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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:
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 Pull thetrunk lidhandle. HANDS-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
(0013 page71 )and closing(0013 page72 )th e
tr unk 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 74
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10
ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
suc hsituations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Re quiremen ts
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
if:
R Sno wor dir t,e.g. from road salt ,co vers the
sensor area.
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopen edorclos edunin ten‐
tio nal ly,in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing undertake non thetrailer hitch,
on trailer sor rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GO(0013 page63) ordo
no tcar rytheSmar tKey about your per son in
suc hsit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atetrunk locking onoroff If
yo ucen trally unlocktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. Openin
gand closin g75
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0007
Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0047. 0007
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0048.
0009 Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king thetrunk withth eemer gency
re lease from inside Re
quirement s
R The 12‑V‑v ehicle batter yis conne cted and
ch arge d. 0007
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly.
The trunk lidunloc ksand open s. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe trunk lid ope ning
hei ght restriction Mult
imed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle Setting s
0019 Trunk LidRestric tion
This function allowsyouto avo idbum ping the
tr unk lid on alow ga rage ceiling, forex am ple. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ro
ller sun blinds Ext
ending there ar side windo wroller sun‐
blinds 000E
NO
TEDama getotheiner tiareel due to
it snapp ingback If
sudden lysnappe dbac k,theiner tiareel
ma ybe damag ed. 0007
Alw aysmo vethero ller sun blind by
hand. 76
Opening andclosing
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amicslid‐
ing sunr oof:The sliding sunroofdoes
no toper atesmoo thly. 0007
Push the0057 buttonuptothepoint ofresis tance untilth esliding sunroofisfull yopen. 0007
Press the0057 buttonforano ther secon d. 0007
Close thesliding sunroof.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amicsliding
sunr oof:The sliding sunrooforthe
ro ller sunblin ddoes notopera te
smoo thly. 0007
Pulland hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittleunt ilth esliding sunroofisfull yclosed. 0007
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittleunt ilth ero ller sunblin dis full yclos ed. 0007
Use automat icopera tiontofully open andthen close thesliding sunroof. Anti-t
heftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle. 0009
Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sstar terbatt eryis ch arge d),
th esy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R when adoor isopen ed R
when thetrunk lidisopened
R when thehood isopened
The ATA system isarmed automatic allyafte r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO 86
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0007
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. 0007
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
The front seat,th esteer ing column, the
Hea d-up Display and theoutside mirrormo ve
to thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e 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. 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,
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. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
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 tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . 10
2
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Opening
theey eg lasses compartmen t 0007
Pres sbu tton 1. Ope
ning the stowage com partmen tin the
re ar armr est 0007
Press release catch1 and swin gth eco ver
of thear mr estupw ards. Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryif
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged, they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. during sudden braking orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is we rethecase, theve hicle occu‐
pant would beforc ed intoth eseat beltby
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat orby the
seat backres t.The seat beltwould notbe
able toprov ide theint ended protect ion
and could cause additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . 10
4
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Fo
lding there ar seat backres tbac k
000E NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. 0007
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Cent erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible. Lo
cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. 10
6
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0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle.
The parcel netis available forall vehicles except
hy brid vehicles. 0007
Vehicl eswith through-lo adingfeatur ein
th ere ar ben chseat :Fo ldup thetie-do wn
ey es. 0007
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. 0007
Vehicl eswithout ath rough-lo adingfea‐
tur ein there ar ben chseat :Hook therings
int oth epar cel net's hook s1. 0007
Hook therings intoth ehook son thetrunk
fl oor . Opening
thesto wage space underthetrunk
floor 000E
NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. 0007
Unhing eth ehandle beforeyo uclo se
th etrunk lidand press thehandle
closed again. 0007
Pull handle 1upand hook itint odr ip rail
2. 10
8
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