- Fig. 1 Door handle: Locking 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
Take hold of the door handle. The door will be unlocked automatically.
To open the door, pull the door handle.
Locking the vehicle
Move the selector lever to position P, otherwise it will not be possible to lock the vehicle.
To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch the sensor on the door handle once Fig. 1, WARNING!. Do not take hold of the door handle while doing so.
To lock the vehicle without activating the deadlock mechanism*, touch the sensor on the door handle a second time within 2 seconds.
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked from any of the doors. The remote control key has to be within a range of about 1.5 metres of the relevant door or the boot lid. It does not matter where you carry the key, for instance whether it is in your jacket pocket or in a briefcase.
The locking function may be affected if you grasp the door handle while the vehicle is being locked.
Once the doors have been locked, they cannot be opened again immediately. This will enable you to check that the doors are properly closed.
The system will unlock either all the doors or only one of the doors, depending on the settings you have chosen on the MMI Link.
Do not leave anyone (especially children) in the car if it is locked from the outside and the deadlock mechanism* is activated: the doors and windows cannot then be opened from the inside. 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.