fuel fill door release MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET 2004 Owners Manual

78 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
You will find detailed information about the
functions of the
vehicle in the "Controls in
detail" section. You will find this section
most useful if you are already familiar with
the basic functions of the vehicle.
If you ar enot yet familiar with these basic
functions, the "Getting started" section will
provide you with more information. You
will fin dthe reference to the appropriate
pages of that section atthe star tof each
segment. The vehicle's equipment includes two
remote control keys.
There is an emergency key ele
ment in each
key. The release catches for the emer-
gency key element have different colours
to help distinguish between the two keys.
The key allows you to lock and unlock the
vehicle from some distance away. To pre-
vent theft, only use the key inthe immedi-
ate vicinity of the vehicle.
The key's factory setting enables you to
centrally lock and unlock the following:
! The doors
! The boot
! The fuel filler flap
! The glove compartment i
Ifyou open a door, the windows on this side
lower sli ghtly. If you close the door, the windows
close again.
! The side windows will not ope nor close if
the yare iced up or if the battery is flat. You will
the nno longer be able to close the door. Do not
attempt to force the door clo sed. You could oth-
erwise damage the door or the window. Opening and closing
Key with remote control
G
Risk of accident Never leave
children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could open a door from the
inside, even if it is locked, or start the eng ine
using a key left in the vehicle and thereby
en danger themselves and others. For this
rea son, take the key with you, even if you
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79
Controls in detail
Opening and closing
Key with remote control
1 Battery check lamp
2 ‹ Locking button
3 Š Boot unlocking button
4 Emergency key element release catch
5 Œ
Unlocking button
! Do not expose the key to high levels of elec-
troma gnetic radiation. Doing so may cause the
key to fu nctio nincorrectly.
i Coupé:
You can als ousethe key to open and close the
sli ding sunroof* and the side win dows
( =
page 178), (= page 180).
Cabr iolet:
Yo uc an al so use the key to open and close the
so fttop (=
page 18 4). Factor
ysetti ngs
Unlocki ngthe vehicle centrally
6 Press the Œbutton.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-
theft alarm system* is deactivated.
If you do not open either a door or the boot
after you have unlocked your vehicle, the
vehicle relocks itself after approximately
40 seconds.
Locking the vehicle centrally
6 Press the ‹button.
The turn signals flash three times when
both of the doors and the boo tlid are
closed. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down. Th eanti-theft alarm sys-
tem* is primed. Individual settings
If you fr
equently travel alone, you may wish
to change how the key functions. Pressing
the Πbutton then only unlocks the
driver's door and the fuel filler flap.
6 Press and hold both the Œand‹
buttons simultaneously for approxi-
mately si xseconds until battery check
lamp 1flashes twice.
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342 Practical advice
Openin
g/clo sing in an emergency
Boot lock 1 To unlock
6 Insert the emergency key element in
the boot lock.
6 Turn the key sli ghtly anti-clockwise to
position 1.
6 Pull the boot lid handle and lift the boot
lid. If the vehicl
ecan no longer be locked using
the key, lock it as follows:
6 Close the passenger door.
6 Press the central locking switch inthe
coc kpit (
=page 89).
6 Check whether the locking knob on the
passenger door is sti llvisible. Press it
down manually if necessary.
6 Lock the driver's door using the emer-
gency key element. The emergency release is located in the
boot behind the side trim on the right-hand
side when viewed in the direction of travel.
6 Open the boot ( =page 84). P 80.20-2597-31 Locking the vehicle Fuel filler
flap emergency release G
Risk ofinjury When operating the
emergency release,
avoid touching the edges of the vehicle
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