Mercedes-Benz 2013 C Class Coupe - Manual (Page 92)

side, the double-lock function is activated as
standard. It is then not possible to open the
doors from inside the vehicle. You can deac-
tivate the double lock function by deactivat-
ing the interior motion sensor (
Y page 80).
The doors can then be opened from the inside
after the vehicle has been locked from the
outside. The anti-theft alarm system is trig-
gered if the door is opened from the inside.
Switch off the alarm (
Y page 79).
If the vehicle has been locked using the lock-
ing button for the central locking, or has been
locked automatically, and a door is opened
from the inside:
R
the vehicle will be fully unlocked if it had
previously been fully unlocked
R
only the door which has been opened form
the inside is unlocked if only the driver's
door had been previously unlocked
Automatic locking feature
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 being tested on a dynamom-
eter.
X To deactivate: press and hold button :
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X To activate: 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.
On vehicles with a luxury multifunction steer-
ing wheel, you can also activate and deacti-
vate the automatic locking via the on-board
computer (
Y page 234).
Unlocking the driver's door (emer-
gency key element)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the key, use the emergency key element.
If you use the emergency key element to
unlock and open the driver's door, the anti-
theft alarm system will be triggered
(
Y page 79).
X Take the emergency key element out of the
key (
Y page 84).
X Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
X Turn the emergency key element anti-
clockwise to position 1.
The door is unlocked.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element clockwise.
X Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it.
X Insert the emergency key element into the
key.
90
Doors
Opening and closing