- Fig. 1 Door handle: Sensor for locking and unlocking the vehicle
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The doors and the boot lid can be locked and unlocked without handling the remote control key.
Unlocking the vehicle
To unlock the driver's door or passenger's door automatically, take hold of the handle of the relevant door. The door will be unlocked automatically.
Then pull the door handle to open the door.
To open the boot, press the release catch on the boot lid Link.
The vehicle can be locked/unlocked from the front doors only. The remote control key should be within a range of about 1.5 metres from the door handle. It does not matter where you carry the key, for instance whether it is in your jacket pocket or in a briefcase.
Once the doors have been locked, they cannot be opened again immediately. This will enable you to check that the doors are properly closed.
When you unlock the vehicle, the central locking system will unlock either the individual door only, or all the locks on the vehicle, depending on the setting you have selected (on vehicles with driver information system Link).
On vehicles with an anti-theft alarm system*, do not leave anyone (especially children) in the car if it is locked from the outside and the safelock mechanism* is activated: the doors and windows cannot then be opened from the inside Link. Locked doors could delay assistance in an emergency, potentially putting lives at risk.
Note
Please note the following points if the vehicle is left parked for long periods:
- To save electrical power, the proximity sensors are switched off after a few days. You will then need to pull the door handle once to unlock the vehicle, and a second time to open it.
- To prevent the battery from becoming discharged and thus maintain the vehicle's starting ability for as long as possible, the power management system will gradually switch off convenience functions that are not required. In this case you may not be able to unlock the vehicle with this convenience function.