Gear selector lever:unlocking in an emergency, Manually unlocking the gear selector lever – Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
Unlocking/locking in an emergency
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Insert the mechanical key
2 into the
driver’s door lock until it stops.
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Turn the mechanical key
2 clockwise
to position 1.
The driver’s door is locked.
Manually unlocking the gear selector
lever
In case of power failure, the gear selector
lever can be manually unlocked, e.g. to tow
the vehicle.
1 Tab
2 tool (e.g. flat blade screwdriver)
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Pull the tab
1 of the covering back in
direction of the center armrest com-
partment.
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Insert a tool
2 (e.g. flat blade screw-
driver) into the opening.
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Perform the following two steps simul-
taneously:
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Push tool
2 down- and forward in
the direction of the arrow.
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Move gear selector lever from
position P.
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Remove the tool
2 from the opening.
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Push the tab
1 of the covering back.
1 Locking
2 Mechanical key
i
This procedure does not arm the anti-theft
alarm system, nor does it lock the fuel filler flap.
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The gear selector lever is locked again when
moving it to position P.