Doors and central locking button
Introduction to the topic
If a door is not closed properly, it could open
unexpectedly while driving and cause serious
injury.
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Stop the vehicle immediately and close the
door.
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When closing the door, make sure that it is
flush and completely recessed. The door
must be flush with the adjoining parts of the
door.
the bodywork.
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Open and close the doors only when there is
no one in the door travel area.
more.
The doors, even when held by the retainer, could
close by themselves if the wind is strong or if the
vehicle is on an upward slope, causing injury.
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When opening and closing the doors, always
hold them by the handle.
In order to be able to check the correct
locking of the vehicle, the unlocking function
is de-activated.
sactivated for a few seconds.
The vehicle can only be locked if the parking
lock P is engaged.
If the sensing surface is touched twice, the
entire vehicle is unlocked, even if the vehicle is
already
had previously unblocked only one door.
Problems and solutions
Keyless Access" system does not work
The function of the sensor surfaces may be limited
if they are heavily soiled.
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Clean the sensor surfaces.
All indicators flash four times
The last key used is still inside the vehicle.
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Remove the key and lock the vehicle.
Automatic deactivation of the sensitive surfaces
The sensor surfaces are deactivated in the following
cases:
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If the vehicle is not unlocked or locked for a long
period of time.
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If any of the sensing surfaces are activated
unusually often.
To reactivate the sensor surfaces:
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Unlock the vehicle by pressing on the vehicle
key.
The sensing surfaces of the door handles could be
activated by a jet of water.
or high-pressure steam if there is a valid vehicle
key in the vicinity. If at least one of the windows is
open and the sensing surfaces of one of the handles
are permanently activated, all windows shall be
closed. If the jet of water or steam is briefly
moved away from the sensor surfaces of one of
the handles and then pointed at them again, all
windows may open → page 68.
If the instrument cluster display shows the
message
Keyless System Faulty.
malfunctions of the Keyless Access system may
occur. Contact a specialist workshop.
Doors and
central
locking button
It is possible to lock and partly unlock the doors
manually, e.g. if the vehicle key or the central
locking system fails.
The central locking system enables all doors, the
tailgate and the fuel filler flap of the vehicle to be
unlocked and locked centrally.
The vehicle can only be locked if the ignition is
switched off or if the driver has left the vehicle with
the engine switched off.
If a door is not closed correctly, this is indicated in
the instrument cluster display by
a symbolic
representation. Do not continue
driving! Open
the relevant door and return
to
close it.
The display is also shown when the ignition is
switched off and goes out a few seconds after the
vehicle has been locked with the doors closed.
The area of the door travel and the tailgate is
dangerous and injuries can occur in this area.