Unlocking the driver's door (mechanical key), Locking the vehicle, Cargo compartment – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2012 Owners Manual User Manual
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vehicle are turning at a speed of more than
9 mph (15 km/h).
You could therefore be locked out when:
R
the vehicle is being pushed.
R
the vehicle is being towed.
R
the vehicle is being tested on a
dynamometer.
You can switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board
computer (
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 (
X
Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
X
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.
X
Firmly turn the mechanical key counter-
clockwise as far as it will go to position
1 and hold it in this position.
X
Pull the door handle quickly.
The locking knob pops up.
The door is unlocked.
X
Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X
Pull the door handle again.
X
Insert the mechanical key into the
SmartKey.
Locking the vehicle
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey, you can lock it by taking the
following steps.
X
Close the front-passenger door, the rear
door on the front-passenger side and the
tailgate.
X
Open the driver’s door and the rear door on
the driver’s side.
X
Press the locking button on the driver’s
door (
The locking knobs in the front-passenger
door and in the rear doors drop down.
X
Press down the locking knobs in the front-
passenger and rear doors manually, if
necessary.
X
Close the driver's door from the outside.
X
Press down the locking knob of the driver's
door by reaching in through the open rear
door.
i
Make sure that you have the SmartKey on
your person and that it has not been left in
the vehicle.
X
Close the rear door on the driver’s side.
X
Make sure that the doors and the tailgate
are locked.
i
If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-
theft alarm system is not armed.
Cargo compartment
Important safety notes
Do not leave the SmartKey in the cargo
compartment. You could otherwise lock
yourself out.
Cargo compartment
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Opening/closing
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