2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R350 Owner's Manual

32 At a glance
Center console
Lower partItemPage
1Storage compartment312
2Armrest storage tray
release
313
3Armrest storage compart-
ment release
313
4Storage compartment
Ashtray with cigarette
lighter*312
319
5Cup holders316
6Card, ticket holder
Bottle opener317
317

33 At a glance
Overhead control panel
Overhead control panel
ItemPage
1Left reading lamp on/off153
2Automatic interior lighting153
3Rear interior lighting on/off153
4Front interior lighting on/off153
5Right reading lamp on/off153
6Front right interior lamp153
7Tilt/sliding sunroof* switch
Tilt/sliding panel* switch258
261
8Tele Aid* (emergency call
system) button332
9Vehicles without
telephone* installed:
Hands-free microphone for
TeleAid* (emergency call
system)330
ItemPage
aInterior rear view mirror212
bReading lamps153
cGarage door opener*337
dVehicles with telephone*
installed:
Hands-free microphone for
TeleAid* (emergency call
system) and telephone*330
eFront left interior lamp153

34 At a glance
Storage compartments

35 At a glance
Storage compartments
ItemPage
1Parcel net in front
passenger footwell315
2Glove box/CD changer*311
3Door pocket
4Parcel net on front
passenger seat backrest315
5Door pocket
6Cup holder316
7Third-row storage
compartment311
8Parcel net in cargo
compartment315
9First aid kit, vehicle tool kit,
spare wheel472
aThird-row storage
compartment311
bCup holder316
ItemPage
cDoor pocket
dParcel net on driver’s seat
backrest315
eDoor pocket
fStorage compartment in
center console311
gStorage compartment in
center console
Ashtray*311
319
hCupholders316
jFront armrest storage
compartments311
kCup holders*316
lRear armrest storage
compartment*311
mCup holders
Rear storage compartments
Rear seat ashtray*316
311
319

36 At a glance
Door control panel
ItemPage
1Inside door handle122
2Central locking/unlocking
switch130
3Exterior rear view mirror
adjustment49
4Selection buttons for
exterior rear view mirror
adjustment
Power-folding exterior rear
view mirrors*49
214
5Switches for
opening/closing front and
rear door windows251
6Rear door window override
switch97
7Hinged quarter window
switch*253
8Remote tailgate release
switch, power tailgate*124,
125

37 Getting started
Unlocking
Adjusting
Driving
Parking and locking

38 Getting started
The “Getting started” section provides an
overview of the vehicle’s most basic func-
tions. First-time Mercedes-Benz owners
should pay special attention to the infor-
mation given here.
If you are already familiar with the basic
functions described here, the “Controls in
detail” section will provide you with further
information. The corresponding page
references are located at the end of each
segment.
Unlocking
Unlocking with the SmartKey
SmartKey
1‹Lock button
2ŠUnlock button* for tailgate
3ŒUnlock button
4ÂPanic button (
page 99)
Press buttonΠon the SmartKey.
All turn signal lamps flash once. The
vehicle unlocks. The locking knobs in
the doors move up. The anti-theft alarm
system is disarmed. The locator light-
ing comes on if the feature is enabled
in the control system (
page 184).
Enter the vehicle and insert the
SmartKey in the starter switch.
For more information, see “Locking and
unlocking” (
page 112).
Warning!G
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it
with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsuper-
vised use of vehicle equipment may cause
an accident and/or serious personal injury.

39 Getting started
Unlocking
Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO*
With the KEYLESS-GO function, you can
lock or unlock the vehicle without using
the remote control buttons on the
SmartKey and start the engine without
inserting the SmartKey into the starter
switch.Grasp an outside door handle or the
tailgate handle.
All turn signal lamps flash once. The
vehicle unlocks. The locking knobs in
the doors move up. The anti-theft alarm
system is disarmed. The locator light-
ing comes on if the feature is enabled
in the control system (
page 184).
Enter the vehicle.
For more information, see “SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*” (
page 116).
Starter switch positions
iTo unlock the vehicle, the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO must be outside the vehicle, no
further than approximately 3 feet (1 meter) away
from the respective door.
Warning!G
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* with you, and
lock the vehicle. Do not leave children
unattended in the vehicle, or with access to
an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of
vehicle equipment may cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
i If the vehicle has been parked for more than
72 hours, you must pull an outside door handle
in order to activate the KEYLESS-GO function.
Warning!G
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
from the starter switch, take it with you and
lock the vehicle. Do not leave children
unattended in the vehicle, or with access to
an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of
vehicle equipment may cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.