Valet locking, Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Locking and unlocking
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1
Emergency release button
X
Briefly press emergency release button
1
.
The trunk lid unlocks and opens slightly.
X
Push up the trunk lid to fully open.
The emergency release button unlocks the
trunk while the vehicle is standing still or in
motion.
Illumination of the emergency release button:
R
The button flashes for 30 minutes after
opening the trunk.
R
The button flashes for 60 minutes after
closing the trunk.
The emergency release button does not
unlock the trunk, if the vehicle battery is dis-
charged or disconnected.
If the vehicle has previously been centrally
locked with the SmartKey, opening the trunk
from the inside using the emergency release
button will trigger the anti-theft alarm system.
To cancel the alarm, see (
To deny any unauthorized person access to
the trunk, e.g. when you valet park the vehi-
cle, lock it separately with the mechanical
key. Leave only the SmartKey less its
mechanical key with the vehicle.
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Neutral position
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Locked
X
Close the trunk.
X
Remove the mechanical key from the
SmartKey (
X
Insert the mechanical key in the trunk lid
lock.
X
Turn the mechanical key clockwise to posi-
tion
%
and remove the mechanical key in
that position to lock the trunk.
The trunk remains locked even when the vehi-
cle is centrally unlocked.
You can only cancel the separate trunk lock-
ing mode by means of the mechanical key.
X
Insert the mechanical key in the trunk lid
lock.
X
Turn the mechanical key counterclockwise
to neutral position
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and remove the
mechanical key in that position to unlock
the trunk.
You can now open the trunk.
Controls in detail