driver's door had been previously
unlocked
Automatic locking feature
X
To disarm: press and hold button 0043for
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X To arm: press and hold button 0044for about
five seconds until a tone sounds.
i If you press one of the two buttons and
do not hear a tone, the relevant setting has
already been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning.
You could therefore be locked out if:
R the vehicle is being pushed.
R the vehicle is being towed.
R the vehicle is on a roller dynamometer.
i You can switch the automatic locking
function on and off using COMAND (see the
separate operating instructions). Power closing
Power closing pulls the doors and trunk lid
into their locks automatically even if they are
only partly closed. X
To power close a door: push the door into
the lock up to the first detent position.
Power closing will pull the door fully closed.
X To power close the trunk lid: lightly push
the trunk lid closed.
The power closing function pulls the trunk
lid closed. Unlocking the driver's door
(mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked or
unlocked with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO,
use the mechanical key.
X Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (Y page 86).
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go. X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
as far as it will go to position 0047and hold
it in this position.
The locking knob pops up and the door
unlocks.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Insert the mechanical key into the
SmartKey.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered. Switch off the alarm
(Y page 81). 92
DoorsOpening and closing
0087
Center vent thumbwheel, right
0085 Center vent thumbwheel, left
0083 Center air vent, left
X To open/close: press thumbwheel 0087
or 0085.
The thumbwheel pops out.
X Turn thumbwheel 0087or0085 clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
X To adjust the air direction: hold rear air
vent 0044or0083 by the middle fin and move
up or down or to the left or right. Setting the side air vents
0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side air vent
0087 Thumbwheel for left side air vent
X To open/close: press thumbwheel 0087.
The thumbwheel pops out.
X Turn thumbwheel 0087clockwise or counter-
clockwise.
X To adjust the air direction: hold side air
vent 0044by the middle fin and move it up or
down or to the left or right. Setting the glove box air vent
! Close the air vent when heating the
vehicle.
At high outside temperatures, open the air
vent and activate the "cooling with air
dehumidification" function. Otherwise, temperature-sensitive items stored in the
glove box could be damaged.
When automatic climate control is activated,
the glove box can be ventilated, for instance
to cool its contents. The level of airflow
depends on the airflow and air distribution
settings. 0043
Air vent thumbwheel
0044 Air vent
X To open/close: turn thumbwheel 0043
clockwise or counter-clockwise. Setting the rear-compartment air
vents
Setting the center vents in the rear
compartment 0043
Rear-compartment air vent, left
0044 Rear-compartment air vent, right
0087 Rear-compartment air vent thumbwheel,
right Setting the air vents
167Climate control Z
0085
Rear control panel
0083 Rear-compartment air vent thumbwheel,
left
Vehicles with rear-compartment climate
control
X To open/close: press thumbwheel 0087or
0083.
The thumbwheel pops out.
X Turn thumbwheel 0087or0083 clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
X To adjust the air direction: hold rear air
vent 0043or0044 by the middle fin and move
up or down or to the left or right. Vehicles without rear-compartment climate
control
X To open/close: press thumbwheel 0087.
The thumbwheel pops out.
X Turn thumbwheel 0087clockwise or counter-
clockwise.
X To adjust the air direction: hold rear air
vent 0043or0044 by the middle fin and move
up or down or to the left or right. Setting the rear air vent X
To open/close: turn thumbwheel 0044to the
left or right.
X To adjust the air direction: hold rear air
vent 0043by the middle fin handle and move
up or down or to the left or right. 168
Setting the air ventsClimate cont
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