Opening and clo sin g
You can unlock/lock the vehicle at every door .
The remote control key cannot be more than ap-
proximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door han -
dle. It ma kes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di-
rectly after locking it. This way you have the op-
portun ity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter-
mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 29.
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢ & in Descrip-
tion on page 24 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri-
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second t ime to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to sta rt
for as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle using the convenie nce
key.
Central locking switch
Fig. 19 Driver's doo r: central locking switch
28
Fig. 20 Rear doo r: centra l locking switch
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the ~ button ¢ ,& .
.,. To unlo ck t he vehicle, press the
Im button.
When locking the vehicle with t he central locking
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart-
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The LED in the centra l locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
individually from the inside by pull ing the door
handle.
- Rear doors: to un lock the doors, pull on the
door handle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
- In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors unlock automat ically to allow access
to the vehicle .
A WARNING
- The central locking switc h also wor ks when
the ignition is switched off and automatical-
ly locks the entire vehicle when the ~ but-
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inope rative
when the vehicle is locked from the out side.
- Locked doors ma ke it more difficult for
emergency workers to get int o t he vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children .
(D Tips
Your vehicle locks aut omatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
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