Op ening and closing, Doors – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual
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Automatic locking feature
X
To disarm: press and hold button : for
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X
To arm: 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 on a roller dynamometer.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board
computer (
Y
page 284).
Power closing
Power closing pulls the doors and trunk lid
into their locks automatically even if they are
only partly closed.
X
To power close a door: push the door into
the lock up to the first detent position.
Power closing will pull the door fully closed.
X
To power close the tailgate: lightly press
the tailgate downwards.
Power closing will pull the tailgate fully
closed.
Unlocking the driver's door
(mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered (
Y
page 77).
X
Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
Y
page 82).
X
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.
X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
to position 1.
The door is unlocked.
X
Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X
Insert the mechanical key into the
SmartKey.
Locking the vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
X
Open the driver's door.
X
Close the front-passenger door, the rear
doors and the tailgate.
X
Press the locking button (
Y
page 87).
X
Check whether the locking knobs on the
front-passenger door and the rear doors
are still visible. Press down the locking
knobs by hand, if necessary.
X
Close the driver's door.
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