Doors - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan 2012 Operator's Manual

X
To unlock: press button :.
X
To lock: press button ;.
If all the doors are closed, the vehicle locks.
You can open a front door from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked. Only open
the door when the traffic situation permits.
If the vehicle has been locked with the central
locking button:
and the SmartKey is set to its factory
R
setting, the entire vehicle is unlocked if a
front door is opened from the inside
and the SmartKey is set to an individual
R
setting, only the front door that is opened
from inside the vehicle is unlocked.
If the vehicle has been locked centrally with
the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO, it is not
unlocked when the release button for the
central locking is used.
Automatic locking feature
The vehicle locks automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels of the
vehicle are turning at a speed of more than
9 mph (15 km/h).
You could therefore be locked out when:
the vehicle is being pushed.
R
the vehicle is being towed.
R
the vehicle is being tested on a
R
dynamometer.
X
To deactivate: press and hold button :
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X
To activate: press and hold button ; for
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
i
If you press one of the two buttons and
do not hear a tone, the relevant setting has
already been selected.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board
computer ( Y page 228).
Unlocking the driver's door
(mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered (
X
Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey ( Y page 77).
X
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.

Doors

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Z
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