2011 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 73
2011 Mercedes SL-Class Manual
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Locking and unlocking RThe 71 vehicle could be inadvertently unlocked if the SmartKey is within 3 ft (1 m) of the vehicle and - an outside door handle is splashed with water or you attempt to clean an outside door handle RRemember that the engine can be started by anyone with a SmartKey that is left inside the vehicle. If you leave the SmartKey behind when exiting and locking the vehicle, the message Key Detected In Vehicle appears in the multifunction display. Factory setting X Checking SmartKey batteries Global unlocking: Grasp an outside door handle. Unless you open a door or the trunk within approximately 40 seconds after unlocking the vehicle: RThe RThe vehicle will be locked again. anti-theft alarm system will be rearmed. Example illustration: SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO X X Global locking: Press lock button : on an outside door handle. Press button & or % on the SmartKey. Battery check lamp : comes on briefly to indicate that the SmartKey batteries are in order. If the battery check lamp does not come on briefly during check, the SmartKey batteries are discharged. X Replace the batteries (Y page 269). Selective setting If you frequently travel alone, you may wish to reprogram the SmartKey. Grasping the driver's outside door handle will then only i You can obtain the required batteries at any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. i If the batteries are checked within signal range of the vehicle, pressing button Z Controls in detail - unlock the driver's door, interior lockable storage compartments, and the fuel filler flap. X Switching on/off: Press and hold buttons % and & simultaneously for approximately 6 seconds until the battery check lamp (Y page 71) flashes twice. KEYLESS-GO will then function as follows: X Unlocking driver's door and fuel filler flap: Grasp the driver's outside door handle. X Global unlocking: Grasp the outside door handle on the passenger side. X Global locking: Press lock button : on an outside door handle.
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