Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 306

Turn the emergency key element back and
X
remove it.
Pull the door handle again.
X
Locking the vehicle
If the vehicle can no longer be locked cen-
trally with the key or the KEYLESS GO key*:
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 75).
Y
The locking knobs in the front-passenger
door and in the rear doors drop down.
Press the locking knobs in the front-
X
passenger and rear doors down manually if
necessary.
Exit the vehicle.
X
Close the driver's door.
X
Enter the vehicle through the rear door on
X
the driver's side.
Push the locking pin in the driver's door
X
down from the inside.
Exit the vehicle.
X
* optional
i
Ensure that you have the vehicle key on
your person and that it is not left in the
vehicle, as the vehicle will be locked after
the next step.
Close the rear door on the driver's side.
X
The vehicle is locked.
Emergency fuel filler flap release
G Risk of injury
The edges on the inside of the vehicle body
can be sharp. You could injure yourself
when using the fuel filler flap emergency
release. Avoid contact with the edges on
the inside of the vehicle body.
The emergency release is located behind the
right-hand side trim panel in the luggage com-
partment.
Open the tailgate.
X
Open the right-hand side trim panel
X
( page 310).
Y
Practical advice
Locking/unlocking in an emergency
Emergency release
1
Pull emergency release 1
X
of the arrow.
The fuel filler flap is unlocked.
Open the fuel filler flap.
X
in the direction
Z
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