Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 80)

Automatic locking feature
: Disarming
; Arming
X
To disarm: press and hold button : for
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X To arm: 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 206).
Unlocking the driver's door
(mechanical 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 67).
X Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
Y
page 72).
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
to position 1.
The door is unlocked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Insert the mechanical key into the
SmartKey.
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 77).
X Check whether the locking knob on the
front-passenger door is still visible. If
necessary, press the locking knob down by
hand (
Y
page 77).
X Close the driver's door.
X Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
Y
page 72).
X
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.
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Doors
Opening/closing