Mercedes-Benz 2009 ML-Class 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 Πbutton 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.