Automatic locking feature, Power closing feature, Unlocking the driver's door (mechanical key) – Mercedes-Benz 2013 M Class User Manual
Page 88: Lock, Opening and closing, Doors
If the vehicle has been locked using the
locking button for the central locking, or has
been locked automatically, and a door is
opened from the inside:
R
the vehicle will be fully unlocked if it had
previously been fully unlocked
R
only the door which has been opened form
the inside is unlocked if only the driver's
door had been previously unlocked
Automatic locking feature
:
To deactivate
;
To activate
X
To deactivate: press and hold button :
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X
To activate: press and hold button ; for
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
i
If you press one of the two buttons and
do not hear a tone, the relevant setting has
already been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning.
You could therefore be locked 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
computer (
Power closing feature
Power closing pulls the doors and trunk lid
into their locks automatically even if they are
only partly closed.
X
To power-close a door: push the door into
the lock up to the first detent position.
Power closing will pull the door fully closed.
X
To power-close the tailgate: lightly press
the tailgate downwards.
Power closing will pull the tailgate fully
closed.
Unlocking the driver's door
(mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered (
X
Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
X
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.
1
To unlock
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
SmartKey.
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Doors
Opening and closing