Luggage Compartment; Locking The Vehicle; Opening/Closing From The Outside - Mercedes-Benz A-Class Series Owner's Manual

Pull the door handle again.
X
Insert the emergency key element into the
X
key.

Locking the vehicle

Introduction
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
key, you can lock it by taking the following
steps. If the vehicle central locking is mal-
functioning, you cannot lock the tailgate.
5-door vehicle
Close the front-passenger door, the rear
X
door on the front-passenger side and the
tailgate.
Open the driver's door and the rear door on
X
the driver's side.
Press the locking button on the driver's
X
door ( page 64).
Y
The locking knobs in the front-passenger
door and in the rear doors drop down.
Press down the locking knobs in the front-
X
passenger and rear doors manually, if nec-
essary.
Close the driver's door from the outside.
X
Press down the locking knob of the driver's
X
door by reaching in through the open rear
door.
i
Make sure that you have the key on your
person and that it has not been left in the
vehicle.
Close the rear door on the driver's side.
X
Make sure that the doors and the tailgate
X
are locked.
3-door vehicle
Close the front-passenger door.
X
Open the driver's door and the tailgate.
X
Press the locking button on the driver's
X
door ( page 64).
Y
The locking knob in the front-passenger
door drops down.

Luggage compartment

Press down the locking knob manually, if
X
necessary.
Close the driver's door from the outside.
X
Reach through from the open tailgate and
X
press down the locking knob of the driver's
door.
i
Make sure that you have the key on your
person and that it has not been left in the
vehicle.
Close the tailgate.
X
Make sure that the doors and the tailgate
X
are locked.
Luggage compartment
Important safety notes
Do not leave the key in the luggage compart-
ment. You could otherwise lock yourself out.
G Risk of poisoning
If the engine is running and the tailgate is
open, exhaust gases can enter the vehicle
interior. This could result in poisoning. There-
fore, make sure that the tailgate is always
closed when the engine is running.
! The tailgate swings upwards and to the
rear when opened. Therefore, make sure
that there is sufficient clearance above and
behind the tailgate.
i
You will find details of the tailgate opening
dimensions in the Technical data section
( page 264).
Y

Opening/closing from the outside

Opening
Press the % button on the key.
X
65
Z