2007 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON keyless

Opening and closing
81To open the tailgate (Estate)
1
Release button in the handle
X Push release button in handle 1.
X Raise the boot lid/tailgate.
Opening from the outside using the key
(Saloon) You can unlock and open the boot lid simul-
taneously with the key when the vehicle is
stationary.
X Press and hold the ibutton on the key
until the boot lid opens. Closing from the outsid
e G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap -
ped as you close the boot lid/tailgate .
i Do not leave the key in the boot/luggage
compartment. You could otherwise lock
yourself out. Closing the boot lid from the outside (Saloon)
1
Recess Closing the tailgate from the outside (Estate
)
1 Handl e
X Saloon: pull down the boot lid using
recess 1.
X Estate: pull down the tailgate usin g
recess 1.
X Lock the vehicle with the jbutton on
the key or using KEYLESS GO*.
Opening from the inside (Saloon) You can unlock and open the boot simulta-
neously from the driver's seat if the vehicle is
stationary. Controls
* optional
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!
The tailgate swings upwards and out
when it is opened. Therefore, make sure
that there is enough space above and
behind the tailgate.
i When the tailgate is fully opened, you can
also close it manually.
! If the tailgate is opened automatically,
wait a short time before closing the tailgate
again manually.
Opening from the outsid eYou can only open the tailgate after unlockin
g
it first.
X To unlock centrally :press the kbut-
ton on the key. To open the tailgate
1
Release button in the handle
X Press the button in handle 1and then
release it.
The tailgate opens.
i If you hold down the button in han-
dle 1, you can open the tailgate manually.
If you release the button, the tailgate opens
fully.
Opening from the outside using the key You can unlock and open the tailgate simul-
taneously with the key when the vehicle is
stationary.
X
Press and hold the ibutton on the key
until the tailgate opens. Closing from outside (without KEYLESS
GO*) You can lock the tailgate from outside using
the closing button inside the tailgate.
G
Risk of injury
Monitor the tailgate closing procedure to
make sure that nobody can become trap -
ped. To stop the closing procedure, press
the closing button in the tailgate again or
press the ibutton on the key.
i Do not leave the key in the luggage com-
partment. You could otherwise lock your -
self out. 1
Closing butto n Cont
rols
* optional
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X
Press closing button 1.
The tailgate closes automatically.
Closing and locking centrally from out-
side (using KEYLESS GO* )You can close the tailgate from outside using
the closing button in the tailgate or, using the
KEYLESS GO button*, you can close the boot
and simultaneously lock the vehicle centrally.
G
Risk of injury
Monitor the tailgate closing procedure to
make sure that nobody can become trap -
ped. To stop the closing procedure, press
the closing button in the tailgate again or
press the ibutton on the key.
i Do not leave the key in the luggage com-
partment. You could otherwise lock your -
self out. 1
Closing butto n
2 KEYLESS GO button*
X To close: press closing button 1.
X To close and lock centrally :press KEY-
LESS GO button* 2.
i The tailgate cannot be locked if a KEY-
LESS GO key* is left inside the luggage
compartment.
Opening and closing from the inside You can only open and close the tailgate from
the driver's seat when the vehicle is station-
ary. G
Risk of injury
Monitor the tailgate closing procedure to
make sure that nobody can become trap -
ped. Release the remote operating switc h
to stop the closing procedure. 1
Remote operating switch
X To open: press and hold the upper sectio n
of remote operating switch 1until the tail-
gate opens.
X To close: make sure the key is in posi -
tion 1in the ignition lock .
X Press the lower section of remote operat-
ing switch 1until the tailgate is closed. Control
s
* optional
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Key positions
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Restricting the tailgate opening angle You can limit the opening angle of the tailgat
e
within the upper half of its opening range. This
could be useful, for example, if there is insuf-
ficient clearance above the tailgate.
Activating
X To open the tailgate: press and release
the button in the handle.
X To stop the opening procedure: press the
button in the handle again or press
the i button on the key.
X Press and hold the closing button in the
tailgate until you hear a brief tone.
The limited opening angle is activated. The
tailgate then stops in the stored position
when opened.
i If you want to open the tailgate fully, press
the button in the handle of the tailgate
again after it has stopped at the set angle.
The stored position is retained.
Deactivating
X Press and hold the closing button in the
tailgate until you hear two brief tones. Key positions
Key
Ignition lock
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To remove the key
$ Power supply for some consumers, such
as the windscreen wipers
% Ignition (power supply for all consumers)
and drive positio n
& To start the engine
i Even if the key is not for the vehicle in
question, it will still turn in the ignition lock.
The ignition is not switched on. The engine
cannot be started . KEYLESS GO*
If you press the KEYLESS GO button repeat -
edly without depressing the brake pedal, its
function corresponds to the different key
positions in the ignition lock.
If you depress the brake pedal and press the
KEYLESS GO button, the engine starts imme-
diately.
i In order for the engine to be started using
the KEYLESS GO button, the KEYLESS GO
key must be in the vehicle .
i If there is a key in the ignition lock, it has
priority over the KEYLESS GO function. 1
KEYLESS GO button Controls
* optional
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Seats
86
If you have not yet pressed KEYLESS GO but-
ton
1, this corresponds to position0or no
key in the ignition lock.
X Position 1: press KEYLESS GO button 1
once.
It is now possible to switch on the wind-
screen wipers, for example.
i If you now press KEYLESS GO button 1
twice, and the driver's door is open, the
power supply is disconnected again.
X Position 2 (ignition) :press KEYLESS GO
button 1twice.
i If you now press KEYLESS GO button 1
once and the driver's door is open, the
power supply is disconnected again.
Removing the KEYLESS GO button You can detach the KEYLESS GO button from
the ignition lock and start the vehicle with
a
key as usual. 1
KEYLESS GO button
2 Ignition lock
i If you switch back to the KEYLESS GO
function, the system requires 2 seconds'
recognition time before you can use the
KEYLESS GO button as usual.
i You do not need to remove the KEYLESS
GO button from the ignition lock when you
leave the vehicle. Seat
s
You will find information about folding down
the rear bench seat in the following sections :
R Through-loading feature in the rear bench
seat (Saloon) (Y page 186 )
R Luggage compartment enlargement
(Estate) (Y page 187 )
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the
seat adjustments can be made either man-
ually/electrically or electrically* . G
Risk of injury
The seats can still be adjusted when there
is no key in the ignition lock. For this rea -
son, children should never be left unsuper-
vised in the vehicle. They could become
trapped by a seat adjustment movement. G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the driver's seat when the vehi-
cle is stationary. You will otherwise be dis-
tracted from the road and traffic conditions
and you could lose control of the vehicle as
a result of the seat moving. This could
cause an accident. Control
s
* optional
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Side windows
112X
Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X Unlock the vehicle by pressing the k
button.
X Press and hold the kbutton until the
side windows and the sliding/tilting sun-
roof* or panorama sliding sunroof* are in
the desired position .
If the roller sunblinds* of the panorama slid-
ing sunroof* are closed, the roller sun-
blinds* are opened first.
X Press and hold the kbutton again until
the panorama sliding sunroof* is in the
desired position . Convenience closing
When you lock the vehicle, you can close th e
side windows and the sliding/tilting sun-
roof* or the panorama sliding sunroof* simul-
taneously.
On vehicles with a panorama sliding sun-
roof* you can then close the roller sun-
blinds*. G
Risk of injury
Make sure nobody is trapped when using
the Convenience closing feature. Proceed
as follows if there is a risk of entrapment:
With the key :
R Release the jbutton.
R Press and hold the kbutton until the
side windows and the sliding/tilting sun-
roof* or the panorama sliding sunroof *
open again.
With KEYLESS GO* :
R Release the sensor surface on the doo r
handle.
R Pull the door handle immediately and
hold it. The side windows and the sliding/tilting
sunroof* or the panorama sliding sun-
roof* open.
With the key X
Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X Lock the vehicle with the jbutton.
X Keep the button pressed until the side win-
dows and the sliding/tilting sunroof* or
panorama sliding sunroof* are fully closed.
X Check that all the side windows and th e
sliding/tilting sunroof* or panorama slid-
ing sunroof* are closed. Controls
* optional
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On vehicles with a panorama sliding sun-
roof*:
X Press and hold the jbutton again until
the roller sunblinds *of the panorama slid-
ing sunroof* close.
With KEYLESS GO* :1
Sensor surface on the door handl e
X Touch the sensor surface on door han-
dle 1until the side windows and the slid-
ing/tilting sunroof* or panorama sliding
sunroof* are fully closed.
i Make sure you only touch sensor surface
1 . X
Check that all the side windows and th e
sliding/tilting sunroof* or panorama slid-
ing sunroof* are closed.
On vehicles with a panorama sliding sun-
roof*:
X Touch the sensor surface on door handle
1 again until the roller sunblinds of th e
panorama sliding sunroof * close. Driving and parking
Starting the engine
G
Risk of accident
Do not keep any objects in the driver's foot-
well. If you use a floormat or carpet in the
driver's footwell, make sure that they are
correctly secured and that there is suffi-
cient clearance for the pedals.
Objects could otherwise get between the
pedals in the event of sudden braking or
acceleration. You may then no longer be
able to brake, change gear or accelerate as
intended. This may result in an accident and
injury . G
Risk of poisoning
Never leave the engine running in enclose d
spaces. The exhaust gases contain carbon
monoxide. Inhaling exhaust fumes consti-
tutes a health hazard and could lead to loss
of consciousness or even death.
! Do not depress the accelerator pedal
when starting the engine.
i If you depress the brake when starting the
engine, pedal travel will be unusually long
and there will be less pedal resistance. Controls
* optional
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Manual transmission
X
Shift to neutral .
X Depress the parking brake (Y page 116).
Further information about the manual trans-
mission (Y page 117). Automatic transmission* P
Park position (selector lever lock)
R Reverse gear
N Neutral
D Drive positio n
X Before starting, make sure Pis selected.
i The engine can also be started when the
selector lever is in position N.
Further information about the automatic
transmission (Y page 118).
Starting the engine with the key i
Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
You can also use the "touch-start" function.
To do this, turn the key to position 3and release it immediately. The engine then
starts automatically.
X To start a petrol engine :turn the key to
position 3in the ignition lock and release it
as soon as the engine is running.
X To start a diesel engine :turn the key to
position 2in the ignition lock .
The q preglow indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
X When the qpreglow indicator lamp
goes out, turn the key to position 3and
release it as soon as the engine is running.
i You can start the engine without preglow
if the engine is warm.
Starting the engine with KEYLESS GO* G
Risk of injury
Your vehicle can be started using a valid
KEYLESS GO key*. For this reason, childre n
should never be left unsupervised in the
vehicle. Always take the KEYLESS GO
key* with you when leaving the vehicle,
even if you are only leaving it for a short
time. Controls
* optional
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