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MERCEDES-BENZ SL550 2007 R230 Owners Manual 108 Controls in detailLocking and unlocking
This does not apply if, after starting, the
selector lever is still in positionP and
the SmartKey is then inserted in the
starter switch. The SmartKey w

108 Controls in detailLocking and unlocking
This does not apply if, after starting, the
selector lever is still in positionP and
the SmartKey is then inserted in the
starter switch. The SmartKey will then
have priority over the KEYLESS-GO
function and the vehicle’s electrical
system will operate according to the
position of the SmartKey in the starter
switch, even stopping the engine.

If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is
positioned farther away from the vehi-
cle, the system may no longer recog-
nize the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO.
The vehicle then cannot be locked or
the engine started via the KEYLESS-GO
system.

If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is re-
moved from the vehicle while the en-
gine is running (e.g. if passenger exits
the vehicle with the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO), the message
Key not
detected!
will appear in the multifunc-
tion display while driving off.Find the SmartKey or change its
present location immediately (e.g.
place it on the front passenger seat or
insert it in shirt pocket).

Remember that the engine can be
started by anyone with a SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO that is left inside the
vehicle. If you leave the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO behind when exiting and
locking the vehicle, the message
Key
recognized in vehicle!
will appear in
the multifunction display.
Factory setting
Global unlocking

Grasp an outside door handle.
All turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors move up. The
anti-theft alarm system is disarmed.The vehicle will lock again automatically
and reactivate the alarm system within ap-
proximately 40 seconds of unlocking if
neither a door nor the trunk is opened.
Global locking

Press lock button on an outside door
handle (
page 64) or the trunk lid
(
page 110).
With the trunk and all doors closed, all
turn signals flash three times. The lock-
ing knobs in the doors move down.
The anti-theft alarm system is armed.
i
If the vehicle has been parked for more than
72 hours, you must pull an outside door handle
in order to activate the KEYLESS-GO function.
i
The vehicle could inadvertently unlock if the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is within 3 ft (1 m)
of the vehicle and

an outside door handle is splashed with
water
or

you attempt to clean an outside door handle