Locking the vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
- Open the driver's door.
- Close the front-passenger door, the rear
doors and the tailgate.
- Press the locking button.
- Check whether the locking knobs on the
front-passenger door and the rear doors
are still visible. Press down the locking
knobs by hand, if necessary.
- Close the driver's door.
- 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:
Tire pressure specifications
WARNING
Follow recommended tire inflation pressures. Do not underinflate tires. Underinflated
tires wear excessively and/or unevenly, adversely affect handling and fuel economy,
and are more ...
Releasing the cargo net
Seat belt reel holder behind the front seats
Pull belt adjuster 1 upwards in the direction of the arrow to reduce the
tension on the tensioning strap.
Unhook belt hook 2 from cargo tie-down ...
Engine number
1 Emission control information plate,
including the certification of both federal
and Californian emissions standards
2 Engine number (stamped into the
crankcase)
3 VIN (on the lower edge of th ...
