2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS55AMG door lock

119 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking

Press switch1 briefly.

All turn signal lamps flash three
times.


The locking knobs in the doors
move down.


The anti-theft alarm system is
armed.
If the trunk lid comes into contact with an
object while closing (e.g. luggage that has
been piled too high), the closing procedure
is stopped and the trunk reopens slightly.
iYou can also close the trunk by hand.iTo prevent a possible inadvertent lock-
out, the trunk will open automatically if
a SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is recog-
nized inside the vehicle or in the trunk.
Warning!
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Monitor the closing procedure carefully to
make sure no one is in danger of being in-
jured. To prevent possible personal injury,
always keep hands and fingers away from
the trunk opening when closing the trunk.
Be especially careful when small children
are around. To stop the closing procedure,
do one of the following:

press KEYLESS-GO locking/closing
switch1


press the trunk closing switch


press the Šbutton on the SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO


press the remote trunk lid switch (on the
driver’s door)
Even with the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
removed from the vehicle, the KEYLESS-GO
locking/closing switch can be operated.
Therefore do not leave children unattended
in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked
vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip-
ment may cause an accident and/or serious
personal injury.Warning!
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Only drive with the trunk closed as, among
other dangers such as blocked visibility, ex-
haust fumes may enter the vehicle interior.

120 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingTrunk emergency release
With the emergency release button, the
trunk can be opened from inside the trunk.
The emergency release button is located
on the inside of the trunk lid.
1Emergency release button
Briefly press emergency release
button1.
The trunk unlocks and opens.Illumination of the emergency release but-
ton:


The button will flash for 30 minutes
after opening the trunk.


The button will flash for 60 minutes
after closing the trunk.iThe emergency release button unlocks
and opens the trunk while the vehicle is
standing still or in motion.iThe emergency release button does
not open the trunk, if the vehicle bat-
tery is discharged or disconnected.
iIf the vehicle has previously been
locked using the SmartKey or
KEYLESS-GO*, the exterior lamps will
flash and the alarm will sound as the
trunk opens.
To cancel the alarm, do one of the fol-
lowing:

Insert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.


Press buttonŒ or ‹ on the
SmartKey.
In vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*


Pull an outside door handle.
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be within 3 ft (1 m) of the
vehicle.


Press the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button (
page 37).
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be inside the vehicle.

122 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingAutomatic central locking
The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.For more information on towing the vehi-
cle, see the “Practical hints” section
(
page 437).
You can deactivate the automatic locking
mode using the control system
(page 168).
Locking and unlocking from the inside
You can lock or unlock the doors and the
trunk from inside using the central locking
switch. This can be useful, for example, if
you want to lock the vehicle before starting
to drive.
The fuel filler flap cannot be locked or
unlocked with the central locking switch.
iThe doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold.
The vehicle automatically locks when
the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or
more. You could therefore lock yourself
out when the vehicle

is pushed or towed


is on a test stand
Warning!
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey or the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* from the starter switch, take
it with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not
leave children unattended in the vehicle, or
with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsu-
pervised use of vehicle equipment may
cause an accident and/or serious personal
injury.

123 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
The switch is located in the center console.Central locking switch1Unlocking
2Locking
Locking
Press lower half2 of the central lock-
ing switch.
If all doors are closed, the vehicle
locks.Unlocking

Press upper half1 of the central lock-
ing switch.
The vehicle unlocks.iYou can open a locked door from the
inside. Open door only when conditions
are safe to do so.
If the vehicle was previously centrally
locked using the SmartKey, it will not
unlock using the central locking switch.
If the vehicle was previously locked
with the central locking switch

while in the selective remote con-
trol mode, only the front door
opened from the inside is unlocked.


while in the global remote control
mode, the vehicle is unlocked com-
pletely when a front door is opened
from the inside.

141 Controls in detail
Lighting
Interior lighting in the front
1Left front reading lamp on/off
2Rear interior lighting on/off
3Automatic control on/off
4Front interior lighting on/off
5Right front reading lamp on/off
6Ambient lighting
7Interior lighting
8Right front reading lamp
9Left front reading lampThe controls are located in the overhead
control panel.
Deactivating automatic control

Press switch3.
The interior lighting remains switched
off in darkness, even when you:

unlock the vehicle


remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch


open a door


open the trunkActivating automatic control

Press switch3.
The interior lighting switches on in
darkness, when you:

unlock the vehicle


remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch


open a door


open the trunk
The interior lighting switches off after a
preset time (
page 167).
!Leaving an interior lamp switch in the
ON position for extended periods of
time with the engine turned off could
result in a discharged battery.
iIf the door remains open, the interior
lamps switch off automatically after
approximately 5 minutes.
An interior lamp switched on manually
does not go out automatically.

165 Controls in detail
Control system

Press buttonæ orç to select
manual operation (
manual
) or daytime
running lamp mode (
constant
).
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch at
positionM orU, the low beam
headlamps are switched on when the
engine is running.
In low ambient light conditions the follow-
ing lamps will switch on additionally:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps
For more information on the daytime
running lamp mode, see “Lighting”
(
page 134).Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionU, the following lamps will
switch on during darkness when the vehi-
cle is unlocked with the SmartKey or
KEYLESS-GO*:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps


Front fog lamps
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened.
If you do not open a door after unlocking
the vehicle with the SmartKey, the lamps
will switch off automatically after approxi-
mately 40 seconds.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting

submenu.
iFor safety reasons, resetting the Lighting
submenu to factory settings
while driving (
page 157) will not
deactivate the daytime running lamp
mode.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Cannot be com-
pletely reset to factory settings
while driving.


168 Controls in detailControl system
Press buttonæ orç to switch Interior lighting delayed shut-off

on or
off
.
Vehicle submenu
Access the Vehicle
submenu via the
Set-
tings
menu. Use the
Vehicle
submenu to
make general vehicle settings. The follow-
ing functions are available:Setting automatic locking
Use this function to activate or deactivate
the automatic central locking. With the au-
tomatic central locking system activated,
the vehicle is centrally locked at vehicle
speeds of approximately 9 mph
(15 km/h).

Move the selection marker with the
æ or çbutton to the
Vehicle
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see
Automatic door lock
in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to switch Automatic door lock
on or
off
.Convenience submenu
Access the
Convenience
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Convenience
sub-
menu to change the settings for a number
of convenience features. The following
functions are available:
Activating easy-entry/exit feature
Use this function to activate and deacti-
vate the easy-entry/exit feature
(
page 42).
Function
Page
Set automatic locking
168
Function
Page
Activate easy-entry/exit feature
168
Set parking position for exterior
rear view mirror
169


169 Controls in detail
Control system

Move the selection marker with the
æ or çbutton to the Convenience
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see
Function Easy-entry
feature
in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to switch Function Easy-entry feature
on or
off
.Setting parking position for exterior rear
view mirror
Use the
Mirror adjustment parking aid

function to select whether the passen-
ger-side exterior rear view mirror should be
turned downward during parking maneu-
vers when reverse gearR is engaged. For
additional information, see “Activating ex-
terior rear view mirror parking position”
(
page 192).

Move the selection marker to the Convenience
submenu using theæ
or çbutton.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see
Mirror adjustment park-
ing aid
in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
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You must make sure no one can become
trapped or injured by the moving steering
wheel when the easy-entry/exit feature is
activated.
To cancel steering wheel movement, do one
of the following:

Move steering column stalk
(page 42).


Press one of the memory position but-
tons or the memory buttonM
(page 132).
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.