Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Factory setting
Global unlocking
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Grasp an outside door handle.
All turn signal lamps flash once. The
locking knobs in the doors move up.
The anti-theft alarm system is dis-
armed.
The vehicle will lock again automatically
and reactivate the anti-theft alarm system
within approximately 40 seconds of
unlocking if
ț
neither door nor tailgate is opened
ț
the central locking switch is not
activated
Global locking
̈
Press the lock button at an outside
door handle (
page 68) or the tailgate
With the tailgate and all doors closed,
the turn signal lamps flash three times.
The locking knobs on the doors move
down. The anti-theft alarm system is
armed.
Selective setting
If you frequently travel alone, you may wish
to reprogram the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO so when you grasp the driv-
er’s door handle only the driver’s door and
the fuel filler flap unlocks.
̈
Press and hold buttons
Œ and ‹
simultaneously for about 6 seconds
until battery check lamp
page 115) flashes twice.
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO will
then function as follows:
Unlocking driver’s door and fuel filler
flap
̈
Grasp the driver’s outside door handle.
All turn signal lamps flash once. The
locking knob in the driver’s door moves
up. The anti-theft alarm system is dis-
armed.
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If the vehicle has been parked for more
than 72 hours, you must pull an outside
door handle in order to activate the
KEYLESS-GO function.
i
The vehicle could be inadvertently
unlocked if the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO is within 3 ft (1 m) of the
vehicle and
ț
an outside door handle is splashed
with water
or
ț
you attempt to clean the outside
door handle