Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 82)

You could therefore lock yourself out if:
R the vehicle is being pushed.
R the vehicle is being towed.
R the vehicle is on a roller dynamometer.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board com-
puter (
Y
page 207).
Unlocking the driver's door (mechan-
ical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered (
Y
page 69).
X
Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (
Y
page 74).
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 1.
The door is unlocked.
X
Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Insert mechanical key into the SmartKey
(
Y
page 74).
Locking the vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
X Open the driver's door.
X
Close the front-passenger door and the
trunk lid.
X
Press the locking button (
Y
page 79).
X Check whether the locking knob on the
front-passenger door is still visible. Press
the locking knob down by hand, if neces-
sary.
X Close the driver's door.
X Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (
Y
page 74).
X
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.
1 To lock
X Turn the mechanical key clockwise as far as
it will go to position 1.
X
Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Make sure that the doors and the trunk lid
are locked.
X
Insert mechanical key into the SmartKey
(
Y
page 74).
i If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-
theft alarm system is not armed.
Trunk
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or
not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip
80
Trunk
Opening
and
closing