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Important safety notes
United Kingdom only:
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WARNING
When the double locks are activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside. People in the vehicle can no longer get
out, e.g. in hazardous situations. There is a
risk of injury.
Therefore, do not leave any people unsuper-
vised in the vehicle, particularly children, eld-
erly people or people in need of special assis-
tance. Do not activate the double lock when
people are in the vehicle.
If the vehicle has been locked from the outside,
the double lock function is activated as stand-
ard. It is then not possible to open the doors
from inside the vehicle. You can deactivate the
double lock function by deactivating the interior
motion sensor (see the separate multimedia
system operating instructions). The doors can
then be opened from the inside after the vehicle
has been locked from the outside. The anti-theft
alarm system is triggered if the door is opened
from the inside. Switch off the alarm
(
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page 78).
All countries:
G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
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open doors, thereby endangering other per-
sons or road users
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get out and be struck by oncoming traffic
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operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
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release the parking brake
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shift the automatic transmission out of park
position P or shift manual transmission into
neutral
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start the engine
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children and animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children.
G
WARNING
If you attach heavy or large objects to the key,
the key could be unintentionally turned in the
ignition lock. This could cause the engine to
be switched off. There is a risk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or large objects to the
key. Remove any bulky keyrings before insert-
ing the key into the ignition lock.
!
Keep the key away from strong magnetic
fields. Otherwise, the remote control function
could be affected.
Strong magnetic fields can occur in the vicin-
ity of powerful electrical installations.
Do not keep the key:
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with electronic devices, e.g. a mobile phone
or another key
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with metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal film
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inside metallic objects, e.g. a metal case
This can affect the key's functionality.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start function: do
not keep the key on the parcel shelf or in the
boot. Otherwise, the key may not be detected,
e.g. when starting the engine using the Start/
Stop button.
A check which periodically establishes a radio
connection between the vehicle and the key
determines whether a valid key is in the vehicle.
This occurs, for example:
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when starting the engine
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whilst driving
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when the external door handles are touched
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during convenience closing
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