Mercedes-Benz 2006 CL 500 - Manual (Page 98)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
ț If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is re-
moved from the vehicle while the igni-
tion is switched on (e.g. if passenger
exits the vehicle with the SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO), the message
KEY
NOT RECOGNIZED
will appear in the multifunction display
while driving off.
Find the SmartKey or change its
present location immediately
(e.g. place it on the front passenger
seat or insert it in shirt pocket).
ț Remember that the engine can be
started by anyone with a SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO that is left inside the
vehicle. If you leave the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO behind when exiting and
locking the vehicle, the message
KEY
STILL IN VEHICLE
will appear in the multifunction display.
Factory setting
Global unlocking
̈ Grasp an outside door handle.
All turn signal lamps flash once. The
locking knobs in the doors move up.
The anti-theft alarm system is dis-
armed.
The vehicle will lock again automatically
and reactivate the anti-theft alarm system
within approximately 40 seconds of un-
locking if:
ț neither a door nor the trunk is opened
ț the central locking switch is not acti-
vated
Global locking
̈ Press lock button on an outside door
handle (
୴ page 60) or trunk lid
( ୴ page 99).
With the trunk and all doors closed, all
turn signal lamps flash three times. The
locking knobs in the doors move down.
The anti-theft alarm system is armed.
i
If the vehicle has been parked for more
than 72 hours, you must pull an outside
door handle in order to activate the
KEYLESS-GO function.
i
The vehicle could inadvertently be un-
locked if the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO is within 3 ft. (1 m) of the
vehicle and:
ț an outside door handle is splashed
with water, or
ț you attempt to clean an outside
door handle.