Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 83)

Unlocking and opening doors from
the inside
You can open a door from inside the vehicle
even if it has been locked.
You can only open the rear doors from inside
the vehicle if they are not secured by the
child-proof locks (
Y page 63).
X Pull door handle ;.
If the door is locked, locking knob : pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened.
Centrally locking and unlocking the
vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside.
X To unlock: press button :.
X To lock: press button ;.
If all the doors are closed, the vehicle locks.
You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally from
the inside if the vehicle has been locked with
the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO.
The central locking/unlocking button does
not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
You can open a front door from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked.
If the vehicle has been locked using the
locking button for the central locking, or has
been locked automatically, and a door is
opened from the inside:
R the vehicle will be fully unlocked if it had
previously been fully unlocked
R
only the door which has been opened form
the inside is unlocked if only the driver's
door had been previously unlocked
Automatic locking feature
X To deactivate: press and hold button :
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X To activate: press and hold button ; for
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
i If you press one of the two buttons and
do not hear a tone, the relevant setting has
already been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning.
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
computer (
Y page 222).
Doors
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Opening/closing
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