SMART forfour - Important Safety Notes

Doors
Important safety notes
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WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the
vehicle, they could:
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open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users
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get
out
and be struck by oncoming traffic
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operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
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release the parking brake
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shift the automatic transmission out of
park position P or shift manual trans-
mission into neutral
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start the engine
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
key with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children and animals unattended in
the vehicle. Keep the keys out of the reach
of children.
Preferably stow luggage or loads in the
luggage compartment. Observe the loading
guidelines (Y page 204).
Only for England:
G
WARNING
When the double locks are activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside.
People
in the vehicle can no longer
get out, e.g. in hazardous situations. There
is a risk of injury.
Therefore, do not leave any people unsu-
pervised in the vehicle, particularly chil-
dren, elderly people or people in need of
special assistance. Do not activate the
double lock when people are in the vehicle.
If you press the locking button on the key
twice when locking the vehicle:
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the turn signals flash twice long and
three times short
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the double-lock function is activated
It is then not possible to open the doors
from inside the vehicle.
Unlocking and opening the doors from
the inside
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Pull door handle :.
The door opens.
You can open a door from inside the vehicle
even if it has been locked.
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Pull door handle :.
The door unlocks and opens.
If the vehicle has previously been locked
with the key, opening a door from the
inside will trigger the anti-theft alarm
system. Switch off the alarm
(
Y page 61).
You can only open the rear doors from
inside the vehicle if they are not secured
by the child-proof locks (Y page 60).
For England only:
If when locking the vehicle you press twice
on the locking button on the key:
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the turn signals flash long twice and
short three times
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the double-lock function is activated
It is then not possible to open the doors
from inside the vehicle.
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