Power Closing Assist For Doors And Trunk Lid; Automatic Central Locking - Mercedes-Benz S 430 Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Power closing assist for doors and
trunk lid
It is not necessary to slam the door or
trunk lid closed. A pneumatic power-as-
sisted mechanism draws doors and trunk
lid closed quietly and automatically once
door and trunk lid has been latched. When
the pneumatic power-assisted mechanism
has stopped, doors and/or trunk can be
re-opened.
Warning!
To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the door
or trunk opening when closing a door or the
trunk lid. Be especially careful when small
children are around.
In case of danger, pull the inside or outside
door handle, or press the trunk lid lock.
To prevent personal injury, never actuate
the closing assist mechanism by tampering
with the door or trunk lid latch.
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Power closing assist for doors
Press the doors gently past the initial
engage position into the lock.
The doors close automatically.
Warning!
Only drive with the doors closed. Otherwise,
one or more of the doors could open while
the vehicle is in motion, putting you and/or
others at risk.
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Power closing assist for trunk lid
Press the trunk lid gently into its lock.
The trunk closes automatically.
Warning!
Only drive with the trunk closed as, among
other dangers such as blocked visibility, ex-
haust fumes may enter the vehicle interior.

Automatic central locking

The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of ap-
proximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
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You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
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The doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold. The vehicle
locks automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the wheels are turning
at vehicle speeds of approximately
9 mph (15 km/h) or more. You could
therefore lock yourself out when the
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vehicle
is pushed or towed
is on a test stand
You can deactivate the automatic locking
using the control system ( page 168).