Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Safety and Security
Anti-theft systems
Arming the tow-away alarm
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Make sure all doors and the tailgate are
closed.
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Lock your vehicle.
The tow-away alarm is automatically
armed after about 10 seconds.
Disarming the tow-away alarm
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Unlock your vehicle.
Switching off the tow-away alarm
To prevent triggering the tow-away alarm
feature, switch off the tow-away alarm be-
fore towing the vehicle, or when parking on
a surface subject to movement, such as a
ferry or auto train.
If the tow-away alarm is set to default en-
abled (
on
) in the control system and you
wish to retain the default setting, you can
switch off the tow-away alarm temporarily
on a one-time basis as follows:
̈
Switch off the ignition (
With the tow-away alarm set to default
enabled (
on
) in the control system, the
following message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
̈
If you now wish to deactivate the
tow-away alarm on a one-time basis,
press button
+ or - on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The tow-away alarm is switched off.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display.
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When you unlock your vehicle, the
tow-away protection disarms automati-
cally.
The tow-away alarm remains disarmed
until you lock your vehicle again.
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The tow-away alarm feature can be set
to default enabled (
on
) or disabled (
off
)
using the control system (
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