Aut oma tic locking featu reX
To deactivate: press and hold butto n C for
approximately fiv e seconds until a tone
sounds. X
To activate: press and hold butto n D for
approximately fiv e seconds until a tone
sounds.
If you press on e of th e two buttons and do no t
hear a tone , th e relevan t setting has already
been selected.
The vehicl e is locke d automatically when th e
ignition is switched on and th e wheels are turn-
ing .
You could therefor e be locke d out if:R
th e vehicl e is bein g pushed.R
th e vehicl e is bein g towed.R
th e vehicl e is on a roller dynamometer.
You can also switch th e automatic locking func-
tion on and off usin g th e multimedia system; see
th e separat e operating instructions.
Power closing Powe r closin g pulls th e door s and trunk lid int o
their locks automatically eve n if they are only
partly closed. X
To power close a door : push th e door int o
th e loc k up to th e first deten t position .
Powe r closin g will pull th e door fully closed.X
To power close th e trunk lid : lightl y push
th e trunk lid closed.
The powe r closin g function pulls th e trunk lid
closed. Unlocking the driver's door (mechan-
ical key) If th e vehicl e can no longer be locke d or
unlocke d wit h th e SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO ,
use th e mechanical key. X
Tak e th e mechanical ke y out of th e SmartKey
( Y
page 81).
X
Inser t th e mechanical ke y as far as it will go
int o opening C in th e protective cap .X
Pull and hold th e door handle. X
Pull th e protective cap on th e mechanical ke y
as straight as possibl e away from th e vehicl e
until it releases. X
Releas e th e door handle.
X
Inser t th e mechanical ke y int o th e loc k of th e
driver's door as far as it will go. X
Turn th e mechanical ke y counter-clockwise
as far as it will go to position G .
The locking knob pops up and th e door
unlocks . X
Turn th e mechanical ke y bac k and remove it .X
Inser t th e mechanical ke y int o th e SmartKey
( Y
page 82) . X
Carefully press th e protective cap onto th e
loc k cylinder until it engage s and is seatedDoors 87
Opening and closing Z
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles may not be towed
away but must instead be transported, if: R
the multifunction display is not working or R
the á Towing Not Permitted See
Operator's Manual message appears in the
multifunction display.
If the vehicle is in a dangerous area, it can be
towed out of that area with both axles on the
ground. In this case, the towing distance must
not be greater than 165 ft (50 m) and must not
exceed a towing speed of 6 mph (10 km/h). For
longer distances, have the vehicle loaded and
transported.
Installing/removing the towing eye
Installing the towing eye
The brackets for the screw-in towing eye are
located in the bumpers. They are at the rear and
at the front, under covers C .X
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle tool
kit/stowage tray ( Y
page 367).X
Press the mark on cover C inwards in the
direction of the arrow. X
Remove cover C from the opening.X
Screw in the towing eye clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten it. Removing the towing eye X
Unscrew and remove the towing eye. X
Attach cover C to the bumper and press until
it engages. X
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit/
stowage tray.
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( Y
page 379).
The automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position P when you open the driver's or front-
passenger door or when you remove the Smart-
Key from the ignition lock.
In order to ensure that the automatic transmis-
sion stays in position N when towing the vehicle,
you must observe the following points: X
You must use the SmartKey instead of the
Start/Stop button ( Y
page 162).X
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
that the key is in position 0 in the ignition lock.X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition
lock. X
Depress and hold the brake pedal. X
Shift the automatic transmission to position
N . X
Release the brake pedal. X
Release the electric parking brake. X
Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the igni-
tion lock. X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
( Y
page 132).
In order to signal a change of direction when
towing the vehicle with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination switch
as usual. In this case, only the indicator lamps
for the direction of travel flash. After resetting
the combination switch, the hazard warning
lamp starts f lashing again.380
Towing and tow-starting
Breakdown assistance
