Mercedes-Benz 2009 ML350 Automobile User Manual


 
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Practical hints
Unlocking/locking in an emergency
Locking the vehicle
If you cannot lock the vehicle with the
SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO*, lock the vehi-
cle carrying out the following steps.
̈ Close the front passenger door, the
rear right door and the tailgate.
̈ Open the driver’s door and the rear left
door.
̈ Press the central locking switch on the
driver’s door (
page 126).
The locking knobs of the front passen-
ger door and the rear doors move
down.
If the vehicle battery is disconnected or
drained:
̈ Press down the locking knobs of
the front passenger door and the
rear doors manually.
̈ Exit the vehicle.
̈ Close the driver’s door.
̈ Enter the vehicle through the rear left
door.
̈ Press down the locking knob of the
driver’s door.
̈ Exit the vehicle.
̈ Close the rear left door.
The vehicle is locked.
Unlocking and opening the tailgate
A minimum height clearance of 7.2 ft
(2.20 m) is required to open the tailgate.
If the tailgate can no longer be unlocked
and opened using the Œ button on the
SmartKey or the KEYLESS-GO* function,
use the manual release to unlock and open
the tailgate.
The manual release is located on the inside
of the tailgate.
1 Release lever
2 Cover
̈ Remove cover 2 from the trim on the
tailgate.
̈ Push release lever 1 all the way to the
left.
̈ Lift the tailgate.
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To prevent inadvertent lockout, make sure
to have the SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* with you before proceeding with
the next step. The next step will lock the vehicle.
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This procedure does not arm the anti-theft
alarm system, nor does it lock the fuel filler flap.