Vehicle; Function; Unlocking The Driver's Door - Mercedes-Benz Coupe Operator's Manual

To lock: press button ;.
X
If both doors are closed, the vehicle locks.
To unlock: press button :.
X
You can open a 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
door is opened from the inside
and the SmartKey is set to an individual
R
setting, only the door that is opened from
inside the vehicle is unlocked.
Automatic locking feature
Coupe
You can only open a door from the inside if it
is unlocked.
The vehicle locks the doors automatically,
when you drive faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h).
The doors are automatically unlocked after a
journey if you switch off the engine.
Roadster
The vehicle locks automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels of the
vehicle are moving at a speed of more than
9 mph (15 km/h). There is therefore a risk of
being locked out when the vehicle is being
pushed, towed or tested on a dynamometer.
To deactivate: press and hold button :
X
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
To activate: press and hold button ; for
X
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 ( page 155).
Y

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 (
Take the mechanical key out of the
X
SmartKey ( page 63).
Y
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
X
the driver's door as far as it will go.
Doors
page 58).
Y
Z
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