2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE sensor

Roof
lining ...................................... 272
Se at belt ........................................ 271
Seat cover .....................................2 71
Sensors ......................................... 269
Steering wheel....... ........................271
Trim pieces ....... .............................271
Was hing byhand ........................... 266
Whee ls....... ....................................268
Windo ws....... ................................. 268
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 269
Wood entrim .................................. 271
Cargo compartm entenlargemen t... 242
Cargo tiedow nrings .........................243
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........185
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 36
Uppe rsection .................................. 35
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-boardcom-
pute r)....... ......................................189
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .70
Cha nge ofaddress .............................. 26
Cha nge ofowner ship.......................... 26
Cha nging awheel
Wheel sand tires ............................ 311
Child
Rest raintsyst em.............................. 56
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 59
LA TCH- type (ISOF IX) child seat
anc hors............................................ 57
On thefron t-passe nger seat ............ 58
Rearwar d-facin gres traint system.... 59
Top Tether ...................................... .5 7
Child -proof locks
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 59
Rear doors.......................................6 0
Child ren
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor...............5 5
Child reninthevehi cle
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 54
Cigar ettelight er................................ 247
Cleani ng
Mirr ortur nsign al...........................2 69 Cl
imate control
Air-conditi oningsystem .................112
Automa ticclima tecontrol (dual-
zone) ..............................................114
Control lingautomatica lly....... ........117
Coo ling with airdehu midificati on.. 116
Defrosting thewindows .................119
Defrosting thewindshi eld....... ....... 118
Gene ralnotes ................................ 111
Indica torlamp ....... .........................117
Informati onabo utusi ng auto-
matic climatecontrol ..................... 115
Maxi mum cooling....... ................... 119
Notes onusing the air-conditio n-
ing system .....................................113
Overvi ewofsys tems ......................111
Prob lemwith the rear window
defro ster........................................ 120
Prob lems with cooli ngwith air
dehu midificati on....... ..................... 117
Ref rige rant .....................................324
Ref rige rant filling capa city....... ...... 324
Setting theairdis tribu tion............. 117
Setting theairvents ......................121
Setting theairflow ......................... 118
Setting thetempera ture................117
Switchi ngair-recircu lation mode
on/off ............................................120
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 116
Switchi ngresi dua lhea ton/off ......120
Switchi ngthe rear window
defro steron/off ............................ 119
Switchi ngthe ZONE function
on/off ............................................118
Co ckpit
Overvi ew....... ................................... 32
see Instrument cluster
COMA NDdisplay
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 270
Co mbinati onswi tch ....... ................... 102
Co mpass
Ca librating .....................................258
Ca lling up ....... ................................258
Mag netic fieldzone maps....... ....... 258
Setting ...........................................258
Co nne ctin gaUSB device
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 In
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Parking
aid
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear viewcamera
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC
Deactivat ing/activating................. 164
Driving system ...............................1 62
Function/notes .............................162
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 162
Prob lems (malfunctions) ................165
Sensor range................................. 163
Warni ngdispla y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 164
Parki ngass istanc e
see Parking AssistPAR KTRONIC
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 144
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 144
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 143
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 145
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 143
Re leas ing automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 145
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
PA SSE NGER AIRBAG
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 202
Indi cato rla mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 41
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 202
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 60
Pho nebook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Pl asti ctrim (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 270
Po we rwas hers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 266
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Sidewi ndow s
Pro tectionagai nstthef t
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system) ......... 68
Immo bilizer <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 68
Pro tectionof the enviro nme nt
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 24
Pul ling awa y
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126 Q
QR code
Mer cedes-Be nzGuide App <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 1
Re scu ecar d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 29
Qual ified spe ciali st wo rksho p........... 28 R
RAC ESTA RT
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 160
RAC ESTA RT(Me rcedes -AM Gve hi-
cl es )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 160
RAC ETIME R(o n-b oard computer,
Merc edes-AMG vehic les) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 191
Radio
Selecti ngasta tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 184
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Radio mode
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Radio -waverec epti on/tran smis-
si on inthe vehic le
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 27
Rain clos ingfea ture (panorama
roo fwi th pow ertilt/s lidin gpane l).... 88
Readi nglamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 104
Rear compartmen t
Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 121
Rear foglamp
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Rear lamps
see Lights
Rear seats
Fol ding the backres tforw ards/
ba ck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 242
Rear viewcame ra
"R eve rse parking "functi on............ 171
Cl ea ning instructions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 269
Disp layin the multime diasy stem ..170
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 169
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 169
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Rear windo wdefro ster
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 120
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 120 In
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15

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffected
by these factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuelcon-
sumption.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger need
them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedalwhen
startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe distance
from thevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach gear
only upto00C3 ofits maximum enginespeed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelconsump-
tion. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires youto
dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate orre-
use them. Observe therelevant environm ental
rules andregulations whendisposing ofmateri-
als. Inthis way youwillhelp toprotect theenvi-
ronmen t. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ionedmajor
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry outrepairs
or welding. Youcould impair theoperating
efficiency ofthe restraint systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels as
well asaccessories relevanttosafety which
have notbeen approved byMercedes-B enz.This
could leadtomalfunction sin safety-relevant 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

Objects
inthe vehicle interior mayprevent
an air bag from functioning correctly.Before
start ingyour journ eyand toavoid risksresulting
from thespeed ofthe airbag asitdeploys, make
sure that:
R there arenopeople, animals orobject s
between thevehicle occupant sand anair bag
R there arenoobject sbetween theseat, door
and B-pillar
R there arenohard object s,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging onthe grab handles orcoat hooks
R no accessor ies,such ascup holders, are
attac hedtothe vehicle withinthedeployment
area ofan air bag, e.g.todoors, sidewindows,
rear side trimorside walls
R no heavy, sharp-edged orfragile objectsare in
the pocket sof your clothing.Store such
object sin asuitable place G
WARNIN
G
If you modify theairbag cover oraffix object s
such asstick erstoit,the airbag cannolonger
funct ioncorr ectly. There isan incr eased risk
of injury.
Never modify anair bag cover oraffix object s
to it. G
WARNIN
G
Sens orstocont rolthe airbags arelocated in
the doors. Modification sor work notper-
formed correctly tothe doors ordoor panel-
ing, aswell asdamaged doors,canlead tothe
funct ionofthe sensor sbeing impaired. Theair
bags might thereforenot funct ionproperly
anymore. Consequent ly,the airbags cannot
protec tvehicle occupant sas they are
designed todo. There isan incr eased riskof
injury.
Never modify thedoors orparts ofthe doors.
Always havework onthe doors ordoor pan-
eling carried outataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Front airbags !
Do
not place heavy objectson the fron t-
passenger seat.Thiscould cause thesystem
to identif ythe seat asbeing occupied. Inthe
event ofan accident ,the restr aintsystems onthe
fron t-passenger sidemay betrigger ed
and have tobe replaced. Driver
'sair bag 0043deploys infron tof the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenger frontair bag 0044
deploys infron tof and above theglove box.
When deployed, thefron tair bags offeraddi-
tional headandthorax protectionforthe occu-
pants inthe fron tseats.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicato rlamp
inform syou about thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontair bag (Ypage 41).
The front-passenger frontair bag willonly
deploy if:
R the system, basedonthe OCS weight sensor
readings, detectsthat thefron t-passenger
seat isoccupied (Ypage 47).The
PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicato rlamp is
not lit(Y page 48)
R the restr aintsystem controlunit predict sa
high accident severity
Knee bags Driver
'skn ee bag 0043deploys underthesteerin g
column andfront-passenger knee bag 0044under
the glove box.Thedriver's andfront-passenger
kn ee bags aretrigger edtoget herwith thefron t
air bags. 46
Occupant
safetySafety

Imp
ortant safety notes i
Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 61). G
WAR
NING
If BA Sis malf unction ing ,th ebrak ingdist ance
in an eme rgencybrak ingsituati onis
inc reas ed.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
In an eme rgencybrak ingsituati on,depr ess
th ebrak epedal withfull force.AB Spre ven ts
th ewhee lsfrom lockin g.
Br ak ing X
Kee pth ebrak epedal firmly depr essedunt il
th eeme rgencybrak ingsituati onisove r.
AB Spre ven tsthewhee lsfrom lockin g.
The brak eswill function asusual once you
rele ase thebrak epedal .BA Sis deac tivat ed. Acti
veBrak eAssis t
Gener alinfo rmation i
Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 61).
Ac tive Brake Assist consist sof adist ancewarn -
ing function withan auto nomous brakingfunc-
ti on and asit uati on-depen dentbrak eboos ting
eff ect.
Ac tive Brake Assist can help youtomin imiz eth e
ris kof aco llisi onwithth eveh icletravel ingin
fr on tor red uce theeff ects of suc haco llisi on.
If Ac tive Brake Assist detects that there isaris k
of collisi on,you willbewarn edvisually and
aco ustical ly.Ifyou donotreac tto thevis ual
co llisi onwarn ingorthewarn ingtone ,auto no-
mous brakingcan beinitiate din critical situa-
ti on s.Ifyou apply thebrak eyours elfinacr itical
sit uati on,Ac tive Brake Assist suppo rts you with
a sit uati on-depen dentbrak eboos ting effect.
Imp ortant safety notes De
tection ofhaz ardo ussituati onscan bepar-
ti cular lyimpa iredif:
R Ther eis dirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
co ver ing thesen sors
R Ther eis sn ow orheav yrain
R Ther eis int erf ere nceby other radar sources R
Ther eare stron gradar reflec tion s,for exam-
ple inpark inggara ges
R Anar row vehicleis travel inginfron t,e.g. a
mot orcycle
R Aveh icleis travel inginfron ton adif fer entlin e
R You aredrivingane wveh icleor ser vicing on
th eAc tive Brake Assist systemhas justbeen
car riedout
Obs erveth eimpo rtant safetyno tesin the
"Br eak ing-in notes" sec tion (Ypage 122).
Fo llowin gdamag eto thefron ten dof theveh icle,
have theco nfigur ation and oper ation ofthe
radar sensor checke dat aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop. Thisalso applie sto collisi onsat low
spee dswher eno visible damag eto thefron tof
th eveh icleis appar ent.
Acti vating/d eactivating Ac
tive Brake Assist isact ive aftereve ryign ition
cyc le.
You canactivat eor deac tivat eAc tive Brake
As sist (Ypage 187)intheon -board comput er.
When deactivat ed, thedist ancewarn ingfunc-
ti on and theauto nomous brakingfunction are
also deac tivat ed.
If Ac tive Brake Assist isdeac tivat ed, the00D4
symb olappear sin theassi stanc egrap hicdis-
play.
Dist ance warning funct ion Gene
ralinf orm ation
The distancewarn ingfunction can help youto
min imiz eth eris kof afron t-en dco llisi onwitha
veh icleahead orred uce theeff ects of suc ha
co llisi on.If th edist ancewarn ingfunction
det ects that there isaris kof aco llisi on,you will
be warn edvisually andacoustical ly.
Imp ortant safety notes
i Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on for driv ingsafetysyst ems (Ypage 61). G
WAR
NING
The distancewarn ingfunction does notreac t:
R to peop leor ani mals
R to oncomin gveh icles
R to cross ing traff ic
R when corneri ng 62
Driv
ingsafety syst emsSafet y

The
distance warningfunctionmay notgive
warnings inall critic alsituations. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation andbeready tobrake.
Always adaptyourspeed tosuit theprevailing
road andtrafficcondit ions. G
WARNIN
G
The distance warningfunctioncann otalway s
clearly identify objectsand complex traffic
situations.
In such cases, thedistance warningfunction
may:
R give anunnec essary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation anddonot rely solely onthe distance
warning function.
Function Start ingataspeed ofapproximately 4mph
(7 km/ h),the distance warningfunctionwarns
you ifyou rapidly approach avehicle infront .An
inter mittentwarning tonewill then sound, and
the 00BA distance warninglampwilllight upin
the instr ument cluster.
X Brake immediately inorder toincrease the
distance fromthevehicle infront .
or X Take evasive action,provided itis safe todo
so.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
complicated butnon- critic aldriving conditions
may alsocause thesystem todisplay awarning.
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warningfunctioncan detect obstacles
that areinthe path ofyour vehicle foranexten -
ded period oftime.
Up toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/ h),the distance warningfunctioncan
also react tostation aryobstacles, suchasstop-
ped orparked vehicles. Autonomous
brakingfunction If
the driver doesnotreact tothe distance warn-
ing signal inacritic alsituation, Active Brake
Assist canassist thedriver withtheautonomous
braking function.
The autonomous brakingfunction:
R gives thedriver moretimetoreact tocritic al
driving situations
R can help thedriver toavoid anaccident or
R can reduce theeffect sof an accident
Vehicles withoutActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is availab lein the following speedranges:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/ h)for moving objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Vehic leswith Active Distance Assist
DI STRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is ava ilable inthe followi ngspee dranges :
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for moving
objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Due tothe nature ofthe system ,parti cularly
compli catedbutnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may alsocaus ethe autonomous brakingfunc-
tion tointervene.
Situation -depende ntbraking assis-
tance Gene
ralinfo rmation
i Observ
ethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e61) .
With thehelp ofthe rada rsensor system,Active
Brake Assist candetect obstaclesthatareinthe
path ofyou rvehicl efor anextended periodof
time.
If Active BrakeAssist detects arisk ofcolli sion
with thevehicl ein front, itcalcu latesthe brake
press urenecessa ryto avoi dacolli sion. Ifyou
app lythe brakes forcefully,situa tion-depe ndent
braki ngassi stance adapts tothe situa tionand
au tomatica llyincreas esthe brake pressuretoa
degre eapp ropri atetothe traffic situation.
Situa tion-depe ndentbrakingassi stance pro-
vide sbraki ngassi stance inhaza rdoussitua tions
at spee dsabo ve4mph (7km/h) .It use srada r
sensor technolog yto asse ssthe traffic situa-
tion. Driv
ingsafety systems
63Safety Z

KEYLESS-
GO
Gene ralnot es Be
ar inmin dth at theen gin ecan bestart ed by
any oftheveh icleoc cup antsif th ere isaSm art-
Key intheveh icle.
Lockin gand unlockin g You
canstart ,loc kor unl ockth eveh icleusin g
KE YLE SS-GO .To do this, you onlyne ed car rythe
Sm artKey withyou. Youcancombi nethefun c-
ti on sof KE YLE SS-GO withth ose ofaco nven -
ti on alSm artKey. Unloc kth eveh icleby usin g
KE YLE SS-GO ,for instan ce,and lockit usin gth e
0037 buttonon theSm artKey.
The driver 'sdoor andthedoor atwhic hth ehan -
dle isused ,mus tbot hbe closed. TheSmartKey
mus tbe out side theveh icle. Whe nloc king or
unl ocking withKE YLE SS-GO ,th edist ance
bet ween theSm artKey and theco rrespo nding
door handlemus tno tbe gre aterth an three feet
(on emet er).
A ch eckwhic hper iodic allyestablis hesaradi o
co nn ection bet ween theveh icleand theSm art-
Key determ ineswhet heravalid SmartKey isin
th eveh icle. This occur s,for exampl e:
R when start ing theen gin e
R while drivin g
R when usingHA ND S-FRE EACCE SS
R when theex tern al door handles aretouch ed
R duri ngconven ien ceclosing X
To unl ock theveh icle: touch theinn ersur -
fac eof thedoor handle.
X To lock theveh icle: touch sensor surface0043
or 0044. Mak
esur eth at you donotto uch theinn er
sur faceof thedoor handle.
X Conve nienceclosin gfea ture: touch
rec ess edsen sor surface0044 for anextend ed
per iod.
Fur ther inform ation on theco nven ien ceclo s-
ing feat ure (Ypage 84). X
To unl ock thetrunk lid:pull trunk lidhan -
dle 0043.
Deact ivating and activating If
you donotint endto use theveh iclefor alon -
ger period oftime, youcan deac tivat eKE YLE SS-
GO. TheSmartKey willthen use verylit tle powe r,
th ere byconserv ing battery powe r.Fo rth epur-
pos esofact ivat ion/de activat ion,th eveh icle
mus tno tbe nearby.
X To dea ctivate: pre ssthe0037 buttonon the
Sm artKey twice inrapi dsuc cessi on.
The indicat orligh ton theSm artKey flashes
twi ce brieflyth en onelon gflas h,then KEY-
LE SS -GO isdeac tivat ed (Ypage 73).
X To act ivate: pressany buttonon theSm art-
Key.
or X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lock.
KE YLE SS-GO andallofits asso ciatedfeat ures
are avail able again . KEYLESS-
GOstar tfu nct ion
Gene ralnot es Be
ar inmin dth at theen gin ecan bestart ed by
any oftheveh icleoc cup antsif th ere isaSm art-
Key intheveh icle. Sm
artKey
71Opening andclosing Z

HANDS
-FREEACCESS
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
The vehicl eexhau stsystem canbecome very
hot. Ifyou useHANDS-F REEACCESS, you
coul dburn yourself bytouching theexhau st
system. Thereisarisk ofinjury .Alwa ys
ensure thatyoumake thekicking movement
only withi nthe detection rangeofthe sensors.
! If
the SmartKey iswithi nthe rear detection
range ofKEYLESS-GO, thefollowi ngsitua -
tions, forexampl e,coul dlea dto the uninten-
tional openingofthe trunk lid:
R when using anautomatic carwas h
R when using apow erwas her
Make surethattheSmartKey isat lea st10 ft
(3 m) awa yfrom thevehicl e.
i You
canalsodea ctivate KEYLESS-GO. Fur-
ther informati onondea ctivating andactiva t-
ing KEYLESS-GO (Ypag e71) .
Gene ralnote s With
KEYLESS-GO andHANDS-F REEACCESS,
you can open thetrunk lidwitho utusi ng you r
hands. Thisisuse fulifyou have yourhands full.
To do this, make akicking movement underthe
bump erwith yourfoot.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Ca rry you rKEYLESS-GO keyaboutyou rper-
son. TheSmartKey mustbeatthe rear ofthe
vehicl ein the detection rangeofKEYLESS-
GO.
R When making thekicking movement, make
sure thatyouarestanding firmlyonthe
grou ndand that there issuffi cient clearance
to the rear ofthe vehicl e.You couldotherwi se
lose yourbal ance, forexampl eon ice. R
Alwa ysensure thatyouonly make thekicking
movement withinthe detection rangeofsen-
sors 0043.
R Stand atlea st12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
rear area whiledoing so.
R Do not come intocontact withthebump er
whi lemaking thekicking movement. Other-
wis e,the sensors maynotfunction correctly .
R HANDS-F REEACCESS doesnotfunction dur-
ing engine start.
R Dirt caus edbyroad saltor snow aroundsen-
sors 0043may restrict functional ity.
Using theHANDS-F REEACCESS withapros-
thetic legmay restrict functional ity.
R IfaKEYLESS-GO keyisat the rear ofthe vehi-
cle inthe detection rangeofKEYLESS-GO,
HANDS-F REEACCESS couldbe triggere d.
The trunk lidcoul dthus beopened uninten-
tional ly,for exampl e,when you:
- set somethi ngdow nor lift somethi ngup
behi ndthe vehicl e.
- poli shthe rear ofthe vehicl e.
Do not carry theKEYLESS-GO keyaboutyou r
perso nin these situations orinsitua tions sim-
ila rto these. Thiswillprevent theuninten-
tional openingofthe trunk lid. 80
TrunkOpen
ingand closi ng