2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN lock

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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#Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: use
yo ur foot to kickb elow theb umper
(
→pag e66).
Au tomatic reve rsing function of th etrunk lid
If an objec trestricts thet runk lid during the
automatic closingp rocess, thet runk lid opens
again automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing
function is onl yanaid and is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
Rove rthe last Óin (8 mm) of thec losing
path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped.
#Whe nclosing, make surethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
If someone is trapped:
Rpress thep button on theS martK ey,
or
Rpress ther emo teoperating switc honthe
driver's door ,or
Rpress thec losing or locking button on the
trunk lid, or
Rpull thet runk lid handle.
HANDS-FREE ACCESS function
With HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or stop thec losing process of thet runk lid by
per form ing akickin gmovement unde rthe rear
bumper.
The kickin gmovement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
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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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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
& WARNING Risk of entrapment if reve rsing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes ide windo wcloses
wit hincreased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing function is then no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could be trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess.
#Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area.
#Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press theb utton again toreopen thes ide win‐
do w.
Ifas ide windo wisobstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Immediatel yafter thew indo wblocks,p ull thec orresponding button again until thes ide windo whas
closed, and hold theb utton forana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If as ide windo wisobstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Re peat thep reviou sstep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
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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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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

Lockingthec enter rear seat backrest
Loc kthe center seat backres tifyouwantto
secur ethe cargo compartment agains tunau‐
th orized access. It can then onl ybefolded for‐
wa rdst ogether wit hthe lef tseat backrest.
Bo th seat backrests mus tbeengaged and joined
to ge ther.#Fo ldthec enter and lef tseat backres tfor‐
wa rds.
#To lock: slide catch 1upwards.
The release mechanis mofthe center seat
backres tislocked.
#To unlo ck:slid ecatch 1down wards.
Overvie wofthe tie-down eyes
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→pag e94).
1Tie-down eyes (vehicles wit hthrough -loading
fe atur eint herear bench seat)
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