Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 72)

Anti-theft systems
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Anti-theft alarm system
Once the alarm system has been armed, a
visual and audible alarm is triggered when
someone opens:
R a door
R the trunk
R the hood
The alarm will stay on even if the activating
element (a door, for example) is immediately
closed.
The alarm system will also be triggered when
R the vehicle is opened with the mechanical
key
R a door is opened from the inside
R the trunk is opened with the emergency
release button
To cancel the alarm after it has been trig-
gered, see “Canceling the
alarm” (
Y page 70).
i If the alarm stays on for more than 30 sec-
onds, a call to the Response Center is ini-
tiated automatically by the Tele Aid system
provided that you have subscribed to the
Tele Aid service and that it has been acti-
vated properly, and that the necessary
mobile phone, power supply and GPS cov-
erage are available.
1 Indicator lamp
X Arming: Lock the vehicle with the Smart-
Key or with KEYLESS-GO.
The turn signal lamps flash three times to
indicate that the vehicle is locked. Indicator
lamp
1 flashes to indicate that the alarm
system is armed.
i If the turn signal lamps do not flash three
times, a door or the trunk may not be prop-
erly closed.
Close the respective element and lock the
vehicle again.
X Disarming: Unlock the vehicle with the
SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO.
The turn signal lamps flash once to indicate
that the alarm system is disarmed.
i The vehicle will lock and the alarm system
will rearm automatically again after approx-
imately 40 seconds unless you open a door
or the trunk.
Canceling the alarm
To cancel the alarm, do one of the following:
X Insert the SmartKey in the starter switch.
X Press the k or j button on the
SmartKey.
In vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
X Grasp an outside door handle.
The SmartKey must be within 3 ft (1 m) of
the vehicle.
X Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button.
The SmartKey must be inside the vehicle.
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