Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 259

Practical advice
Locking/unlocking in an emergency
Locking the vehicle
If the vehicle can no longer be locked cen-
trally with the key or the KEYLESS GO key*:
Open the driver's door.
X
Close the front-passenger door and the
X
boot lid.
Press the locking button ( page 68).
X
Y
Check whether the locking knob on the
X
front-passenger door is still visible. Press
down the locking knob manually if neces-
sary.
Close the driver's door.
X
Remove the emergency key element from
X
the key ( page 255).
Y
To lock
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Insert the emergency key element into the
X
lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
Turn the emergency key element clockwise
X
as far as it will go to position $.
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On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element anti-clockwise.
Turn the emergency key element back and
X
remove it.
Check whether the doors and the boot lid
X
are locked.
Opening/closing the boot
To unlock the boot
!
The boot lid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore, make sure that there is
enough space above the boot lid.
If the boot can no longer be unlocked with the
key or the KEYLESS GO key*:
Remove the emergency key element from
X
the key ( page 255).
Y
To unlock the boot
Boot lock
1
Handle
2
Insert the emergency key element fully into
X
boot lock 1.
Turn the emergency key element anti-
X
clockwise as far as it will go and pull boot
lid handle 2.
The boot is unlocked.
Turn the emergency key element back and
X
remove it.
* optional