Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 400)

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Practical hints
Unlocking/locking in an emergency
Unlocking the trunk
A minimum height clearance of 5.90 ft
(1.80 m) is required to open the trunk lid.
̈ Insert the mechanical key into the
trunk lid lock until it stops.
̈ Turn mechanical key 1 counterclock-
wise to position 3 and hold it in this po-
sition.
̈ Pull handle 2 and lift the trunk lid.
The trunk opens.
̈ Turn the mechanical key back and re-
move it from the trunk lid lock.
Locking the vehicle
If you cannot lock the vehicle with the
SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*, do the following:
̈ Close the passenger door, the rear
doors and the trunk.
̈ Press the central locking switch in the
center console (
୴ page 116).
̈ Check to see whether the locking
knobs on the doors have moved down.
̈ If necessary, push them down
manually.
̈ Remove the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
୴ page 398).
̈ Check whether the trunk is locked.
̈ If necessary, lock the trunk with the
mechanical key (
୴ page 115).
Except for the driver’s door, the vehicle
should now be locked.
̈ Insert mechanical key 2 into the
driver’s door lock until it stops.
̈ Turn the mechanical key clockwise to
position 1.
The driver’s door is locked.
1 Mechanical key
2 Handle
3 Unlocking in an emergency
!
Always make sure there is sufficient over-
head clearance.
1 Locking
2 Mechanical key
i This procedure does not arm the anti-theft
alarm system, nor does it lock the fuel filler flap.