Trunk/Cargo Compartment; Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual

You could therefore lock yourself out if:
the vehicle is being pushed.
R
the vehicle is being towed.
R
the vehicle is on a roller dynamometer.
R
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board com-
puter ( page 246).
Y
Unlocking the driver's door (mechan-
ical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
X
Key ( page 86).
Y
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
X
the driver's door as far as it will go.
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
X
to position 1.
The door is unlocked.
Turn the mechanical key back and remove
X
it.
Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
X
Key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered (
Locking the vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
page 81).
Y

Trunk/cargo compartment

Open the driver's door.
X
Close the front-passenger door, the rear
X
doors and the trunk lid/tailgate.
Press the locking button (
X
Check whether the locking knobs on the
X
front-passenger door and the rear doors
are still visible. Press down the locking
knobs by hand, if necessary.
Close the driver's door.
X
Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
X
Key ( page 86).
Y
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
X
the driver's door as far as it will go.
Turn the mechanical key clockwise as far as
X
it will go to position 1.
Turn the mechanical key clockwise to posi-
X
tion 1.
The door is unlocked.
Turn the mechanical key back and remove
X
it.
Make sure that the doors and the trunk lid/
X
tailgate are locked.
Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
X
Key.
Trunk/cargo compartment
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trunk lid/tailgate is open when the engine is
91
page 90).
Y
Z