the next 2 sec-
onds by touching the door handle. This can be used to check whether the vehi-
cle is locked.
Protection against inadvertently locking the key in the vehicle
If one of the doors is closed after locking the vehicle and the key with which
the vehicle was locked remains in the passenger compartment, the vehicle is
automatically unlocked. After unlocking the vehicle again, the turn-signal
lights flash four times. If no door is opened within 45 seconds, the vehicle is
automatically locked again.
If the boot lid is closed after locking the vehicle and the key with which the
vehicle was locked remains in the luggage compartment, the lid is unlocked
(partially opened). The turn-signal lights flash four times as an indication that
the boot lid has been unlocked again. The luggage compartment lid remains
released(partially open).
The following message is shown in the information cluster display.
Key in vehicle.
KEY IN VEHICLE
CAUTION
Some types of gloves can affect the unlocking or locking device in the door
■
handle.
After leaving the car there is no automatic locking.
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Using the system
Locking / unlocking the vehicle with the central locking button
Read and observe
and
When the vehicle has not been locked from the outside and no door is open
the rocker button
» Fig.
37can be used to unlock or lock the vehicle.
Unlocking/locking
» Fig. 37
Locking
Unlocking
If the icon in the button is lit, the vehicle is locked.
If the icon in the button is not lit, the vehicle is not locked.
The central locking system also operates if the ignition is switched off.
The following applies after locking.
▶
Opening the doors and the boot lid from the outside is not possible.
▶
The doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by a single pull on the
opening lever of the respective door.
WARNING
Doors locked from the inside make it difficult for rescuers to get into the
vehicle in an emergency – risk to life!
Safe securing system
Read and observe
and
As soon as the vehicle has been locked from the outside, the Safelock system
prevents the doors from being opened from the inside.
Fig. 37
Central locking button
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on page 52 first.
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