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#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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Locking/unlockingthed rive r'sd oor wit hthe
me chanical key
%
Ifyo uw ish toloc kthe vehicle entirely using
th em echanical 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 them echanical key.
#Insertthe mechanical keyasf ar as it will go
into opening 1inthec over.
#Pull and hold thed oor handle.
#Pull thec over on them echanical keya s
st ra ight as possible away from thev ehicle
until it releases.
#Re lease thed oor handle.
#Tounlock :tur nthe mechanical keyc ounter -
clo ckwise toposition 1.
#Tolock: turnthe mechanical 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
&
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,
especially if thev 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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*NO
TEDama getothet runk lid byobs ta‐
cle sabove thev ehicle
The trunk lid swings upwards when it is
opened.
#Therefore, mak esuret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient clearance ab ovethet runk lid.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing options toopen the
trunk lid:
#Pull trunk lid remo teoperating switch 1.
#Press and holdthep button on the
SmartK ey.
#Pull thet runk lid handle.
#Ve hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: use
yo ur foot to kickb elow theb umper
(
→pag e69).
#Vehicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing feature: withthe trunk lid stopped in an
intermediat eposition, pull it upwards and
re lease as soon as it beginstoo pen.
Wi th th etrunk lid opening limiter switched
on, manuall ypullthes topped trunk lid
upwards.
Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience closing:
if an object restricts thet runk lid during the
automatic opening process, theo bstacle de tec‐
tion stops thet runk lid. The obs tacle de tection
function is only an ai dand is no tasubstitute for
yo ur attentiveness.
Closing thet runk lid
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
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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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