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Doors

Important safety notes

WARNING

Only for the United Kingdom: if the vehicle

has beenlocked with the key, the double lock

function is activated as standard. It is then not

possible to open the doors from inside the

vehicle.

Therefore, do not leave any people behind in

the vehicle, particularly children, elderly peo-

ple or people in need of special assistance if

the vehicle has been locked with the key. As

a result, they may not be able to free them-

selves in the event of an emergency. As a

result, they could be seriously or even fatally

injured by prolonged exposure to extremely

high or low temperatures, for example. In this

case, rescuing people from outside the vehi-

cle is difficult.

Deactivate the interior motion sensor before

you lock the vehicle with the key. The doors

can then be opened from the inside after the

vehicle has been locked from the outside with

the key.

WARNING

If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,

they could:

open a door from inside the vehicle at any

time, even if it has been locked

start the vehicle using akey which has been

left in the vehicle

release the parking brake

They could thereby endanger themselves and

others. Never leave children unsupervised in

the vehicle. Always take the key with you

when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only

leaving it for a short time.

Unlocking and opening the doors

from the inside

Pull door handle ;.

If the door is locked, locking knob : pops

up. The door is unlocked and can be

opened.

For all countries except the United King-

dom: you can open a door from inside the

vehicle even if it has been locked.

Only for the United Kingdom: if the vehicle

has been locked with the key, the double lock

function is activated as standard. It is then

not possible to open the doors from inside the

vehicle. Deactivate the interior motion sensor

(Y page 69) before you lock the vehicle with

the key. The doors can then be opened from

the inside after the vehicle has been locked

from the outside with the key.

If locked rear doors are not secured by the

child-proof locks (Y page 61), they can also

be opened from inside the vehicle.

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Centrally locking and unlocking the

vehicle from the inside

To unlock: press button :.

To lock: press button ;.

If all the doors and thetailgate are closed,

the vehicle locks.

You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle

from the inside. This can be useful if you wish

to lockthe vehicle before pulling away, for

example.

The fuel filler flap is not locked or unlocked

when you press the central locking button or

the central unlocking button.

You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally

from the inside if the vehicle has been

locked with the key.

You can lock the vehicle centrally if the

front-passenger door is closed.

Automatic locking feature

To deactivate: press and hold button :

for about five seconds until a tone sounds.

To activate: press and hold button ; for

about five seconds until a tone sounds.

The vehicle is locked automatically when the

ignition is switched on and the wheels are

turning. You could therefore lock yourself out.

You could therefore be locked out when:

the vehicle is being pushed.

the vehicle is being towed.

the vehicle is being tested on a dynamom-

eter.

If you press one of the two buttons and

do not hear a tone, the relevant setting has

already been selected.

You can also switch the automatic locking

function on and off using the on-board com-

puter (Y page 203).

Unlocking the driver's door (emer-

gency key element)

If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with

the key, use the emergency key element.

If you use the emergency key element to

unlock and open the driver's door, the anti-

theft alarm system will be triggered

(Y page 68).

Take the emergency key element out of the

key (Y page 73).

Insert the emergency key element into the

lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.

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Turn the emergency key element anti-

clockwise to position 1.

The door is unlocked.

On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the

emergency key element clockwise.

Turn the emergency key element back and

remove it.

Insert the emergency key element into the

key.

Locking the vehicle

If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the

key, use the emergency key element.

Open the driver's door.

Close the front-passenger door, the rear

doors and the tailgate.

Press the locking button (Y page 77).

Check whether the locking knobs on the

front-passenger door and the rear doors

are still visible. Press down the locking

knobs by hand, if necessary.

Close the driver's door.

Take the emergency key element out of the

key (Y page 73).

Insert the emergency key element into the

lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.

Turn the emergency key element clockwise

as far as it will go to position 1.

On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the

emergency key element anti-clockwise.

Turn the emergency key element back and

remove it.

Make sure that the doors and the tailgate

are locked.

Insert the emergency key element into the

key.

If you lock the vehicle as described above,

the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-

theft alarm system is not primed.

Luggage compartment

Important safety notes

The tailgate swings upwards and to the

rear when opened. Therefore, make sure

that there is sufficient clearance above and

behind the tailgate.

Do not leave the key in the luggage compart-

ment.You could otherwise lock yourself out.

You will find details of the tailgate opening

dimensions in the Technical data section

(Y page 318).

You can:

open and close the tailgate manually from

outside

unlock the tailgate from inside with the

emergency key element

Luggage compartment

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