The doors and the luggage compartment lid can be locked manually if the vehicle key or the power
locking system is not working,
Emergency closing and opening
.
Automatic locking (Auto lock)
The vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h). When the vehicle
is locked, the indicator light
W
comes on in the power locking button
⇒
fig. 24
.
Automatic unlocking (Auto unlock)
All doors automatically unlock when you switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle.
On vehicles with automatic transmission, the doors will also unlock when the selector lever is in Park
(P)
and the ignition is switched off. Auto unlock works only if the vehicle has been automatically locked
with the Auto lock feature. The indicator light
W
goes out in the power locking button when the doors
unlock
⇒
fig. 24
.
Locking the vehicle after airbag inflation
If the airbags are activated during a collision, the entire vehicle is unlocked. Depending on the severity
of the damage, the vehicle can be locked after a collision when the airbags have deployed as follows:
Function
Action
Locking the vehicle
with the
power locking button
:
– Switch the ignition off.
– Open and close a door once.
– Press the power locking button
1
Locking the vehicle
with the
remote control vehicle key
:
– Switch the ignition off.
OR:
Remove the vehicle key from the ignition.
– Open a door once.
– Lock the vehicle with the remote control vehicle key.
If the vehicle key buttons,
Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside
or the power locking
buttons,
Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside
are pushed repeatedly in quick succession,
the power locking system is switched off for a brief period to help keep it from being overloaded. The
vehicle is then unlocked for about 30 seconds. Unless a door or the luggage compartment lid is
opened during this time, the vehicle is automatically locked afterwards.
Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside
Fig. 23
Remote control vehicle key with panic button.
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