SMART Fortwo 2015 Owner's Manual page 61

Doors
Important safety notes
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WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the
vehicle, they could:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users
get out and be struck by oncoming traffic
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operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
release the parking brake
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shift the automatic transmission out of
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park position P or shift manual trans-
mission into neutral
start the engine
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There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
key with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children and animals unattended in
the vehicle. Keep the keys out of the reach
of children.
Preferably stow luggage or loads in the lug-
gage compartment. Observe the loading
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guidelines ( page 164).
Only for England:
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WARNING
When the double locks are activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside. People in the vehicle can no longer
get out, e.g. in hazardous situations. There
is a risk of injury.
Therefore, do not leave any people unsu-
pervised in the vehicle, particularly chil-
dren, elderly people or people in need of
special assistance. Do not activate the
double lock when people are in the vehicle.
If you press the locking button on the key
twice when locking the vehicle:
the turn signals flash twice long and three
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times short
the double-lock function is activated
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It is then not possible to open the doors from
inside the vehicle.
Unlocking and opening the doors from
the inside
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Pull door handle :.
The door opens.
You can open a door from inside the vehicle
even if it has been locked.
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Pull door handle :.
The door unlocks and opens.
If the vehicle has previously been locked with
the key, opening a door from the inside will
trigger the anti-theft alarm system. Switch
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off the alarm ( page 51).
For England only:
If when locking the vehicle you press twice on
the locking button on the key:
the turn signals flash long twice and short
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three times
the double-lock function is activated
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It is then not possible to open the doors from
inside the vehicle.
Centrally locking or unlocking the
vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside. This can be useful if you wish
to lock the vehicle before pulling away, for
example.
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