2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN door lock

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(
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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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Doors
Unlocking and opening door sfromt he inside
#Tounlock and open afront door: pulldoor
handle 2.
Locking pin 1pops up whe nthe door is
unloc ked.
#To unlock arear door: pullther ear door
handle.
The locking pin pops up when ther ear door
is unloc ked.
#To open arear door: pullther ear door han‐
dle again.
Centrall ylocking and unlocking thev ehicle
from thei nside
#To unlock :press button 1.
#Tolock: press button 2.
This does no tloc koru nlockthe fuel filler flap.
The vehicle is no tunloc ked:
RIfyo uh ave lockedt he vehicle using the
SmartK ey.
RIfyo uh avel oc kedt he vehicle using KEY‐
LESS-GO.
Locking/unlocking thev ehicle wit hKEY‐
LESS-GO
Requ irements:RThe SmartK eyis outside thev ehicle.
RThe dis tance betwee nthe SmartK eyand the
ve hicle does no texceed 3ft(1m ).
RThe driver's door and thed oor at whic hthe
door handle is used ar eclosed.
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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
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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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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 (
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#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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Anti-theftprotection
Fu nction of thei mmobilizer
The immobilizer pr events your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect SmartK ey.
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 Smart‐
Ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. An yone can
st ar tt he engine if avalid SmartK eyhas been left
inside thev ehicle.
% Inthee vent thee ngine cannot bestar ted
(y et thev ehicle ’sstar terb atter yisc harged),
th es ystemisn otoperational. 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
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
RWhen adoor is opened
RWhen thet runk lid is opened
RWhen theh ood is opened
The ATAs ystem is armed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
RAfterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe SmartK ey.
RAf terl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp 1flashes when theA TAsystem
is activated.
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 yint hestow agec ompartment
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RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% When them brace service (
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activ eand thea larms tays on form oret han
30 seconds, amessag eisautomaticall ysent
to theC ustomer Assis tance Center.
Deacti vatin gthe ATA
#Press the%, &orp button on the
SmartK ey.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe Smart‐
Ke yint he stow agec ompartment
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Deactivating thea larm using KEYLESS-GO:
#Grasp theo utside door handle wit hthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle.
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Driving
NotesonM ercedes-AMG vehicles
Obser vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm aynotrecognize
dangers.
RRe ar axle lockin gdiffe re ntial
RAMG Performance exhaus tsystem
RAMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
RRACE START
RDRIFT MODE
RAMG adaptiv esportsuspension sy stem
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
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WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em.
#Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
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