2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

Problem
Po ssible causes/consequences and P SolutionsR
The SmartK ey is defective.

Locking/unlocking th ed ri ve r' sd oor wit ht he
me ch anical ke y

u NO TE Dama ge to th et ru nk lid by obs ta ‐
cle sa bo ve th ev ehicle
The trunk lid swings upwards when it is
opened.

Ther eisar isk of inju ry ,p articularly in th e
ev ent of sudden braking or as udden ch ange
in direction.

HANDS-FREE AC CESS function
Wi th HANDS-FREE AC CES Sy ou can open, close
or inter ru pt trunk li dm ov ement by per fo rm ing a
kickin gm ov ement unde rt he re ar bumper.
The kickin gm ov ement trigger st he opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser ve th en ot es when opening ( →
pag e6 5)
and closing ( →
pag e6 6) th et ru nk lid.

1
Senso rd et ection ra nge
If se ve ra lc onsecutiv ek ickin gm ove ments are
no ts uccessful, wa it te ns econds.
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
if: R
Sno word irt, e.g. from ro ad salt ,c ove rs th e
sensor area. R
The kicking mo ve ment is made using ap ro s‐
th et ic leg. The trunk lid could be opened or closed unin te n‐
tional ly ,int he fo llowing situations: R
If ap erson's arms or legs ar em ov in gint he
sensor de te ction ra nge, e.g .w he np olishing
th ev ehicle, sitting on th ee dg eoft he trunk,
or picking up objects. R
If objects ar em ove dorp laced behind th e
ve hicle, e.g. ch argin gc ables, te nsioning
st ra ps or luggage. R
When wo rk ing on th et railer coupling, trailers
or re ar bicycle ra ck s.
Deactivat eK EYLESS-GO ( →
pag e5 8) or do not
car ry th eS martK ey about yo ur person in such
situations.
Swit ch ing separat et ru nk locking on or off
If yo uc entrall yu nlo ck th ev ehicle while separate
locking is activated, th et ru nk re mains loc ke d.