2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE key

SmartKey
Overview of SmartK eyfunctions
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren left unatte nded inthe
ve hicle
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 and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, children could also set theve hi‐
cle in motion, forex ample, by:
Rreleasing the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission out of
park position j.
Rstarting the engine.
#Ne ver lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
#Ke ep the SmartK eyout 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:
RDoo rs
RTrunk lid
RGlo vebox
RFuelfiller flap
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Ifyo udo not open theve hicle within appr ox‐
imately 40 seconds af ter unlocking:
Rth eve hicle is loc ked again
Ranti- theft pr otection is reactivated
Do not keep the SmartK eytoge ther with elec‐
tronic devices or me talobjects. 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
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.î Vehicle Set-
tings.Acoustic Lock
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Ac tivating/deactivating the panic alarm
Re quirements
% The panic alarm function is only available in
cer tain countries.
RThe ignition is switched off.
#To activate: press button 1for app rox‐
ima tely one second.
A visual and audible alarm is triggered.
#To deactivate: briefly press but ton1 again.
or
#Press thest art/ stop button on the dash‐
board (the SmartK eyis inside theve hicle).
Changing the unlocking settings
Po ssible unlocking functions of the SmartK ey:
RCentral unlo cking
RUn locking 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
Allvehicles: ifyo udo not use theve hicle or a
SmartK eyfor an extended pe riod of time, you
can reduce the energy consum ption of the
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respective SmartK ey.To do so, deactivate the
SmartK eyfunctions.
#To deactivate: pressthe& button on the
SmartK eytwice in quick 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, theke yfunction sar eautomati ‐
cal lyactivated (
→page 130).
Re moving/inserting the eme rgency key
#To remo ve:press release knob 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slight ly.
#Pull out emer gency key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position.
% You can use the intermediate position of
emer gency key2 toattach theke yto ake y
ri ng.
#Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2.
#To inser t:press release knob 1.
#Insert emer gency 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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Requirements: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 e59) .
#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 SmartKeyis defective.
#Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if necessar y.
#Usethe mechanical keyto lock or unloc k.
#Have 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 loc kschanged as well.
Doors
Un locking and opening doors from the inside
#Pull door handle 2.
Locking pin 1pops up when the door is
unloc ked.
Locking the doors from the inside
#Take the SmartK eywith you when exiting the
ve hicle and close the driver's door.
#Press down locking knob 1onthe driver's
door from the front passenger seat.
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#Exittheve hicle and press down the locking
knob on the front passenger door.
#Close the front passenger door.
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
and theglove compart ment.
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 irements:RThe SmartK eyis outside theve hicle.
RThe dis tance between the SmartK eyand the
ve hicle does not exceed 3 ft(1 m).
RThe driver's door and the door at which the
door handle is used are closed.#To unlock 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 74).
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Ifyo 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:
RThe SmartK eybattery is dischar ged or nearly dischar ged.
RThere is inter fere nce from a po werful radio signal source.
RThe SmartK eyis defective.
#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.
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#Todeactivate: 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.
In thefo llowing situations, there is a danger of
being loc ked out when the function is activated:
RThe vehicle is being towe d/pushed.
RThe vehicle is being tested on a dynamome‐
te r.
Information on the po wer closing function
fo r the doo rs
Ifyo u push the door into the lock up tothefirs t
de tent position, the po wer closing function will
au tomatically pull the door into the loc k.
Unlocking the driver's door with the mechan‐
ical key
#Insert the mechanical keyas far as it will go
into opening 1inthe co ver.
#Pull and hold the door handle.
#Pull the co ver on the mechanical keyas
st ra ight as possible away from theve hicle
until it releases.
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