Locking the vehicle
If the vehicle can no longer be centrally locked with the SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
► Close the front-passenger door, the rear doors and the tailgate.
► Press the locking button .
► Make sure that the locking knobs on the doors are still visible. Press down the locking knobs by hand, if necessary.
► Close the driver's door from the outside.
► Take the mechanical key out of the SmartKey .
► Insert the mechanical key into the lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
► Turn the mechanical key clockwise as far as it will go to position 1.
► Turn the mechanical key back and remove it.
► Make sure that the doors and the tailgate are locked.
► Insert the mechanical key into the SmartKey.
If you lock the vehicle as described above, the fuel filler flap is not locked. The antitheft alarm system is not armed.
See also:
Loading guidelines
WARNING
Always fasten items being carried as securely
as possible. Use cargo tie-down rings and
fastening materials appropriate for the weight
and size of the load.
In an accident, during hard b ...
DEF (BlueTEC vehicles only)
Important notes on use
To function properly, BlueTEC exhaust gas
aftertreatment must be operated with the
reducing agent DEF.
When the supply of DEF is almost used up,
the Check Additive See Op ...
Transfer case
General notes
The vehicle has permanent all-wheel drive.
Power is always transmitted to both axles.
For further information on driving off-road,
see .
Shift ranges
WARNING
If you do not wai ...