2011 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 82

80 Doors Power closing feature The power closing feature pulls the doors and trunk lid into their locks automatically even if they are only partly closed. X Take the mechanical key out of the SmartKey (Y page 75). X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of the driver's door as far as it will go. G Warning Opening and closing To prevent possible personal injury, always keep hands and fingers away from the door or trunk opening when closing a door or the trunk lid. Be especially careful when small children are around. If danger threatens, pull the inside or outside door handle, or pull the trunk lid handle. To prevent personal injury, never activate the closing assist mechanism by tampering with the door or trunk lid latch. X G Warning Only drive with the doors closed. Otherwise, one or more of the doors could open while the vehicle is in motion, putting you and/or others at risk. G Warning Make sure the trunk lid is closed when the engine is running and while driving. Among other dangers, deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gases may enter the vehicle interior resulting in unconsciousness and death. X Firmly turn the mechanical key counterclockwise as far as it will go to position 1 and hold it in this position. X Pull the door handle quickly. The locking knob pops up. The door is unlocked. X Turn the mechanical key back and remove it. X Pull the door handle again. Locking the vehicle If the vehicle can no longer be locked centrally with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO: If the SmartKey is faulty, you can lock the doors and the trunk by taking the following steps. If the central locking in the vehicle is malfunctioning, you cannot lock the trunk. X Open the front-passenger door. X Close the driver's door and the trunk lid. X Press down the locking knob of the driver's door inside the vehicle. X Press down the locking knob of the open front-passenger door. i Make sure that you have the SmartKey on your person and that it has not been left in the vehicle. Power closing feature (doors): push the door past the first detent position of the lock. The power closing feature will pull the door fully closed. X Power closing feature (trunk lid): lightly push the trunk lid closed. The power closing feature will pull the trunk lid fully closed. Unlocking the driver's door (mechanical key) If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked centrally with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO: