Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 311)

Unlocking/locking manually
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Locking the vehicle
If you cannot lock the vehicle with the Smart-
Key, lock it as follows:
X Close the passenger door and the trunk.
X Press the central locking switch
(
Y page 69).
X Check to see whether the locking knob on
the passenger door has moved down.
X If necessary, push it down manually.
X Exit the vehicle and close the driver’s door.
X Remove the mechanical key from the
SmartKey (
Y page 308).
X Check whether the trunk is locked.
X If it is not locked, lock it with the mechan-
ical key (
Y page 71).
Except for the driver’s door, the vehicle
should now be locked.
$ Locking
2 Mechanical key
X Insert mechanical key 2 into the driver’s
door lock until it stops.
X Turn mechanical key 2 clockwise to posi-
tion $ .
The driver’s door is locked.
i This procedure does not arm the anti-
theft alarm system, nor does it lock the fuel
filler flap and the storage compartments.
Manually unlocking the gear selector
lever
If the vehicle’s electrical system is malfunc-
tioning, the gear selector lever could remain
locked in park position
P. In this case the gear
selector lever can be unlocked manually, e.g.
to tow the vehicle.
1 Gear selector lever cover
2 Release
X Engage the parking brake.
! Do not use sharp objects to loosen the
gear selector lever cover in the center con-
sole, as this could damage the gear selec-
tor lever cover or the center console.
Practical hints