Opening and clo sin g
- The vehicle can only be locked when these-
lector lever is in the P position (automatic
transmission).
- Do not use t he remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un-
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered. If this happens,
press the
CD unlock button.
- Only use the panic funct ion in an emergen-
cy.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
Applies to : vehicles with convenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con-
trol key.
Fig . 1 7 Door handle: unlocking/ locking sensor
Unlocking the vehicle
• To unlock the driver's or front passenger's door,
grab the door hand le of the respective door .
The door unlocks automatically.
• To open the door, pull the door hand le.
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the grip piece in the luggage compartment lid
c>page28.
Locking the vehicle
Requirement: the P selector lever position must
be engaged and all doors must be closed.
• To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor on the door handle once c> fig. 17,
c> .&,. Do not hold the door hand le while doing
this.
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Unlocking and locking the vehicle can only be
done at the front doors . The remote control key
cannot be more than approx imately
4 ft (1.5 m)
away from the door handle. It makes no differ-
ence 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-
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
You can set in the Infotainment system if
only
the driver's door or the entire vehicle should un-
lock when unlocking
c> page 27. In vehicles
without an Infotainment system, you can unlock
the entire vehicle using se lective door unlocking.
_& WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c> ,& in Descrip-
tion on page 23.
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri-
od of t ime, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to
save ene rgy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to ope n it.
- The energy management system gradually
t urns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from drain ing
and to maint ain the vehicle's ability to start
for as long as poss ible. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanation on conformity wit h the
FCC reg ulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
c>poge 221.
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