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Operation
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When the doors are locked, it is difficult to
get to passengers in the vehicle interior in
case of an emergency. Passengers could re-
main trapped inside and unable to unlock the
doors in case of an emergency.
Anti-theft alarm
The anti-theft alarm makes it more difficult to
break into the vehicle or steal it.
The anti-theft alarm is automatically turned
on when the vehicle is locked with the key.
When does the system trigger an alarm?
The anti-theft alarm siren will be triggered for
about 30 seconds accompanied by optical
warning signals for about five minutes when
the vehicle is locked and the following unau-
thorised actions are taken:
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When the door is mechanically unlocked
using the vehicle key without turning the ig-
nition within the following 15 seconds.
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A door is opened.
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The bonnet is opened.
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The rear lid is opened.
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When the ignition is switched on with a
non-authorised key.
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When the vehicle battery is disconnected.
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When there is movement inside the vehicle
(vehicles with interior monitoring).
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When the vehicle is towed (vehicles with
anti-tow system)
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When the vehicle is lifted (vehicles with an-
ti-tow system).
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Transporting the vehicle on a ferry or by
railroad (vehicles with an anti-tow system or
interior monitoring).
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Unhitch a trailer connected to the anti-theft
alarm ››› page 179
.
Ho
w t
o turn OFF the alarm
Unlock the vehicle with the unlocking button
on the key or turn on the ignition with a valid
key. On vehicles with the Keyless Access sys-
tem, the alarm can also be disabled by grasp-
ing the door handle ››› page 59.
Note
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The alarm will be triggered once more when
anybody enters the same zone of surveillance
or any other zone. If, for example, after open-
ing a door, the rear lid is also opened.
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The anti-theft alarm is not activated when
the vehicle is locked from within using the
central locking button
.
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If the driver door is unlocked mechanically
with the key, only the driver door is unlocked,
the rest of the doors remain locked. Only
when the ignition has been turned on will the
other doors be available - but not unlocked -
and the central lock button will be activated.
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If the vehicle battery is run down or flat
then the anti-theft alarm will not operate cor-
rectly.
Interior monitoring system and anti-
tow system*
Fig. 48 On the roof console: interior monitor-
ing sensors
The interior monitoring system triggers the
alarm if the vehicle is locked and movement
is detected inside the vehicle. The anti-tow
system triggers the alarm if the vehicle is
locked when the system detects the vehicle
is being raised.
Switching on the interior monitoring and the
anti-tow systems
Close the storage compartment ››› Fig. 48
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on the roof console, otherwise the interior
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