2009 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 306

Practical hints Unlocking/locking manually Locking the vehicle If you cannot lock the vehicle with the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO, lock it as follows: X Close the passenger door, the rear doors, and the trunk. X X X X X X X Manually unlocking the gear selector lever If the vehicle's electrical system is malfunctioning, the gear selector lever could remain locked in park position P. In this case the gear selector lever can be unlocked manually, e.g. to tow the vehicle. Open the driver's door. Press the central locking switch (Y page 77). Check to see whether the locking knobs on the doors have moved down. If necessary, push them down manually. Remove the mechanical key from the SmartKey (Y page 303). Check whether the trunk is locked. If it is not locked, lock it with the mechanical key (Y page 82). Except for the driver's door, the vehicle should now be locked. $ Locking 2 Mechanical key X X Insert mechanical key 2 into the driver's door lock until it stops. Turn mechanical key 2 clockwise to position $. The driver's door is locked. i This procedure does not arm the antitheft alarm system, nor does it lock the fuel filler flap. 1 Gear selector lever cover 2 Release X Engage the parking brake. ! Do not use sharp objects to loosen the gear selector lever cover in the center console, as this could damage the gear selector lever cover or the center console. 304