Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 94)

You could therefore lock yourself out if:
R the vehicle is being pushed.
R the vehicle is being towed.
R the vehicle is on a roller dynamometer.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board com-
puter (
Y
page 240).
Unlocking the driver's door (mechan-
ical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
X
Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (
Y
page 86).
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.
X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
to position 1.
The door is unlocked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X
Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
Key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered (
Y
page 81).
Locking the vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
X Open the driver's door.
X
Close the front-passenger door, the rear
doors and the trunk lid.
X
Press the locking button (
Y
page 91).
X Check whether the locking knobs on the
front-passenger door and the rear doors
are still visible. Press down the locking
knobs by hand, if necessary.
X Close the driver's door.
X Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (
Y
page 86).
X
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.
X
Turn the mechanical key clockwise to posi-
tion 1.
The door is unlocked.
X
Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X
Make sure that the doors and the trunk lid
are locked.
X Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
Key.
Trunk
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
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Trunk
Opening
and
closing