Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 114)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
ț Remember that the engine can be
started by anyone with a SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO that is left inside the
vehicle.
Possibility 1 (One SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO in the vehicle, one
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO outside
the vehicle):
If you leave the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO behind when exiting and
locking the vehicle, no message
appears in the multifunction display.
Possibility 2 (One SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO in the vehicle, no
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO outside
the vehicle):
When exiting and locking the vehicle,
the message
Key recognized in
vehicle will appear in the multifunction
display.
Factory setting
Global unlocking
̈ 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 switched
off.
The vehicle will lock again automatically
and reactivate the anti-theft alarm system
within approximately 40 seconds of
unlocking if:
ț neither a door nor the tailgate is
opened
ț the central locking switch is not
activated.
Global locking
̈ Press lock button on an outside door
handle (
୴ page 64) or tailgate
( ୴ page 116).
All turn signal lamps flash three times.
The locking knobs in the doors move
down. The anti-theft alarm system is
armed.
i
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.
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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 an outside
door handle.