& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS
~
& in "General description " on
page 40.
[ i J Tips
• Aft er th e ig nition is sw itched on, th e powe r locking syste m
switch and the un lockin g button for the rear lid
c::; in the door are
enab led. •
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside
Fig. 38 Driver's door:
power locking switch
- Press t he b utton 63 to un loc k t he vehicle=:, fi g . 38.
- Press t he b utton
6J to lock t he vehicle =:,& .
You w i ll find a power locking switch in each door. You can lock and
unlock t he vehic le usi ng the sw itc hes in t he dr iver's or passe nger's
door ~ fig. 38. You can only
lock the vehicle using the switches in
th e rear do ors. If you lock the vehicle using t he
power locking
switch ,
please note the fol lowing :
• You cann ot open the doors or th e rear li d from the
outside
(increas ed security, for example when you are sto pped at a red
light).
Cont rols and equip-
ment
Opening and closing
• The diodes in the power lock ing switch il lum inate when al l the
doo rs are closed and locked.
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pulling on
t he do or handle.
• If you have a crash and the airbag is activated , the doo rs auto -
mati cally unl ock.
& WARNING
• The power locking switch works with the ignition off and auto-
matically locks the entire vehicle when it is actuated.
• On a vehicle locked from the outside the power locking system
switch is inoperative.
• Locking doors from the inside can help prevent inadvertent
door opening during an accident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the outside . Locked doors can, however, delay assis-
tance to vehicle occupants and hold up rescue efforts from the
outside in an accident or other emergency.
[ i ] Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatical ly at a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h)
(Auto locking) ~
page 40. You can unloc k the vehicle again using
t he ope ning f unction in t he pow er locking syste m sw itch . •
Vehicle care
I I
irechnical data