Mercedes-Benz 2005 E-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
̈ Briefly press emergency release
button 1.
The trunk unlocks and the trunk lid
opens.
Illumination of the emergency release but-
ton:
ț The button will flash for 30 minutes af-
ter opening the trunk.
ț The button will flash for 60 minutes af-
ter closing the trunk.
Automatic central locking
The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of ap-
proximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
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The emergency release button unlocks
and opens the trunk while the vehicle is
standing still or in motion.
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The emergency release button does
not open the trunk lid, if the vehicle
battery is discharged or disconnected.
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If the emergency release button is
pressed and the vehicle was centrally
locked from the outside using the
SmartKey, the exterior lamps will flash
and the alarm will sound as the trunk
lid opens.
To cancel the alarm, do one of the fol-
lowing:
ț Insert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.
ț Press button Œ or on the
SmartKey.
In vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*
ț Grasp the outside door handle.
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be within 3 ft (1 m) of the ve-
hicle.
ț Press the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button (
page 35).
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be inside the vehicle.
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The doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold.
The vehicle automatically locks when
the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or
more. You could therefore lock yourself
out when the vehicle
ț is pushed or towed
ț is on a test stand