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Information abouts
uitablemobilephones
can be obtained from your Mercedes-Benz
servic ecentr eorath ttp://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect.
% Protectiv ecases around them obile phone
can impair thef unctionality.
% Youc an also loc korunlockthev ehicle with
ad igital vehicle keys ticker.
Fu rther information can be obtained at your
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentr eorv ia
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
% The function is on lyavailable in combination
wit hM ercedes me connec tand on lyin cer‐
ta in countries.
If th ev ehicle has been par kedf or longer than
tw ow eeks, theN FC aerial in thed oor handle is
deactivated. #
Pull door handle.
The NFC aerial is activated. #
Touc ht he door handle on thed rive r's door in
th ea reaw hereN FC aerial 1is located with
th ep artoft he mobile phone wher ethe NFC
aerial is located.
The vehicle is loc kedoru nlockeda lternately.
If yo ul ose your mobile phone, deactivat ethe
"digital vehicle key" servic einMercedes me con‐
nect via http://www.mercedes.me. %
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that youc arry
th ee mer gency keyinc aseoff unction
re strictions. Lo
cking/unlocking thev ehicle wit hKEY‐
LESS-GO Re
quirements:
R The keyiso utside thev ehicle.
R The dis tance betwee nthe keya nd thev ehicle
does no texceed 1m.
R The driver's doo rand thed oor at whic hthe
door handle is used ar eclosed. 72
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#
Tounlo ckthev ehicle: touc ht he inner sur‐
fa ce of thed oor handle. #
Toloc kthe vehicle: touc hs ensor sur face
1 or2. #
Convenience closing: touc hr ecessed sen‐
sor sur face 2 forane xtende dperiod.
% Further information on con venience closing
(→ page 84).
If yo uo pen thet ailgat efromo utside it is auto‐
matically unloc ked. Problems wit
hKEYLESS-GO Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Yo uc an no lon gerloc koru nlockthe
ve hicle using KEYLESS-GO. Po
ssible causes:
R KEYLESS-GO has been deactivated .
R The keyb attery is dischar gedorn earlydischar ged.
R Ther eisi nterfere nce from apowe rful radio signal source. Openin
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
R The keyisf aulty. #
Activat eKEYLESS-G O. #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. #
Use thee mer gency keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle . #
Have thev ehicle and keyc hec kedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cloc k‐
ing feature The
vehicle is loc keda utomatically when the
ignition is switched on and thew heels ar eturn‐
ing fast erthan walkin gpace. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
Todeactivate: press and hol dbutton 1for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Ther eisad anger of being loc kedo ut if thef unc‐
tion is activated:
R While thev ehicle is being tows tarted/
pushed.
R Onaroller dynamome ter. 74
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Locking/unlocking
thed rive r'sd oor wit hthe
eme rgency keye lement %
Ifyo uw ish toloc kthe vehicle entirely using
th ee mer gency keye lement, firs tp ress the
button forl ocking from thei nside while the
driver's door is open. Then proceed tolock
th ed rive r's door using thee mer gency key
element. #
Inser tthe emer gency keyasf ar as it will go
in to opening 1inthec over. #
Pull and hold thed oor handle. #
Pull thec over on thee mer gency keyas
st ra ight as possible away from thev ehicle
until it releases. #
Release thed oor handle. #
Tounlo ck:turnthe emer gency keya nti-
clo ckwise toposition 1. #
Tolock: turnthe emer gency keyc lock wise to
position 1.
% Right-hand driv evehicles: turnthe emer‐
ge ncy keyint he opposit edirection in each
case. #
Carefully press thec ove rontot he loc kcylin‐
der until it engages and is seated firm ly. Load compa
rtment Opening the tail
gate &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. Opening and closing
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If
th et ailgat ehas been loc kedf romt he outside,
or thec hild saf etyl oc kh as been activated, the
ta ilgat ecanno tbeu nlockedw ithb utton 1.
The tailgat eise quipped wit hanautomatic
obs tacle de tection function. If asolid object
bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat ewhen automati‐
call yopening, this proces sisstopped. The auto‐
matic obs tacle de tection function is only an aid.
It is no tasubstitu te fory our attentiveness when
opening thet ailgate. Closing
thet ailgate &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring au tomatic closing of thet ailgate
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of thet ailgate. More‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding
in thec losing area or ma yenter thec losing
area during thec losing process. #
Mak esuret hat nobody is in thev icinity
of thec losing area during thec losing
process.
Use one of thef ollowing options tostop the
closing process:
R press thep button on thek ey.
R press or pull ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door. R
press thec losing or locking button on the
ta ilgate.
R Pull thet ailgat ehandle. Ve
hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also
possible tostop thec losing process bymoving
yo ur foot inak ickin gmotion under ther ear
bumper.
To close thet ailgate, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable: #
Pullthe tailgat edownwards slightly .Release
it as soon as it begins toclose. #
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: move
yo ur foot belo wthe bumper (→ page79). #
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: press and hold
the p button on thek ey(wit hthe keyin
th ev icinit yoft hevehicle). Opening and closing
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#
Press remo teoperating switch 1fort he
ta ilgate. #
Press closing button 1onthet ailgate. #
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: press locking
button 2inthet ailgate.
If ak eyis de tected outsid ethe vehicle, the
ta ilgat ecloses and thev ehicle is loc ked.
Au tomatic reve rsing function fort he tail gate
The tailgat eise quipped wit hautomatic obs tacle
de tection wi threve rsing function .Ifasolid
object bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat ewhen auto‐ matically closing,
thet ailgat eautomatically
open sagain slight ly.T he au tomatic obs tacle
de tection wi threve rsing function is onl yanaid.
It is no tasubstitut efor your attentiveness when
closin gthe tailgate. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R overthe las t8mmoft he closing path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
If someone is trapped:
R press thep button on thek ey,or 78
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R
press or pull ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door ,or
R press thec losing or locking button on the
ta ilgate, or
R Pull thet ailgat ehandle. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or stop thec losing process of thet ailgat eby
per form ing akickin gmovement under ther ear
bumper.
The kicking mo vement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethen otes when opening (→ page75)
an dc losin g(→ pag e77)thet ailgate.
% Twow arning tones sound when thet ailgate
is opening or closing. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS-FRE EACCESS, you
could bu rnyourself by touchin gthe exhaust
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma ke a
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetounin ten‐
tional opening of thet ailgate R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using ahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO or mak esure
th at thek eylocated is at leas t3m
aw ay from thev ehicle in suc hsitua‐
tions. When making
thek icking mo vement, mak esure
th at your feet aref irml yont he ground, other‐
wise youc ould lose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
R The keyisb ehind thev ehicle.
R Stand at leas t30cmawayfromt hevehicle
while per form ing thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
while making thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slowl y.
R The kicking mo vement mus tbetowards the
ve hicle and bac kagain. Opening and closing
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Senso rdetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
R The area around thes ensor is dirty ,e.g. due
to road salt or sn ow.
R The kicking mo vement is made using apros‐
th etic leg. The
tailgat ecan open or clos eunintentional lyin
th ef ollowing situations:
R If persons' arms or legs mo veinthes ensor
de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing thev ehi‐
cle, sitting on thee dgeoft he luggag ecom‐
partment, or picking up objects.
R If objects ar emovedorp laced behind the
ve hicle, e.g. chargin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or luggage.
R When working on thet railer coupling, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO (→ page67) or do not
car rythek eyabout your person in suc hsitua‐
tions. Limiting
theo penin gangle of thet ailgate Ac
tivatin gthe opening angle limiter
Yo uc an limit theo pening angle of thet ailgat ein
th et op half of its opening range, toappr ox‐
imatel y20cmb eforethe end position. #
Stop theo pening procedur eofthetailgat eat
th ed esired position. #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until youh ear ashortacoustic signal.
The opening angle limiter is activated. The
ta ilgat ethen stops in thes tore dp osition
when opened.
To open thet ailgat efully,pull theh andle on the
outside of thet ailgat eagain af terith asstopped
automaticall y.
Deactivating th eopening angle limiter #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until tw oshortacoustic signals sound. Un
locking thet ailgat ewitht he eme rgency
key #
Foldther ear seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Remo vethec ombined luggag ecover and net
(→ pag e118). 80
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