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SmartKey
Overview of SmartK eyfunctions
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WARNING ‑ Danger of accident or injury
if ch ildren are left unatte nded intheve hi‐
cle
If ch ildren are left unatte nded intheve hicle,
th ey could:
Ropen doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
Rge t out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
Rope rate ve hicle equipment.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also set theve hicle
in motion by,fo rex ample:
Rreleasing the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P jor shifting manual
transmission into idle position.
Rst arting the engine.
#Ne ver lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke ywit hyo u and lock theve hicle.
#Ke ep theve hicle keyout of there ach of
ch ildren.
* NO
TEDama getotheke ycaused by
magnetic fields
#Ke ep theke yaw ay from strong mag‐
netic fields.1Loc ks
2Battery check lamp
3Unloc ks
4Opens/closes the trunk lid
5Pa nic alarm
The Smart Keyloc ksand unlo cksth efo llowing
components:
RThe doors
RThe trunk lid
RThe fuel filler flap
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Ifyo udo not open theve hicle within appr ox‐
imately 40 seconds af ter unlocking:
RThe vehicle is loc ked again.
RAnti- theft pr otection is reactivated.
Do not keep the SmartK eytoget her with elec‐
tronic devices or me tal objects. This can af fect
th e SmartK ey's functionality.
% If battery check lamp 2does not light up
af te r pressing the% or& button, the
battery is dischar ged.
Ac tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Arming/deactivating the panic ala rm
Requirement:RIgnition switched off.
#To arm: Press button 1for app roxima tely
one second .
A visu al and audible alarm is triggered.
#Todeactivate: Briefly press but ton1 again.
or
#Press thest art/ stop button on the cockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside theve hicle).
Changing the unlocking settings
Po ssible unlocking functions of theke y:
RCentral unlocking
RUnlocking the driver's door and fuel filler flap
#To switch between settings: pressthe
% and& buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the battery
ch eck lamp flashes twice.
If th e unlocking function forth e driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selecte d:
RPressingthe% button a second time cen‐
trally unloc kstheve hicle.
RVe hicles with KEYLESS-GO: Ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the
driver's door, only the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked.
Re ducing the energy consu mption of the
SmartK ey
Ifyo u do not intend touse theve hicle for an
ex tended pe riod of time, you can deactivate the
fo llowing functions on the SmartK ey.
RKEYLESS-GO starting function
RKEYLESS-GO
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#Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
SmartK eytwice in rapid succession.
The battery check lamp of the SmartK ey
fl ashes twice brief lyand lights up once.
#To activate: press any button on the Smart‐
Ke y.
% When theve hicle is star ted with the Smart‐
Ke yin thestow age compartment of the cen‐
te r console (
→page 130),th e SmartK ey
functions are au tomatically activated.
Inserting/re moving the mechanical key
#To remo ve:press release knob 1.
Mechanical key2 is pushed out slight ly.
#Pull ou tme chanical key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position.
% You can use the intermediate position of
mechanical key2 toattach the SmartK ey
to ake yring.
#Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo vemechanical key2.
#To inser t:press release knob 1.
#Insert mechanical key2 tothe intermediate
position or fully until it engages.
Re placing the SmartK eybattery
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DANG ER Serious damage tohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive sub‐
st ances. Swallowing batte ries may cause
serious damage tohealth.
There is a risk of fata l injur y.
#Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren.
#If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately.
+ENVIRONMEN TALNO TEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tally responsible manner.
Ta ke dischar ged batteries toaqu alified
specialist workshop or toa collection
point for used batteries.
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Requirement:RYourequ ire a CR 2032 3 V cell batter y.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
battery replaced at a qualified specialist work‐
shop.
#Re mo vethe mechanical key (→pag e57 ).
#Press release button 2down fully and
re mo vecover1.
#Re mo vebattery compartment 3and take
out the dischar ged batter y.
#Insertthe new battery into battery compart‐
ment 3. Obser vethe positive pole marking
in the battery compartment and on the bat‐
te ry.
#Push in battery compartment 3.
#Replace co ver1 sothat it engages.
Problems with the SmartK ey
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Yo u can no longe r lock or unlock the
ve hicle. Po
ssible causes are:
RThe SmartK eybattery is dischar ged or nearly dischar ged.
RThere is inter fere nce from a po werful radio signal source.
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
RThe SmartKeyisfaulty.
#Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if necessary .
#Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock theve hicle .
#Ha ve the SmartK eychecked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Yo u ha velost a SmartK ey.
#Ha ve the SmartK eydeactivated at a qualified specialist workshop.
#If necessar y,ha ve the mechanical locking mechanism changed as well.
Doors
Un locking and opening doors from the inside
Un ited Kingdom onl y:obser vethe no tes on the
additional door lock .
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#Pull door handle2.
Locking pin 1pops up when the door is
unloc ked.
Locking/unlocking theve hicle centrally from
th e inside
#To unlock :press button 1.
#Tolock: press button 2.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap. The
vehicle is not unloc ked:
RIfyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using the
SmartK ey.
RIfyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS-GO.
Locking and unlocking theve hicle with KEY‐
LESS-GO
Requ irementsRThe SmartK eymust be outside theve hicle.
RThe dis tance between the SmartK eyand the
ve hicle must not exceed 3 ft(1 m).
RThe driver's door and the door at which the
door handle is used must bo thbe closed.
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#Tounlock theve hicle: touch the inner sur‐
fa ce of the door handle.
#To lock theve hicle: touch sensor sur face
1 or2.
#Co nvenience closing: touch recessed sen‐
sor surf ace2for an extended pe riod.
% For fur ther information on con venience clos‐
ing (
→pa ge 72).
If yo u open the trunk lid from outside, the trunk
lid is automatically unloc ked.
Problems with KEYLESS-GO
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Yo u can no longe r lock or unlock the
ve hicle using KEYLESS-GO. Po
ssible causes are:
RKEYLESS-GO has been deactivated .
RThe SmartK eybattery is dischar ged or near lydischar ged.
RThere is inter fere nce from a po werful radio signal source.
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
RThe SmartKeyis malfunctioning.
#Activate KEYLESS-GO .
#Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if necessary .
#Use the mechanical keyto lock or unlock theve hicle .
#Ha ve theve hicle and SmartK eychecked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Switching the automatic locking feature
on/off
The vehicle is loc ked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn‐
ing fast erthan walking pace.
#To deactivate: press and hold button 1for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
#To activate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Danger of being loc ked out when the function is
activated:
RIf th eve hicle is being tow star ted/pushed.
ROn a roller dynamome ter.
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