Mercedes-Benz 2012 A Class - Manual (Page 82)

alarm system is triggered if the door is
opened from the inside. Switch off the alarm
(
Y page 69).
Unlocking and opening the doors
from the inside
X Pull door handle ;.
If the door is locked, locking knob : pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened.
For all countries except the United King-
dom:
You can open a door from inside the vehicle
even if it has been locked.
If the vehicle has previously been locked with
the key, opening a door from the inside will
trigger the anti-theft alarm system. Switch off
the alarm (
Y page 69).
You can only open the rear doors from inside
the vehicle if they are not secured by the
child-proof locks (
Y page 60).
Only for the United Kingdom: if the vehicle
has been locked with the key, the double lock
function is activated as standard. It is then
not possible to open the doors from inside the
vehicle. Deactivate the interior motion sensor
(
Y page 70) before you lock the vehicle with
the key. The doors can then be opened from
the inside after the vehicle has been locked
from the outside. The anti-theft alarm system
is triggered if the door is opened from the
inside. Switch off the alarm (
Y page 69).
Centrally locking and unlocking the
vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside. This can be useful if you wish
to lock the vehicle before pulling away, for
example.
X To unlock: press button :.
X To lock: press button ;.
If all the doors and the tailgate are closed,
the vehicle locks.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally from
the inside if the vehicle has been locked with
the key.
For all countries except the United King-
dom: you can open a door from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked.
If the vehicle has previously been locked with
the key, opening a door from the inside will
trigger the anti-theft alarm system. Switch off
the alarm (
Y page 69).
Only for the United Kingdom: if the vehicle
has been locked with the key, the double lock
function is activated as standard. It is then
not possible to open the doors from inside the
vehicle. Deactivate the interior motion sensor
(
Y page 70) before you lock the vehicle with
the key. The doors can then be opened from
the inside after the vehicle has been locked
from the outside. The anti-theft alarm system
is triggered if the door is opened from the
inside. Switch off the alarm (
Y page 69).
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Doors
Opening and closing