Fuel filler flap:opening in an emergency, Locking the vehicle fuel filler flap, See “fuel filler flap – Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual

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Practical hints

Unlocking/locking in an emergency

Locking the vehicle

If you cannot lock the vehicle with the
SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO*, lock the
vehicle carrying out the following steps.

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Close the front passenger door, the
rear right door and the tailgate.

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Open the driver’s door and the rear left
door.

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Press the central locking switch on the
driver’s door (

page 127).

The locking knobs of the front passen-
ger door and the rear doors move
down.

If the vehicle battery is disconnected or
drained:

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Press down the locking knobs of
the front passenger door and the
rear doors manually.

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Exit the vehicle.

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Close the driver’s door.

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Enter the vehicle through the rear left
door.

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Press down the locking knob of the
driver’s door.

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Exit the vehicle.

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Close the rear left door.

The vehicle is locked.

Fuel filler flap

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Open the tailgate (

page 119).

The fuel filler flap release is located behind
a cover in the right side trim panel of the
cargo compartment.

1 Lock
2 Cover

!

To prevent inadvertent lockout, make sure

to have the SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* with you before proceeding with
the next step. The next step will lock the vehicle.

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This procedure does not arm the anti-theft

alarm system, nor does it lock the fuel filler flap.

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