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 trunk lid.
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
trunk lid 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:
Floormat on the driver's side
WARNING
Whenever you are using a floormat, make sure
there is enough clearance and that the
floormat is securely fastened.
The floormat should always be securely
fastened using the fasteni ...
Summer tires
- Optionally, tires with a maximum speed of
over 149 mph (240 km/h) may have "ZR"
in the size description depending on the
manufacturer (e.g. 245/40 ZR 18).
The service specificat ...
Activating/deactivating airrecirculation mode
You can deactivate the flow of fresh air if unpleasant odors are entering the
vehicle from outside. The air already inside the vehicle will then be recirculated.
WARNING
Fogged windows impair ...
