44 Unlocking and locking
Child safety lock
Central locking system
The child safety lock prevents the rear door from being opened from
the inside.
Description
Unlocking or locking causes all the doors and the fuel filler flap* to be unlocked or
locked at the same time by the central locking system (as long as it is not set differ-
ently in the menu Setup (settings) - Convenience information display*). The boot
lid is unlocked when opening. It can be opened by pressing the hand grip above the
licence plate ⇒ page 48.
Operation of the central locking system is possible:
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from the outside using the vehicle key ⇒ page 46,
using the button for the central locking system ⇒ page 46,
by using the remote control ⇒ page 50.
Fig. 40 Child safety locks on
the rear doors
Indicator light in the driver's door on vehicles without anti-theft alarm system
After the car is locked, the indicator light flashes after 2 seconds.
The rear doors are equipped with a child safety lock. You can switch the
child safety lock on and off using the vehicle key.
After the car is locked with the deactivated safe securing system, the indicator light
flashes only after 30 seconds.
Switching child safety lock on
Indicator light in the driver's door on vehicles with anti-theft alarm system
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Use the vehicle key to turn the slit in the rear door to the left in the
After locking the vehicle the indicator light flashes for 2 seconds fast, then more
slowly.
direction of the arrow ⇒ fig. 40.
If the vehicle is locked and the safe securing system ⇒ page 45 is not operating, the
indicator light in the driver door flashes for about 2 seconds fast, goes out and starts
to flash slowly after about 30 seconds.
Switching child safety lock off
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Use the vehicle key to turn the slit to the right against the direction of
the arrow.
If the indicator light first of all flashes fast for about 2 seconds, afterwards lights up
for about 30 seconds and then flashes slowly, there is a fault in the system of the
central locking or the interior monitor* ⇒ page 51. Visit a specialist garage to
obtain assistance.
So long as the child safety lock is switched on it is not possible to open the door
from the inside with the door opening lever. In this case the door can be opened
only from the outside.
Convenience operation of windows
One can open and close the electrically powered windows when unlocking and
locking the vehicle ⇒ page 54.
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