Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 236)

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Controls in detail
Power windows
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Power windows
The door windows are opened and closed
electrically. The switches for all door win-
dows are located on the driver’s door con-
trol panel. The switches for the respective
door windows are located on the front
passenger door and the rear doors.
̈ Switch on the ignition ( ୴ page 39).
Warning!
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When closing the windows, make sure that
there is no danger of anyone being harmed
by the closing procedure.
Activate the override switch ( ୴ page 96)
when children are riding in the back seats of
the vehicle. The children could otherwise in-
jure themselves, e.g. by becoming trapped
in the window opening.
The closing of a door window can be imme-
diately halted by releasing the switch or, if
switch was pulled past the resistance point
and released, by either pressing or pulling
the respective switch.
If a door window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you pulled the switch past the resistance
point and released it to close the door win-
dow, the automatic reversal function will
stop the window and open it slightly.
If a door window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you are closing a door window by pulling and
holding the switch, or by pressing and hold-
ing button ‹ on the SmartKey, by press-
ing and holding the lock button (vehicles
with KEYLESS-GO*) on a door handle, the
automatic reversal function will not operate.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
from the starter switch, take it with you, and
lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unat-
tended in the vehicle, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. A child’s unsupervised
access to a vehicle could result in an
accident and/or serious personal injury.
i You can also open or close the windows
using the SmartKey, see “Summer opening fea-
ture” (
୴ page 237) and see “Convenience clos-
ing feature” ( ୴ page 238).
Depending on the current position, the power
windows may also open or close when the air
recirculation button
: on the control panel of
the climate control ( ୴ page 206) or automatic
climate control* ( ୴ page 220) is pressed and
held.
i After switching off the ignition ( ୴ page 39)
or removing the SmartKey from the starter
switch, the windows can be operated
ț until you open the driver’s or front passenger
door
ț for at least 5 minutes if nor door was opened