2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN key

Unlocking/locking thed rive r'sd oor using
th ee mer gency key
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Ifyo uw ish toloc kthe vehicle entirely using
th ee mer gency key,firs tp ress theb utton for
lockin gfromt he inside while thed rive r's
door is open. Then proceed toloc kthe driv‐
er's door using thee mer gency key.
#Inser tthe emer gency keyintoo pening 1in
th ec over.
#Pull and hold thed oor handle.
#Pull thec over on thee mer gency keya s
st ra ight as possible away from thev ehicle
until it releases.
#Re lease thed oor handle.
#Tounlo ck:tur nthe emer gency keyc ounter -
clo ckwise toposition 1.
#Tolock: turnthe emer gency keyc lock wise to
position 1.
#Carefully press thec ove rontot he loc kcylin‐
der until it engages and is seated firm ly.
Tr unk
Opening thet runk lid
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WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
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inthec 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:
Rpress thep button on theS martK ey.
Rpress or pull ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door.
Rpress thec losing or locking button on the
trunk lid.
Rpull thet runk lid handle.
Ve hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also
possible tostop thec losing process byper form ‐
ing akickin gmovement under ther ear bumper.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing options toclos ethe trunk
lid:
#Pull thet runk lid down using theh andle
re cess and push it closed.
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: press and hold thep button on the
SmartK ey(wit hthe SmartK eyinthei mmedi‐
at ev icinit yoft hevehicle).
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: press closing button 1inthet runk lid.
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-GO: press lockingbutton
2 inthet runk lid.
If aS martK eyis de tected outsid ethe vehicle,
th et runk lid closes and thev ehicle is loc ked.
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: press trunk lid remo teoperating switch
1.
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Observethen otes when opening (→pag e63)
and closing (→pag e64)thet runk lid.
% Awarning tone sounds whil ethe trunk lid is
opening or closing.
& WARNING Risk of burn scaused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS- FREEACCESS, you
could burn yourself by touchingt heexhaust
sy stem.
#Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma kea
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors.
*NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening thet runk lid
RWhen using an automatic car wash
RWhen using ahigh pressur ecleaner
#Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO or mak esure
th at theS martK eylocated is at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle in
suc hsituations.
When making thek icking mo vement, mak esure
th at youa restanding firm ly on theg round you
could otherwise lose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
RThe keyisb ehind thev ehicle.
RStand at leas t12in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while per form ing thek icking mo ve‐
ment.
RDo no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
while making thek icking mo vement.
RDo no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slowl y.
RThe kicking mo vement mus tbetowards the
ve hicle and bac k.
1Sensordetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem borders
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
RThe area around thes ensor is dirty ,e.g. road
salt.
RThe kickin gmovement is made using apros‐
th etic leg.
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The trunk lid couldthus be opened or closed
unin tentional ly,int hefollowing situations:
RIf personsa rmsorl egs mo veinthes ensor
de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing thev ehi‐
cle, sitting on thee dgeoft he trunk ,orpick‐
ing up objects.
RIf objects ar eguided behind or placed behind
th ev ehicle, e.g. chargingc ables,tensioning
st ra ps or luggage.
RWhen working on thet railer coupling, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO (
→pag e56) or do not
car rythek eyabout your person insuc hsitua‐
tions.
Switch ing separat etrunk locking on/off
Ifyo uc entrall yunlo ckthev ehicle while separate
locking is activated, thet runk remains loc ked.
#To switc hon:slide thes witc htop osition
1.
#To switc hoff:slide thes witc htop osition
2.
% If an accidenth as been detected, thet runk
unloc kseve nifs eparat eloc kin giss witched
on.
Un locking thet runk from insidew itht he
eme rgency release
Prerequisites
The 12Vvehicle batter yisconnected and
ch arge d.
#Press emer gency release button 1brief ly.
The trunk lid is unloc keda nd opens.
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Openin gand closing

#Press and holdthe% button on the
SmartK ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
RThe vehicle is unloc ked.
RThe side windo wsareo pened.
RThe slidings unroof is opened.
RTheroller sun blinds and then thep anor‐
amic sliding sunroof ar eopened.
RThe seat ventilation of thed rive r's seat is
switched on.
#To inter rupt convenience opening: release
th e% button.
Closing side windo wsfrom theo utside (con‐
ve nience closing)
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do wa ndthes liding sunroof.
#Obser vethec omple teclosing proce‐
dure when using con venience closing.
#Whe nclosing, make surethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#Press and hold the& button on the
SmartK ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
RThe vehicle is loc ked.
RThe side windo wsarec losed.
RThe slidings unroof is closed.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof and then
th er oller sun blinds ar eclosed.
#To inter rupt convenience closing: release
th e& button.
% Tips
:
RConvenience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→pag e60).
Problems with thes ide windo ws
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
As ide windo wcann otbe closed and
yo uc anno tsee thec ause.
#Chec ktos ee if an yobjects ar einthe windo wguide.
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Opening and closing

Anti-theftprotection
Immobilizer
The immobilizer pr events your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. An yone can start
th ee ngine if avalid keyh as been lef tins ide the
ve hicle.
% Inthee vent that thee ngine cannot bestar‐
te d( yetthe star terb atter yisc harged), the
sy stem is no toperational. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (in theU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
ATA (anti-thef talarm system)
Fu nction of theA TAsystem (anti-thef talarm
sy stem)
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
RAd oor is opened
RThe trunk lid is opened
RThe engin ehood is opened
The ATA system is armed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
RAfterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe SmartK ey.
RAf terl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
When theA TAsystem is armed, indicator
lamp :flashes.
The ATAs ystem is automaticall ydeactivated:
RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe Smart‐
Ke y.
RAfterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
Sma rtKe yinsid ethe vehicle.
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RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% Ifth em brace service (
→page247)isa ctive
and thea larms tays on form oret han 30 sec‐
onds, amessag eisautomaticall ysenttot he
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
Deacti vatin gthe ATA (anti-thef talarm sys‐
te m) ala rm
#Pressthe%, &orp button on the
SmartK ey.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside thev ehicle).
St opping thea larm using KEYLESS-GO
#Grasp theo utside door handle (wit hthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle).
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Opening and closing

RSecurethel oad using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
Interior stow agec om partments
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
1St ow agec ompartment in thed oors
2Stow age/telephonec ompartment inthe
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g.f or an MP3
pla yer
3Stow agec ompartment in thef ront center
console wit haUSB por t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking theg love box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or counter-clockwise 1(to
unlock).
Opening thee yeglasses box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Toopen: press button 1.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
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Seats and stowing