Mercedes-Benz 2013 GL Class - Manual (Page 90)

Automatic locking feature
:
To deactivate
;
To activate
X To deactivate: press and hold button :
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X To activate: press and hold button ; for
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
i If you press one of the two buttons and
do not hear a tone, the relevant setting has
already been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning.
You could therefore be locked out if:
R
the vehicle is being pushed.
R
the vehicle is being towed.
R
the vehicle is on a roller dynamometer.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board
computer (
Y page 278).
Power closing feature
G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close the doors and tailgate.
If there is a danger of being trapped, pull the
door handle on the inside or outside or pull
the tailgate handle.
Do not activate the power closing feature by
tampering with the lock mechanism. You
could otherwise injure yourself.
G
WARNING
Make sure that the doors and tailgate are
always fully closed. Otherwise, a door or the
tailgate could open during the journey and
endanger you or others.
The power closing feature pulls the doors and
tailgate into their locks automatically even if
they are only partly closed.
X Power closing feature (doors): push the
door up to the first detent position in the
lock.
The power closing feature will pull the door
fully closed.
X Power closing tailgate: gently push the
tailgate closed.
The power closing feature will pull the
tailgate fully closed.
Unlocking the driver's door
(mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered (
Y page 76).
X Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
Y page 82).
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go.
1
To unlock
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Doors
Opening/closing