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in the vehicle can be exposed to very high
or v
ery l
ow temperatures.
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Unlocking and locking from the in-
side Fig. 76
Driver
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Operation
Depending on the equipment, the vehicle
may hav e the K
eyless Access system.
Keyless Access is a key-free locking and igni-
tion system to unlock and lock the vehicle
without actively using its key. To do this, all
that is required is to have a valid vehicle key in
the detection area where you are attempting
to access the vehicle ››› Fig. 77
and to touch
one of the sensor surfaces on the door han-
dles ››› Fig. 78
or operate the softtouch/han-
dle on the rear lid ››› page 105
››› .
Aut omatic v
ehicle unlock
The vehicle can be unlocked and locked via
the front doors only. When doing so, the re-
mote control key must be no further than ap-
prox. 1.5 m away from the door handle.
It does not matter where you carry the key,
e.g. in your jacket pocket.
Once the doors have been locked, they can-
not be opened again immediately. This will
enable you to check that the doors are prop-
erly closed.
If you wish you may unlock only the corre-
sponding door or the entire vehicle. The nec-
essary adjustments can be performed in ve-
hicles with a driver information system
››› page 90. General information
If a valid k
ey is in the proximity of the car,
››› Fig. 77 the Keyless Access locking and
starting system gives the key entry as soon as
one of the sensor surfaces on the door han-
dles is touched or the softtouch/handle on
the rear lid is operated.
The following features are then available
without having to use the vehicle key actively:
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In vehicles with the “Safe” security sys-
t em: cl
osing and locking the doors
(Keyless-Exit)
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Operation
CAUTION
The sensor surfaces on the door handles
coul d engage if hit with a w
ater jet or high
pressure steam if there is a valid vehicle
key in the proximity. If at least one of the
electric windows is open and the sensor
surface ››› Fig. 78
B (arrow) on one of the
handl es is activ
ated continuously, all win-
dows will close. Note
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When the “Safe” security system is disa-
bl ed, the f
ollowing needs to be taken into
account:
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Operation
If the driver’s door is unlocked mechanically
using the k ey, the ignition must be t
urned on
within 15 seconds of opening the door.
Otherwise, the alarm will trigger for 30 sec.
and the ignition will be blocked. CAUTION
If the anti-theft security system is switched
off , the v
ehicle interior monitoring and the
tow-away protection are automatically
disconnected. Note