Mercedes-Benz 2003 SLK-Class - Manual (Page 78)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Opening the doors from the inside
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
1 Inside door handle
̈ Pull on door handle 1.
If a door was locked, the locking knob
will move up.
Trunk lid emergency release
The handle for the trunk lid emergency
release is located in the trunk lid.
1 Handle
̈ Pull handle 1 in direction of arrow to
open the trunk lid.
Automatic central locking
Factory setting
The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
left front wheel turns at vehicle speeds of
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
Warning!
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Only drive with the trunk closed as, among
other dangers such as visibility blockage,
exhaust fumes may enter the vehicle interi-
or.
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The anti-theft alarm system is triggered
when the trunk is opened from the
inside and the vehicle was previously
centrally locked.
i
The doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold.
To prevent the vehicle door locks from
locking, deactivate the automatic cen-
tral locking when the vehicle
ț is pushed or
ț is on a test stand