2011 Mercedes G-Class Owner's Manual - Page 69

Doors Doors Important safety notes G Warning When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock. Always take the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unsupervised in the vehicle, even if they are secured in a child restraint system, and do not give them access to an unlocked vehicle. A child's unsupervised access to a vehicle could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury. They could: Rinjure Rbe 67 Unlocking and opening the doors from the inside You can open a door anytime from inside the vehicle even if it has been locked, unless the child-proof locks (Y page 54) have been activated. If the vehicle has previously been locked with the SmartKey, opening a door from the inside will trigger the anti-theft alarm system. To switch off the alarm (Y page 59) themselves on vehicle parts seriously or fatally injured by extreme heat or cold Rinjure themselves or have an accident with vehicle equipment that may still be in operation even after the SmartKey has been removed from the ignition, such as the seat adjustment, steering wheel adjustment or memory function. If children open a door, they could cause severe or even fatal injury to other persons; if they get out of the vehicle, they could injure themselves when doing so or be seriously or even fatally injured by any passing traffic. Do not expose the child restraint system to direct sunlight. The child restraint system's metal parts, for example, could become very hot, and a child could be burned on these parts. X Front doors: pull door handle ;. If the door is locked, locking knob : pops up. The door is unlocked and can be opened. X Rear doors: pull locking knob : upwards. The door is unlocked. X Pull door handle ;. Locking and unlocking the vehicle from the inside You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle from the inside. This feature may be useful if, for example, you wish to unlock the frontpassenger door from the inside or lock the vehicle before you pull away. The central locking button does not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap. G Warning! Do not carry heavy or hard objects in the passenger compartment or cargo compartment unless they are firmly secured in place. Unsecured or improperly positioned cargo increases a child's risk of injury in the event of Rstrong braking maneuvers changes of direction Ran accident Rsudden i You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally from the inside if the vehicle has been locked from the outside using the SmartKey. Z Opening and closing