Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2006 User Manual
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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Restoring to factory setting
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Press and hold buttons
Œ and ‹
simultaneously for about 6 seconds un-
til battery check lamp
5 (
flashes twice.
Checking the batteries
̈
Press button
‹ or Œ.
Battery check lamp
5 (
comes on briefly to indicate that the
SmartKey batteries are in order.
Unlocking and opening the trunk
You can unlock the trunk separately.
A minimum height clearance of
5.5 ft (1.65 m) is required to open the
trunk lid.
̈
Press and hold button
Š until the
trunk lid unlocks and opens slightly.
Loss of SmartKey or mechanical key
If you lose a SmartKey or mechanical key,
you should do the following:
̈
Have the SmartKey deactivated by an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
̈
Report the loss of the SmartKey or the
mechanical key immediately to your
car insurance company.
̈
If necessary, have the trunk lock
replaced.
Your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
will be glad to supply you with a replace-
ment.
!
If you can no longer lock or unlock the
vehicle with the SmartKey, then either
the batteries in the SmartKey are dis-
charged, the SmartKey is malfunction-
ing or the vehicle battery is drained.
ț
Check the batteries in the
SmartKey (
page 99) and replace
them if necessary (
ț
Use the mechanical key to unlock
the vehicle (
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Have the vehicle battery and the
battery connections checked. Con-
tact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
If the SmartKey is malfunctioning,
contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
!
If battery check lamp
5 does not
come on briefly during check, then the
SmartKey batteries are discharged.
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Replace the batteries (
You can obtain the required batteries
at any authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
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If the batteries are checked within
signal range of the vehicle, pressing
button
‹ or Œ will lock or unlock
the vehicle accordingly.