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Antitheft systems
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>> Safety. >Arming: Lock the vehicle using the remote
control.
Warning system indicator lamp
1 flashes
rapidly.
The antitheft warning system arms after
about 25 seconds.
When the antitheft warning system is
armed, warning system indicator lamp
1
flashes about every three seconds.
i
You can also arm the antitheft warning
system by locking the vehicle without using
the remote control (
page 250).
>Disarming: Unlock the vehicle using the
remote control.
The antitheft warning system is disarmed.
Warning system indicator lamp
1 stops
flashing.
Canceling the alarm
>Insert the key in the starter switch.
>Turn Starter switch in Position 1
(
page 91).
or
>Press button
©
or
ª
on the key.
Towaway alarm* and interior mo
tion sensor*Once the antitheft warning system has been
armed, a visual and audible alarm is triggered
when someone attempts to raise the vehicle or
if motion is detected inside the vehicle.
>Arming: Lock the vehicle using the remote
control.
The towaway protection and the interior
motion sensor arm after about 25 seconds.
>Disarming: Unlock the vehicle using the
remote control.
The towaway protection and the interior
motion sensor are disarmed.Canceling the alarm
>Insert the key in the starter switch.
>Turn Starter switch in Position 1
(
page 91).
or
>Press button
©
or
ª
on the key.
Switching off towaway protection and
interior motion sensor
Deactivate the towaway protection and the
interior motion sensor when locking the vehi
cle and
• transporting the vehicle,
• board, e.g. a ferry or auto train,
• there are people or animals in the vehicle,
• the side windows remain open.
This prevents any false alarm.
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Antitheft systems
>> Safety.
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The switch is located in the upper center
console.1
Towaway protection/interior motion sen
sor switch
2
Indicator lamp
>Remove the key from the starter switch.
>Press switch
1 within 60 seconds.
Indicator lamp2 comes on.
>Exit the vehicle.
>Lock the vehicle using the remote control.
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The towaway protection and the interior
motion sensor remain switched off until you
lock your vehicle again.
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Opening and closing
82
>> Controls.
KeyKey with remote control1
ª
Lock button
2
»
Opening the retractable soft top
1/
unlocking the upper tailgate
2
3
 Panic button (
page 71)
4
©
Unlock buttonThe remote control centrally locks and
unlocks:
• the driver door
• the fuel filler flap
• the passenger door
• the upper tailgate
!
To prevent possible malfunction, avoid
exposing the remote control to high levels of
electromagnetic radiation.
!
If you can no longer lock or unlock the
vehicle with the remote control, the batteries
in the remote control are discharged, or the
remote control is malfunctioning.
>Check the batteries in the remote control
and replace them if necessary
(page 252).
>If you do not have a spare transmitter
battery at hand, use the key to open the
driver door and the fuel filler flap
(page 250).
If the remote control is malfunctioning,
contact an authorized smart center.
1 cabrio only.
2 coupé only.
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Warning!
When leaving the vehicle, always remove
the key 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. It
is possible for children to open a locked
door from the inside, which could result
in an accident and/or serious personal
injury.
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Opening and closing
88
>> Controls. >Swivel the lower tailgate upwards to close.
Allow the two release levers to engage
audibly.
>Swivel the upper tailgate downwards to
close.
Opening and closing the retract
able soft top
1
You can fully open the retractable soft top
with the key.
Key with remote control1
ª
Lock button
2
»
Opening the retractable soft top
3
 Panic button
4
©
Unlock button> Opening: Press button
»
on the key for
approximately two seconds.
The retractable soft top opens.
i
Pressing symbols
©, ª
or
»
on the
key with remote control while opening the re
tractable soft top will interrupt the opening
procedure.
>Closing: Press symbol± on the retract
able soft top switch (
page 114).
i
The remote control has an operating range
of approximately 50 ft (15 meters). Take care
that you do not open your vehicle’s retract
able soft top inadvertently.
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Warning!
When leaving the vehicle, always remove
the key 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.
A child’s unsupervised access to a vehi
cle could result in an accident and/or
serious personal injury.
1 cabrio only.
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Warning!
When closing the retractable soft top,
make sure that there is no danger of
anyone being harmed by the closing
procedure.
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Unlocking/locking manually
250
>> Practical hints.
Unlocking the vehicleYou can unlock the driver’s door and the fuel
filler flap by unlocking the driver’s door using
the key. The lock cylinder is fitted with a cap.
>Press button
©
on the key.
The antitheft warning system* is disarmed.
i
If the transmitter battery in the key is
discharged, the antitheft warning system*
can no longer be disarmed with button
©
on
the key. For replacing the transmitter battery
(
page 253).
Unlocking the vehicle with the key and opening
a door or the tailgate will trigger the anti
theft warning system* (
page 77).
To cancel the alarm:
>Insert the key in the starter switch.
>Turn starter switch in Position 1
(
page 91).
1
Cap
2
Lock cylinder
>Remove cap
1 from lock cylinder
2.
>Unlock the driver’s door.
The driver’s door and the fuel filler flap are
unlocked.
i
To unlock the vehicle centrally press the
central unlocking switch in the upper center
console (
page 38).
Locking the vehicleIf you can no longer lock the vehicle using the
remote control and you do not have a spare
transmitter battery at hand, please proceed
as follows:
>Open the driver's door.
>Press the central locking switch
(
page 84).
The indicator lamp on central locking
switch
1 comes on, when the starter switch
is in position 1.
The indicator lamp on central locking
switch1 flashes, when the starter switch is
in Position 0.
>Remove the key from the starter switch,
take it with you, and close all doors.
The vehicle is now locked and the antitheft
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