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Door
s Un
loc king andopening doorsfrom theinsid e 0007
Pull door handle2.
Loc kingpin 1pops upwhen thedoor is
unloc ked. Centr
allyloc king andunloc kingtheve hicl e
fr om theinsid e 0007
Tounlo ck:pr ess button 1. 0007
Toloc k:press butt on2.
This does notloc kor unloc kth efuel filler flap. The
vehicle isno tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS -GO. Loc
king/unloc kingtheve hicl ewith KEY‐
LES S-GO Re
quirement s
R The Smar tKey isouts idetheve hicle.
R The distance betwee nth eSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3ft (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor atwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed. Openin
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0007
Tounlo cktheve hicl e:touc hth einner sur‐
fa ce ofthedoor handle. 0007
Toloc kth eve hicl e:touc hsen sor surface
1 or2. 0007
Convenience closing:touc hre cess edsen‐
sor surface 2untilth eclosing procedur eis
com plete.
0009 Further information oncon venie nce closing
(→ page 79) .
If yo uopen thetrunk lidfrom outside itis aut o‐
maticall yunloc ked. Pr
oblems withKEYLE SS-GO Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Yo ucan nolongerloc kor unloc kth e
ve hicle using KEYLES S-GO. Po
ssible causes are:
R The Smar tKey functions have been deactiv ated (→ pag e63).
R The Smar tKey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged.
R Ther eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal source. 68
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . 0007
Activateth eSmar tKey functions (→pag e63). 0007
Che ckthebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(→ pag e64 ). 0007
Use theemer gency keyto unlo ckorloc kth eve hicle (→pag e64 ). 0007
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati clo ck ‐
ing featur e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omatic allywhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedonand thewheels aretur n‐
ing faster than walkin gpace. 0007
Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. 0007
Todeac tivate: press and holdbu tton 1 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th er eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunc tion isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbeing tow star ted/
pushed.
R The vehicle isbeing tested on thedynamom‐
et er. Openin
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Loc
king/u nlocking thedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key 0009
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirelyusing
th eemer gency key,firs tpr es sth ebutt onfor
loc kin gfrom theinside whilethedr iver's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iv‐
er's door using theemer gency key. 0007
Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. 0007
Pull and hold thedoor handle. 0007
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. 0007
Release thedoor handle. 0007
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. 0007
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. 0007
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 70
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000E
NO
TEDama getothetrunk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sab ove theve hicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. 0007
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntcle arance above thetrunk lid. Yo
uha ve thefo llo wing options forope ning
the trunk lid: 0007
Pulltrunk lid re mo teoper ating switch1. 0007
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . 0007
With thetrunk lidunloc ked, press theto pof
th eMer cedes star.
0009 Toopen, pullonthefo lded-o utstar when the
re ar vie wcam erais act ivat ed. 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Use
yo ur foot to kic kbe low thebum per
(→ pag e74 ). 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:With thetrunk lidstopped inan
int ermediat eposition, pullitupw ards and
re lease itas soon asitbegin sto open.
Wi th thetrunk lidopening heightrestriction
acti vated, manuall ypull thestopped trunk lid
upw ards.
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing:
If an obj ect restricts thetrunk liddur ing the
aut omat icopen ingproce ss,theobjec tre cogni ‐
tion functi onstops thetrunk lid.The objec tre c‐
ogni tion functi onisonly anaid and isno ta su b‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . Closing
thetrunk lid 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip, Ope
ning andclosing 71
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tip
ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Com
plywit hth eloading guidelines whenloading
th eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing ofthetrunk lid
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing ofthetrunk lid.Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. 0007
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicinit y
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess. 0007
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop
th eclosing process:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating
switc hon thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Press theto pof thest ar on the
tr unk lid. Ve
hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Itis also
poss ibletostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthere ar
bum per.
Yo uha ve thefo llo wing options toclose the
tr unk lid: 0007
Pull thetrunk liddown using thehandle
re cess andpush itclos ed. 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: With
th etrunk lidcom pletely op ened ,ki ck your
fo ot belo wthebum per(→pag e74 ). 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:With thetrunk lidstopped inan
int ermediat eposition, pushitdo wn wards.
The trunk lidcont inues toclos e. 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-G O:With thetrunk lid
com pletely opened, press and hold the008B
butt onontheSmar tKey (wit hth eSmar tKey
in thevicinit yof theve hicle). 72
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0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Press trunk lidremo teoper ating
switc h1. 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Press closi ngbutt on1 onthe
tr unk lid. 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-G O:Press lockin gbutt on
2 onthetrunk lid.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th etrunk lidwill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. Tr
unk lidaut omatic reve rsing funct ion
If an objec tobs truct sth etrunk liddur ing the
aut omat icclo singpr oce ss,thetrunk lidwill
open again automaticall y.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . 0007
When closing,mak esur eth at no body parts
ar ein theclosing area. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers.
R overth elas t00C2 in(8 mm) oftheclosing
pat h.
In these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr eve ntsom eone being trap ‐
pe d. 0007
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. 0007
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, useone ofthe
fo llo wing option s: Open
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R
Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Press theto pof thest ar on the
tr unk lid. HA
NDS -FREE ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or interru pt trunk lid mo vement byper form ing a
kic kin gmo vement under there ar bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely.
Obser vetheno teswhen opening (→pag e70)
and closing (→pag e71 )th etrunk lid. 0009
Awa rning tone sou nds while th etrunk lidis
opening orclosing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner 0007
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theSmar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
suc hsituations. 74
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