Doors; Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz G-Class Operator's Manual

Doors

Important safety notes

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WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. Always take
the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system, and do not give them access
to an unlocked vehicle. A child's unsupervised
access to a vehicle could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury. They could:
injure themselves on vehicle parts
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be seriously or fatally injured by extreme
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heat or cold
injure themselves or have an accident with
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vehicle equipment that may still be in
operation even after the SmartKey has
been removed from the ignition, such as the
seat adjustment, steering wheel
adjustment or memory function.
If children open a door, they could cause
severe or even fatal injury to other persons; if
they get out of the vehicle, they could injure
themselves when doing so or be seriously or
even fatally injured by any passing traffic.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. The child restraint system's
metal parts, for example, could become very
hot, and a child could be burned on these
parts.
G
WARNING
Do not carry heavy or hard objects in the
passenger compartment or cargo
compartment unless they are firmly secured
in place.
Unsecured or improperly positioned cargo
increases a child's risk of injury in the event
of
strong braking maneuvers
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sudden changes of direction
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an accident
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Unlocking and opening doors from
inside
You can open a door anytime from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked, unless the
child-proof locks ( Y page 52) have been
activated.
If the vehicle has previously been locked with
the SmartKey, opening a door from the inside
will trigger the anti-theft alarm system.
Switch off the alarm (
X
Front doors: pull door handle ;.
If the door is locked, locking knob : pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened.
X
Rear doors: pull locking knob : upwards.
The door is unlocked.
X
Pull door handle ;.
Centrally locking and unlocking the
vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside. This feature may be useful if,
for example, you wish to unlock the front-
passenger door from the inside or lock the
vehicle before you pull away.
The central locking button does not lock or
unlock the fuel filler flap.
i You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally
from the inside if the vehicle has been
locked from the outside using the
SmartKey.
Doors
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