2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE keyless

Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
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Vehicle #
Activate or deacti vate Acoustic lock .
% Please no
te:
The selected setting forth e acoustic locking
ve rification signal must comply wi th there le‐
va nt national road and traf fic re gulations. In
some countri es, including German y,using
th e acoustic locking verification signal is for‐
bidden bytraf fic la ws(in accordance with
§16 Para. 1 and §30 Para. 1 of the German
national road traf fic re gulations). The driver
of theve hicle must comply with these regu‐
lations. In countri es wherethe use of this
function is forbidden, this function is not
activated in theve hicle and must not be acti‐
va ted. Changing
the unlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of theke y:
R Central unlocking R
Unlocking the driver's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitch between settings: pressthe
Ü andß buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the indicator
lamp flashes twice.
Options if the unlocking function forth e driver's
door and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R Tounlo cktheve hicle centrall y:press the
Ü button twice.
R Vehicles 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. Deactivating
theke y functions If
yo u do not use theve hicle or a keyfo r an
ex tended pe riod of time, you can reduce the
energy consum ption of there spective key.Todo
so, deactivate theke y functions. #
Todeactivate: presstheß button on the
ke y twice in quick succession.
The key indicator lamp flashes twice brief ly
and lights up once. #
Toactivate: press any button on thekey.
% When theve hicle is star ted with theke y in
th estow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole, theke y functions are automatical ly
activated (/ page149). Re
moving/inserting the eme rgency key Re
moving the eme rgency key 72
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Insert the new battery into battery compart‐
ment 3. Obser vethe positive pole marking
in the battery compartment and on the bat‐
te ry when doing this. #
Push in battery compartment 3.#
Re-attach co ver1 and push it until it
engages. Problems with
thekey Yo
u can no lon ger lo ckor unlock theve hicle
Po ssible causes:
R The key bat tery iswe ak or dischar ged.
R The key is faulty. #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 71). #
Replace theke y bat tery, if necessary
(/ page 73). #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 78). #
Have theke ych ecked at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. There is inter
fere nce from a po werful radio
signal source
The key function is impaired by,fo rex ample:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets)
R shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gatesystems or auto‐
matic bar riers #
Make sure that there is a suf ficient di stance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce.
Yo u ha velost a key #
Have theke y deacti vated at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. #
If necessar y,ha ve the mechanical lock
re placed as well. Doors
Note
s onthe additional door lock The additional door lock is only
available for
ve hicles forth eUni ted Kingdom. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto persons
inside theve hicle when the additional
door lock is activated
If th e additional door lock is activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside. #
Never lea vepersons, in particular chil‐
dren, unat tended in theve hicle. #
Ifth ere are persons in theve hicle, do
not activate the additional door loc k. The additional door lock is automatically activa‐
te d in thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is loc ked using thekey.
R The vehicle is loc ked using KEYLESS-GO. 74
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Ifyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS-GO. Locking/unlocking
theve hicle with KEY‐
LESS-GO Requ
irements:
R The key is outside theve hicle.
R The dis tance between theke y and theve hicle
does not exceed 1 m.
R The driver's door and the door at which the
door handle is used are closed. #
Tounlo cktheve hicle: touch the inner sur‐
fa ce of the door handle. #
Tolock theve hicle: touch sensor sur face
1 or2. #
Convenience closing: touch recessed sen‐
sor su rface 2until the closing process has
been comple ted.
% Further information on con venience closing
(/ page 85). If
yo u open the boot lid from outside, the boot lid
is automatically unloc ked. Problems with KEYLESS-GO
Yo
u can no lon ger lo ckor unlock theve hicle
using KEYLESS-GO.
Po ssible causes:
R The key functions ha vebeen deactivated.
R The key bat tery iswe ak or dischar ged.
R The key is faulty. #
Activate theke y functions (/ page72). #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 71). #
Replace theke y bat tery, if necessary
(/ page 73). #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 78). #
Have theve hicle and keych ecked at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. 76
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There is in
terference from a po werful radio
signal source
The KEYLESS-GO function is impaired by,for
ex ample:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (No tebooks, Tablets)
R shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or auto‐
matic bar riers #
Make sure that there is a suf ficient di stance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic lo ck‐
ing feature The
vehicle is loc ked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn‐
ing fast erthan walking pace. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
Todeactivate: press and hold button 1for
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:
R While theve hicle is being tow star ted/
pushed.
R Ifth eve hicle is being tested on a roller dyna‐
mome ter. Po
we r closing function &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when the doors close automatically
Body parts or objects can become trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensure that no body parts or objects
are in the closing area. #
Automatic closing of the doors can be
cancelled bypulling the outer or inner
door handle. If
yo u push the door into the lock tothefirst
de tent position, the po wer closing function will
auto matical lypull the door into the loc k. Opening and closing
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Pull the boot lid down wards using the handle
re cess and push it closed.
Ve hicles with boot lid conve nience closing&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring au tomatic closing of the boot lid
Pa rts of the body could become trapped.
There may be people in the closing area. #
Make sure that no thing is located within
th e vicinity of the closing area. #
Use one of thefo llowing options tostop
th e closing process:
R Press thep button on thekey.
R Press or pull there mo teoperating
switch on the driver's door.
R Press the closing or locking button
on the boot lid.
R Press theto p of thest ar on the boot
lid. #
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is
also possible tostop the closing process by making a kicking mo
vement below there ar
bumper. #
Pull the boot lid down wards using the handle
re cess and push it closed. #
Ifth e boot lid is stopped in an intermediate
position, push it down wards.
The boot lid will continue toclose. #
Press boot lid remo teoperating switch 1. #
Press closing button 1onthe boot lid.
Ve hicles with KEYLESS-GO #
Press locking button 2onthe boot lid.
If a key is de tected outside theve hicle, the
boot lid will close and theve hicle will be
loc ked. 80
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Awa rning tone sounds while the boot lid is
opening or closing. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns caused bya hot
ex haust sy stem
The vehicle exhaust sy stem can become very
hot. If you use HANDS-FREE ACCESS, you
could bu rnyourself by touching theex haust
sy stem. #
Alw ays ensure that you on ly ma ke a
kicking mo vement within the de tection
ra nge of the sensors. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening the boot lid: R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using a high pressure cleaner #
Deactivate KEYLESS-GO or make sure
that theke y located is at least 3 m
aw ay from theve hicle in such situa‐
tions. When making
the kicking mo vement, make sure
th at you are standing firm ly on the ground. Yo u
could otherwise lose your balance, e.g. on ice.
Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R The key is behind theve hicle.
R Stand at least 30 cm away from theve hicle
while per form ing the kicking mo vement.
R Do not come into contact with the bumper
while making the kicking mo vement.
R Do not car ryout the kicking mo vement too
slowl y.
R The kicking mo vement must be towa rdsthe
ve hicle and back again. 1
Detection range of the sensors
If se veral consecutive kicking mo vements are
not successful, waitte n seconds.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing cases:
R The sensors are dirty, e.g. due toroad salt or
sn ow.
R The kicking mo vement is made using a pros‐
th etic leg. 82
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When the con venience closing feature
is operating, monitor the entire closing
process and make sure that no body
parts are in the closing area. #
Press and hold theß button on thekey.
The following functions are per form ed:
R The vehicle is loc ked.
R The side windo wsare closed.
R The sliding sun roof is closed. #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
th eß button.
% Con venience closing also functions wi th
KEYLESS-GO (/ page76). Problems with
the side windo ws &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or
fa tal ly inju red if reve rsing pr otection is
not activated
If yo u close a side wind owagain immediately
af te r it has been bloc ked, the side window will close with increased or maximum
forc e.
The reve rsing function is then not active and
body parts may become trapped. #
Make sure that no parts of the body are
in the closing area. #
Tostop the closing process, release the
button or press the button again to
re open the side windo w. A side wind
owcann otbe closed and you can‐
not see the cause. #
Check tosee whe ther any objects are in the
window guide. #
Adjust the side windo ws.
Ad justing the side windo ws
If a side window is obstructed during closing and
re opens again immediately: #
Immediately af terth is, pull and hold the cor‐
re sponding button again until the side win‐ dow has closed and hold
the button for at
least one more second (re-adjustment).
The side window will be closed without the
automatic reve rsing function.
If th e side window is obstructed again and
re opens again immediately: #
Immediately af terth is, pull and hold the cor‐
re sponding button again until the side win‐
dow has closed and hold the button for at
least one more second (follo w-up adjust‐
ment).
The side wind owwill be closed without the
automatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscann otbe opened or
closed using the con venience opening fea‐
ture.
Po ssible cause:
R The key bat tery iswe ak or dischar ged. #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 71). #
Replace theke y bat tery, if necessary
(/ page 73). 86
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If someone becomes trapped, briefly
press the button again.
The opening or closing process will
brief lybe stopped. The roller sunblind
will then return toits starting position. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects Objects can cause
thero ller sunblind tomal‐
function. #
Do not store objects on there ar shelf. #
Make sure that thero ller sunblind can
mo vefreely. #
Toextend or retract: press button 1. Anti-theft pr
otection Fu
nction of the immobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from
being star ted without the cor rect key. The immobiliser is automatically activated when
th e ignition is switched off and deactivated when
th e ignition is switched on. ATA
(Anti-Theft Alarm sy stem) Fu
nction of theATA system
If th eATA system is primed, a visual and audible
alarm is triggered in thefo llowing situations:
R when a door is opened
R when the boot lid is opened
R when the bonn etis opened
R when interior pr otection is triggered
(/ page 92)
R when tow- aw ay protection is triggered
(/ page 91 )
The ATA system is primed automatically af ter
appr oximately ten seconds in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R afte r locking theve hicle with thekey
R afte r locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO 90
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