Opening and closing
Vehicle key
Opening and closing
Central locking
General information
The term “vehicle key” refers to the remote con-
trol key or convenience key*. The convenience
key* is a remote control key with special func-
tions ðpage 40 and ðpage 98.
WARNING
Automatic locking
– If you leave the vehicle, turn off the ignition
and take the key with you. This applies par-
ticularly when children remain in the vehi-
cle. Otherwise, children could start the vehi-
cle or operate electrical equipment (such as
power windows), which increases the risk of
an accident.
If you unlock the vehicle but then do not open
any of the doors, the luggage compartment, or
the hood within a short period time, the vehicle
locks again automatically. This feature prevents
the vehicle from being accidentally left unlocked
for a long period of time.
– No one, especially children, should stay in
the vehicle when it is locked from the out-
side, because the windows can no longer be
opened from the inside. Locked doors make
it more difficult for emergency workers to
enter the vehicle, which increases the risk of
death.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock function locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed exceeds
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h). The vehicle will
unlock again if the unlock function in the central
locking switch is pressed, the “P” position is se-
lected, or the ignition is turned off.
– Applies to: child safety lock: No one, espe-
cially children, should stay in the vehicle
when the child safety lock is activated, be-
cause the rear doors and the windows can
no longer be opened from the inside. This
increases the risk of death.
You can open the doors individually from the in-
side by pulling the door handle one time. To open
the rear doors individually, you must pull the
door handle twice.
In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors will also automatically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Description
Unintentionally locking yourself out
All doors and the luggage compartment lid can
be centrally unlocked and locked at once. You can
select in the MMI if the entire vehicle or only the
driver's door should unlock when unlocking the
vehicle ðpage 36. The turn signals flash twice
when you unlock the vehicle and flash once when
you lock the vehicle. If they do not flash when
locking, check if all doors and lids are closed.
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doors and
the luggage compartment lid are closed and
there is no key in the vehicle. This reduces the
risk of locking yourself out accidentally.
The following features help to reduce the risk of
locking your vehicle key in the vehicle:
– If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the button on the vehi-
cle key or by touching the locking sensor* on a
door.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may
have different options for centrally unlocking and
locking your vehicle.
– Vehicle key ðpage 40
– If the vehicle key that was used most recently is
inside the luggage compartment, the luggage
compartment lid will automatically open again
– Sensors in the door handles ðpage 40
– Lock cylinder in the driver's door ðpage 38
– Interior central locking switch ðpage 37
after it closes ð
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