2005 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 59

Getting started Parking and locking Press the seat belt release button ( page 44). Warning! G Warning! G To prevent possible personal injury, always keep hands and fingers away from the door openings when closing the doors. Be especially careful when small children are around. Before closing doors, make sure that there is no possibility of someone getting caught in a door during closing. When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch, take it with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle may cause an accident and/or serious personal injury. ! If you hear a warning signal, you have either forgotten to switch off the vehicle's exterior lamps before opening the driver's door, or tried to turn off the engine while the gear selector lever is not in P. Turn off the lights or place the gear selector lever in P. After exiting the vehicle press the lock button ‹ on the SmartKey ( page 32). All turn signal lamps flash three times. The locking knobs on the doors move down. The anti-theft alarm system is armed. For more information, see the "Controls in detail" section ( page 98). Turning off with KEYLESS-GO* Place the gear selector lever in P. Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button to shut off the engine. With the driver's door closed, the starter switch is now in position 1. With the driver's door opened, the starter switch is set to position 0, same as SmartKey removed from starter switch ( page 33). 57