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Locking or unlocking the vehicle from the inside
Fig. 23 In the driver door: central locking button
Fig. 24 In the front passenger door: door opening lever for mechanical locking
First read and observe the introductoryinformation and safety warnings⇒
Introduction
Vehicles with central locking
Press the button ⇒ Fig. 23:
Unlocks the vehicle.
Locks the vehicle.
The central locking button functions with the ignition switched on or off only when all doors are
closed.
If the vehicle has been locked with the vehicle key, the central locking button does not work.
Please note the following when using the central locking button to lock the vehicle:
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FunctionAction
Locking the vehicle and activating the
SAFELOCK mechanism.
Locking the vehicle without activating the
SAFELOCK mechanism.
Press the button on the vehicle key twice.
Press the central locking button in the driver
door once.
The SAFELOCK mechanism deactivates the door opening levers if the vehicle has been locked.
This makes it more difficult to break into the vehicle. The doors can no longer be opened from the
inside ⇒.
In some vehicles, when the ignition is switched off, the instrument cluster display may inform you
that the SAFELOCK mechanism is activated.
The following applies when the SAFELOCK mechanism is deactivated:
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Childproof lock
Fig. 25 In the left rear door: childproof lock Ⓐ switched off, Ⓑ switched on
Fig. 26 In the right rear door: childproof lock Ⓐ switched off, Ⓑ switched on
First read and observe the introductoryinformation and safety warnings⇒
Introduction
The childproof lock prevents the rear doors from being opened from the inside, e.g. so that children
cannot open the doors accidentally while the vehicle is in motion. When the childproof lock is
activated the door can only be opened from the outside.
Switching the childproof lock on or off
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