2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN keyless

Ifyo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds af teru nlocking:
RThe vehicle is loc keda gain
RAnti- theftp rotection is reactivated
Do no tkeep theS martK eytoge ther wit helec‐
tronic devices or me talo bjects. This can af fect
th eS martK ey's functionality.
% If batter ychec klamp 2does no tlight up
af te rp ressing the% or& button, the
batter yisdischar ged.
Changing theS martK eybatter y(
→page59).
Activating/deactivatin gthe acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe pani calarm
Requirements
% The panic alar mfunction is onl yavailable in
cer tain countries.
RThe ignition is switched off.
#To activate: press button 1fora pprox‐
ima tely one second.
Av isual and audiblea larmist riggered.
#To deactivate: brieflyp ress but ton1 again.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thed ash‐
boar d(theS martK eyis inside thev ehicle).
Changing theu nlocking settings
Possible unlocking functions of theS martK ey:
RCentral unlo cking
RUn lockin gthe driver's door and fuel filler flap
#To switc hbetwe en settings: pressthe
% and& buttonss imultaneousl yfor
appr oximatel ysix seconds until theb attery
ch eckl am pflashes twice.
If th eu nlocking function fort he driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selecte d:
RPressingthe% button asecondt ime cen‐
trally unloc ksthev ehicle.
RVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo ut ouch
th ei nner sur face of thed oor handle on the
driver's door ,onlyt he driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap ar eunlocked.
Re ducing the energy consu mptionoft he
SmartK ey
Allvehicles: ifyo udon otuse thev ehicle or a
SmartK eyforane xtende dperio doft ime,you
can reduce thee nergy consum ption of the
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Openin gand closing

#Tounlock thev ehicle: touc ht he inner sur‐
fa ce of thed oor handle.
#Toloc kthe vehicle: touc hs ensor sur face
1 or2.
#Co nvenience closing: touc hr ecessed sen‐
sor sur face 2 forane xtende dperiod.
% Further information on con venience closing
(
→pa ge 74).
If yo uo pen thet runk lid from outside it is auto‐
maticall yunloc ked.
Problems wit hKEYLESS-GO
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Yo uc an no longe rloc koru nlockthe
ve hicle using KEYLESS-GO. Po
ssible causes are:
RKEYLESS-GO has been deactivated .
RThe SmartK eybatter yisdischar gedorn earlydischar ged.
RTher eisi nterfere nce from apowe rful radio signal source.
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
RThe SmartKeyis defective.
#Activat eKEYLESS-GO.
#Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y.
#Usethem echanical keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle .
#Ha ve thev ehicle and SmartK eycheckedataq 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.
#To deactivate: press and holdb utton1 for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Ther eisad anger of being loc kedo ut if thef unc‐
tion is activated:
RWhile thev ehicle is being tows tarted/
pushed.
ROn aroller dynamome ter.
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Thereisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins 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
duri ng au tomatic closing of thet runk lid
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of thet runk lid. 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
th ec losing process:
RPress thep button on the
SmartK ey.
RPress or pull ther emo teoperating
switc hont he driver's door.
RPress thec losing or locking button
on thet runk lid.
RPull thet runk lid handle.
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.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing options toclose the
trunk lid:
#Pull thet runk lid down using theh andle
re cess and push it closed.
#Ve hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: with
th et runk lid comple tely opened ,kicky our
fo ot belo wthe bumper (
→pag e69).
#Vehicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: pullthet runk lid handle.
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-GO: withthe trunk lid
comple tely opened, press and hold thep
button on theS martK ey(wit hthe SmartK ey
in thev icinit yoft hevehicle).
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: press trunk lid remo teoperating switch
1.
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#Vehicles 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. Au
tomatic reve rsing function of thet runk lid
If an object restricts 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 ther eve 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, use one of the
fo llowing options:
RPress thep button on the
SmartK ey.
RPress ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door.
RPress thec losing or locking button
on thet runk lid.
RPull thet runk lid handle.
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HANDS-FREEACCESS function
With HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or inter rupt trunk li dmovement byper form ing a
kickin gmovement unde rthe rear bumper.
The kickin gmovement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethen otes when opening (
→pag e65)
and closing (→pag e66)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 your feet aref irml yont he ground, other‐
wise youc ouldlose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
RThe SmartK eyis behindt hevehicle.
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.
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1Sensordetection 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:
RSno word irt, e.g. from road salt,c oversthe
sensor area.
RThe kicking mo vement is made using apros‐
th etic leg. The trunk lid could be opened or closed unin
ten‐
tional ly,int hefollowing situations:
RIf ap erson's arms or legs ar emovingint he
sensor de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing
th ev ehicle, sitting on thee dgeoft he trunk,
or picking up objects.
RIf objects ar emovedorp laced behind the
ve hicle, 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 e58) or do not
car rytheS martK eyabout your person insuch
situations.
Switch ing separat etrunk locking on or 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.
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#Toclose ther oller sunblinds: pressthe
& button again.#Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
th e& button. %
Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→pag e62).
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.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured 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 featur eist hen no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could become 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:
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