Mercedes-Benz CLS 2012, Owner'S Manual

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Automatic locking feature
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.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning.
You could therefore be locked out if:
R
the vehicle is being pushed.
R
the vehicle is being towed.
R
the vehicle is being tested on a dynamom-
eter.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board com-
puter (
Y
page 243).
Unlocking the driver's door (emer-
gency key element)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the key, use the emergency key element.
X
Take the emergency key element out of the
key (
Y
page 78).
X
Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
1
To unlock
X
Turn the emergency key element anti-
clockwise to position 1 .
The door is unlocked.
i
On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element clockwise.
X
Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it.
X
Insert the emergency key element into the
key.
If you use the emergency key element to
unlock and open the driver's door, the anti-
theft alarm system will be triggered
(
Y
page 72).
Locking the vehicle (emergency key
element)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
key, use the emergency key element.
X
Open the driver's door.
X
Close the front-passenger door, the rear
doors and the boot lid/tailgate.
X
Press the locking button (
Y
page 83).
X
Check whether the locking knobs on the
front-passenger door and the rear doors
are still visible. Press down the locking
knobs manually, if necessary (
Y
page 82).
X
Close the driver's door.
X
Take the emergency key element out of the
key (
Y
page 78).
X
Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
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Doors
Opening
and
closing