All turn signals flash
twice
to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked and
once
to confirm that it
has been locked.
If the vehicle was unlocked and within the next few seconds no door or the luggage compartment lid
has been opened, the vehicle is automatically locked again.
Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)
x
Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger door so that you touch the unlocking sensor
surface
(A)
.
x
Open the door.
Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)
x
Close the driver door.
x
Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door
(B)
. The vehicle
is locked. The door being locked must be closed.
Unlocking and locking the luggage compartment lid
If the vehicle is locked and a valid remote control vehicle key is within range
⇒
fig. 36
of the luggage
compartment lid, it unlocks automatically when opened.
x
Open and close the luggage compartment lid as you would a standard luggage compartment lid
⇒
page 74.
The luggage compartment lid locks automatically when it is closed
except
in the following situations:
x
The vehicle is completely unlocked.
x
When an authorized remote control vehicle key is inside the vehicle.
Locking with a second vehicle key
If a remote control vehicle key is inside the passenger compartment, the vehicle can be locked from
the outside only if a second valid remote control vehicle key is within range.
When the vehicle is locked from the outside, the keyless go (starting) function of any keys left in the
passenger compartment will be deactivated. All other functions (remote central locking and unlocking
as well as emergency starting) remain active and unchanged.
A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated:
x
by pressing a button on the deactivated key.
x
by pressing a door handle sensor when the deactivated key is outside of the vehicle, but within
range.
x
by starting the engine with the starter button on the center console (but not by starting the engine
with the remote start button on a key that is outside of the vehicle).
Automatic deactivation of sensors
If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked for a longer period of time, the proximity sensors in the
passenger door are automatically deactivated.
If a sensor on the door handle of a locked vehicle is activated too often, for instance by a bush or
hedge that rubs against the vehicle, the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are
switched off for about 30 minutes.
The door handle sensors become active again if one of the following events occurs:
x
30 minutes have passed.
x
OR:
The vehicle is unlocked using the
0
button in the remote control vehicle key.
x
OR:
The luggage compartment lid is opened.
x
OR:
The vehicle is mechanically unlocked with the vehicle key.
