Power closing assist for doors and trunk lid – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Power closing assist for doors and
trunk lid

It is not necessary to slam the door or
trunk lid closed. A pneumatic power-as-
sisted mechanism draws doors and trunk
lid closed quietly and automatically once
door and trunk lid has been latched. When
the pneumatic power-assisted mechanism
has stopped, doors and/or trunk can be
re-opened.

Power closing assist for doors

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Press the doors gently past the initial
engage position into the lock.

The doors close automatically.

Power closing assist for trunk lid

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Press the trunk lid gently into its lock.

The trunk closes automatically.

Automatic central locking

The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of ap-
proximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.

You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.

You can deactivate the automatic locking
using the control system (

page 168).

Warning!

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To prevent possible personal injury, always

keep hands and fingers away from the door

or trunk opening when closing a door or the

trunk lid. Be especially careful when small

children are around.

In case of danger, pull the inside or outside

door handle, or press the trunk lid lock.

To prevent personal injury, never actuate

the closing assist mechanism by tampering

with the door or trunk lid latch.

Warning!

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Only drive with the doors closed. Otherwise,

one or more of the doors could open while

the vehicle is in motion, putting you and/or

others at risk.

Warning!

G

Only drive with the trunk closed as, among

other dangers such as blocked visibility, ex-

haust fumes may enter the vehicle interior.

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The doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds 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

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is pushed or towed

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is on a test stand

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