Opening and cl os in g
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau-
thorized key is used. The veh icle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is lo-
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
<=>page 284.
Central locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the luggage compartment lid simulta-
neously .
You can lock and un lock the veh icle cent rally. You
have the following cho ices:
- Remote master key <=>
page 33,
- Door handles with convenience key*
¢ page 34,
- Lock cylinder at the driver's door<=> page 35,
or
- Power lock ing switch ins ide <=>
page 35.
Select ive unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the powe r locking sys -
tem will lock the doors and the luggage compart-
ment lid. When un locking, you can set in the
MMI whether only the driver's door or the entire
vehicle should be unlocked
<=>page 33.
Automatic locking
The a utomatic locking feature locks a ll the vehi-
cle doors and the luggage compartment lid when
you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h).
The car is un locked again, when the open ing
function in the power locking system switch or at
one of the door levers is actuated . The Auto Lock
function can be turned on and off in the MMI
<=>page 33.
Ant i-theft alarm warning system
If t he anti-theft alarm warning system detects a
break -in into the vehicle, acoustic and visua l
warning signals are triggered.
32
The anti-the ft warn ing system is activated a uto -
matically when you lock the vehicle. It is deacti-
vated when unlock ing us ing the remote key, w ith
the mechanical key, and when you sw itch the ig-
nit ion on.
The alarm also turns off when the alarm cycle has
expired.
Turn signals
When you un lock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice . When you lock the vehicle once, the
turn signals flash once. If they do not flash, one
of the doors, the luggage compartment lid or the
hood is not locked.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In t he follow ing cases t here safeguards to pre-
vent you locking your remote master key in the
vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock with the cent ral lock-
ing sw itch¢
page 35 if t he d river's doo r is
open.
- On veh icles with co nvenience key*, if the most
recent ly used master key is in the luggage com-
partment, the luggage compartment lid is a u-
tomatically un locked again after it is closed .
Do no t lock your ve hicle w ith t he
remote master
key or convenience key*
unti l all doors and t he
luggage compartment lid are closed. In this way
you avoid locking yourse lf out accidenta lly.
Power side door closer*
The vehicle doo rs a re equipped with a power side
door closer. Whe n clos ing a door, you on ly have
to let it fall lightly into the latch. The door will
then a utomatica lly close by itself ¢ & .
A WARNING
-
- When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody - espec ially children - sho uld rema in
inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the win-
dows cannot be opened from the inside.
- When you leave the vehicle, always take the
ign it ion key with you . This will prevent pas-
sengers (ch ildren, for examp le) from acci-
dentally being locked in the vehicle sho uld ..,.
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