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115 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Press and hold switch1 until the
trunk is closed.
Indicator lamp2 in the switch goes
out when the trunk is closed.
To interrupt the closing procedure:
Release switch1.Closing trunk from outside
automatically*
In vehicles with trunk opening/closing sys-
tem* you can close the trunk separately
from the outside using the trunk closing
switch.
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 lid opening when closing the trunk.
Be especially careful when small children
are around. To stop the closing procedure,
do one of the following:
Press button Š on the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*.
Press the trunk opening/closing*
switch (on the driver’s door).
Press trunk closing switch.
Press the KEYLESS-GO locking/closing
switch*.
Pull the trunk lid handle.
Even with the SmartKey removed from the
starter switch, the trunk opening/closing*
switch can be operated. Therefore, 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.
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116 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingVehicles without KEYLESS-GO*1Trunk closing switchVehicles with KEYLESS-GO*1Trunk closing switch
Press trunk closing switch1 briefly.
The trunk closes.
Closing trunk and locking vehicle from
outside (vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*)
In vehicles with trunk opening/closing sys-
tem* and KEYLESS-GO*, you can close the
trunk and lock the vehicle simultaneously
from the outside using the KEYLESS-GO
locking/closing switch.
1KEYLESS-GO locking/closing switch
Make sure you have the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO with you.
Press switch1 briefly.
With the doors closed, the locking
knobs in the doors move down and the
trunk starts to close automatically.
All turn signal lamps flash three times
to confirm locking once the trunk has
closed completely. The anti-theft alarm
system is activated.
Page 118 of 473
117 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Valet locking
The lock is located next to the handle
above the rear license plate recess.
1Neutral position
2Locked
Close the trunk (
page 113).
Pull the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
page 391).
Insert the mechanical key in the trunk
lid lock.
Turn the mechanical key clockwise to
position2 and remove the mechani-
cal key in that position to lock the
trunk.
The trunk remains locked even when the
vehicle is centrally unlocked.
Insert the mechanical key in the trunk
lid lock.
Turn the mechanical key counterclock-
wise to neutral position1 and remove
the mechanical key in that position to
unlock the trunk.
You can now open the trunk
(page 111).
Trunk lid emergency release
With the emergency release button, the
trunk can be opened from inside the trunk.
The emergency release button is located
on the left side of the trunk.
1Emergency release button
Briefly press emergency release
button1.
The trunk opens.
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To deny any unauthorized person access to
the trunk, e.g. when you valet park the vehicle,
lock it separately with the mechanical key. Leave
only the SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* less its mechanical key with the
vehicle.
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You can only cancel the separate trunk lock-
ing mode by means of the mechanical key.
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118 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingIllumination of the emergency release but-
ton:
The button flashes for 30 minutes after
opening the trunk.
The button flashes for 60 minutes after
closing the trunk.
Power closing assist for trunk lid
It is not necessary to slam the trunk lid
closed. A electrical power-assisted mecha-
nism draws trunk lid closed quietly and au-
tomatically once trunk lid has been
latched. When the pneumatic power-as-
sisted mechanism has stopped, trunk can
be re-opened.Power closing assist for trunk lid
Press the trunk lid gently into its lock.
The trunk closes automatically.
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The emergency release button unlocks and
opens the trunk while the vehicle is standing still
or in motion.
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The emergency release button does not
open the trunk lid if the vehicle battery is dis-
charged or disconnected.
Warning!
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To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the trunk
lid opening when closing the trunk. Be espe-
cially careful when small children are
around.
In case of danger, pull the inside or outside
door handle, or press the trunk lid lock.
To prevent personal injury, never actuate
the closing assist mechanism by tampering
with the door or trunk lid latch.
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.
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119 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Automatic central locking
The doors and the trunk lid lock automati-
cally when the vehicle is set into motion.
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
You can deactivate the automatic locking
using the control system (
page 162).
Locking and unlocking from the inside
You can lock or unlock the vehicle from in-
side using the central locking switches.
This can be useful, for example, if you want
to unlock the passenger door from the in-
side or want to lock the vehicle before
starting to drive.
The central locking switch does not lock or
unlock the fuel filler flap.The switches are located above and be-
tween the center air vents of the air condi-
tioning.
Central locking switches1Locking
2Unlocking
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The doors unlock automatically after an ac-
cident if the force of the impact exceeds a preset
threshold.
The vehicle locks automatically when the ignition
is switched on and the wheels are turning at ve-
hicle speeds of approximately 9 mph (15 km/h)
or more. You could therefore lock yourself out
when the vehicle
is pushed
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.
Warning!
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You can open a locked door from inside at
any time. Open door only when conditions
are safe to do so.
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134 Controls in detailLightingSwitching on the hazard warning
flasher
Press hazard warning flasher
switch1.
All turn signals are flashing.
Switching off the hazard warning
flasher
Press hazard warning flasher switch1
again.
Interior lighting
The interior lighting controls are located in
the overhead control panel.
1Left reading lamp on/off
2Right reading lamp on/off
3Interior lighting on/off
4Slide switch for interior lighting controlDeactivating automatic control
Slide switch4 to the right.
The interior lighting and the entry/exit
lamps remain switched off in darkness,
even when you
unlock the vehicle
remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch
open a door
open the trunk
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With the hazard warning flasher activated
and the combination switch set for either left or
right turn, only the respective turn signals will
operate when the ignition is switched on.
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If the hazard warning flasher was switched
on automatically because of an air bag that has
deployed, press hazard warning flasher
switch1 once to switch it off.
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An interior lamp switched on manually does
not go out automatically.
Leaving the interior lighting switch in the ON po-
sition for extended periods of time with the en-
gine turned off could result in discharged
batteries.
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The interior lighting is factory-set to auto-
matic mode.
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135 Controls in detail
Lighting
Activating automatic control
Slide switch4 to the left.
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
In addition, the entry/exit lamps in the
door trays come on when you open a
door.
The interior lighting switches off after
approximately 10 seconds if the interi-
or lighting delayed switch-off feature is
set to
On in the control system
(
page 161).Manual control
Switching interior lighting on and off
Press switch3.
The interior lighting switches on.
Press switch3 once more.
The interior lighting switches off.
Switching reading lamps on and off
Press reading lamp switch1 or2 to
switch on the desired reading lamp.
Press reading lamp switch1 or2
again to switch off the respective read-
ing lamp.
Courtesy lighting
For better orientation in the dark, courtesy
lamps will illuminate the interior of your ve-
hicle as follows:
With parking lamps switched on:
the door handles
the driver and passenger footwells
With SmartKey in starter switch position1:
the door handles
the center console
Trunk lamp
The trunk lamp switches on when the trunk
is opened.
If the trunk lid remains open, the trunk
lighting switches off automatically after ap-
proximately 10 minutes.
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If a door remains open, the interior lighting
switches off automatically after approximately
5minutes.
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If you turn the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position0 and switch off the head-
lamps, the door handle lamps will remain lit for
approximately 5 minutes.
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199 Controls in detail
Retractable hardtop
Retractable hardtop
Opening and closing the retractable hardtop
For safety reasons, the retractable hardtop
can only be opened and closed when the
vehicle is standing still.Warning!
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To prevent possible accidents, only drive the
vehicle with the retractable hardtop either
completely closed and locked, or fully low-
ered into its storage compartment.
If the retractable hardtop does not com-
pletely open or close, the roof hydraulics will
lose pressure and the retractable hardtop is
lowered
after approximately 7 minutes when the
ignition is switched on
after approximately 15 seconds when
the ignition is switched off
Shortly before the retractable hardtop is
lowered, a warning will sound and in the left
multifunction display you will see K, in
the right multifunction display you will see
the message
being lowered
.
Lock the retractable hardtop again before
driving any further (
page 202). Otherwise,
the unlocked hardtop could open while the
vehicle is in motion and cause you to lose
control of the vehicle. You or others could
be injured as a result.
Warning!
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Before operating the retractable hardtop
switch, make sure there is no danger of any-
one being injured by the moving parts (re-
tractable roof, roof frame, and trunk lid) due
to inattention.
Hands must never be placed near the roof
frame, upper windshield area, hardtop, shelf
behind roll bars, or trunk lid while the re-
tractable hardtop is being raised or lowered.
Serious personal injury may occur.
If potential danger exists, release the re-
tractable hardtop switch. This immediately
interrupts the raising or lowering procedure.
You then can operate the retractable hard-
top switch to raise or lower the retractable
hardtop away from the danger zone.
