Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 87)

Locking and unlocking
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Example illustration driver’s door
1
Locking knob
2 Inside door handle
If the vehicle has previously been locked with
the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO, opening
a door from the inside will trigger the anti-
theft alarm system.
To cancel the alarm, see (
Y page 77).
X Front doors: Pull on inside door handle
2 on the respective front door to open
door.
If the door was locked, locking knob
1 will
move up.
X Rear doors: Pull up locking knob on the
respective rear door to unlock door.
X Pull on inside door handle on the respective
rear door to open door.
Automatic central locking
The doors and the trunk/tailgate lock
automatically when the vehicle is set into
motion.
You can open a locked door from the inside.
Open door only when conditions are safe to
do so.
The doors are designed to unlock
automatically after an accident if the force of
the impact exceeds a preset threshold.
The vehicle locks automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning at vehicle speeds of approximately
9 mph (15 km/h) or more. You could
therefore lock yourself out when the vehicle
is pushed or towed or is on a test stand.
You can deactivate the automatic central
locking using the control system
(
Y page 155).
Locking and unlocking from the inside
G Observe Safety notes, see
page 62.
You can lock or unlock the vehicle from inside
using the central locking switches. This can
be useful, for example, if you want to lock the
vehicle before starting to drive.
The central locking switches do not lock or
unlock the fuel filler flap.
1 Central unlocking switch
2 Central locking switch
Controls in detail
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