Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction:
do not keep theSmartK eyinthe cargo com- partment
.Otherwise, theSmartK eymay not
be detect ed,e.g. when startin gthe engine
using theStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetailgate
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 200).
X To
open thetailgate automatically from
outside thevehicle: pressandhold the
0054 button untilthetailgate opens
(Y page 79).
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO
star tfunction: Smar
tKey
69Opening andclosing Z
Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunctionin g.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 295).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 296).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheStart /
Stop button. TheSmart-
Key isin the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. 74
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing
Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist work-
shop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. Doo
rs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
You should preferably placeluggage orloads
in the cargo compartmen t.Observe theload-
ing guidel ines(Ypage 251). Unloc
kingandopening doorsfrom
the inside X
To unlock andopen afront door: pulldoor
handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andopens.
X To unlock arear door: pulluplocking
knob 0043.
The door isunlocked andcanbeopened.
X To open arear door: pulldoor handle 0044.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked. Youcanonly open
the rear doors frominside thevehicle ifthey
are not secured bythe child-proof locks
(Y page 59).
If the vehicle haspreviously beenlocked with
the SmartK eyfrom theoutside, opening adoor
from theinside willtrigger theanti-t heftalarm
system. Switchoffthe alarm (Ypage 68). Centrally
lockingandunlocking the
vehicle fromtheinside
You cancent rally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Thiscanbeuseful ifyou wish
to lock thevehicle beforepullingaway ,for
example. Doo
rs
75Opening andclosing Z
X
Turn themechanic alkey count er-clockwise
as far asitwill gotoposition 0047.
The door isunlocked.
X Turn themechanic alkey back andremove
it.
X Insert mechanic alkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72). Locking
thevehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle cannolonger belocked withthe
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO, usethemechanic al
key.
X Open thedriver's door.
X Close thefront -passenger door,therear
doors andthetailgate.
X Press thelockin gbutton onthe driver’s door
(Y page 75).
X Check whether thelockin gknobs onthe
front -passenger doorandtherear doors are
still visible. Pressdownthelockin gknobs by
hand, ifnecessary.
X Close thedriver's door.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71).
X Insert themechanic alkey into thelock of
the driver's doorasfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechanic alkey clock wiseasfar as
it will gotoposition 0047.
X Turn themechanic alkey back andremove
it.
X Make surethatthedoors andthetailgate
are locked.
X Insert mechanic alkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72).
i If
you lock thevehicle asdescribed above,
the fuel filler flapisnot locked. Theanti-
theft alarm system isnot armed. Cargo
compar tment Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standin gin the closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinit yof
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclose button orSTOP button on
the tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Exh aust gases canenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion .There isarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open. Cargo
compar tment
77Opening andclosing Z
X
Press the0036 button onthe Smart Key.
X Pull handle 0043.
X Lift the tailgate.
Closing X
Pull thetailgate downusinghandle 0043.
X Allow thetailgate todrop intothelock.
X Lock thevehicle ifnecess arywith the0037
button onthe Smart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-
GO. Opening/clo
singautomat ically from
the outside
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standin gin the closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinit yof
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclose button orSTOP button on
the tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Ex haust gases canenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion .There isarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open.
! The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate is
opening orclosing.
The opening dimensions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 341).
Opening automat ically You
canopen thetailgate automatically with
the Smart Keyorthe handle inthe tailgate.
X Press andhold the0054 button onthe
Smart Keyuntil thetailgate opens.
or
X Ifthe tailgate isunlocked, pullthehandle
and letitgo again immediately.
Closing automat ically Vehicles
withEASY-PACK tailgate:you can
also close thetailgate automatically fromout-
side. Cargo
compar tment
79Opening andclosing Z
gered.
Thetailgate couldthusbeopened or
closed uninten tionally, forexample, ifyou:
- set somethin gdown orlift somethin gup
behind thevehicle.
- polish therear ofthe vehicle.
Do not carry theKEYLE SS-GO key about
your person inthese situations orinsitua-
tions similar tothese. Thiswillprevent the
uninten tionalopening/c losingofthe tail-
gate.
Operat ion X
To open/clo se:kick your footintosensor
detect ionzone 0043below thebumper.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate
is opening orclosing.
X If
the tailgat edoes notopen/clo seafter
several attempt s:wait atleast tensec-
onds, usingyourfootkick under thebumper
again.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetailgate doesnotopen orclose.
Repeat thelegmovement morequickly ifthis
occurs.
To stop theopening orclosing procedure:
R kick with your footintosensor detection
range 0043under thebumper, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tail-
gate, or
R press theclosing buttononthe tailgate, or
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key
If the tailgate closingprocedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willopen. If
the tailgate opening procedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willclose. Opening/cl
osingautomat ically from
inside
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standing inthe closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinity of
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclosing orlocking buttononthe
tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Exhaust gasescanenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion. Thereisarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open.
! The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate is
opening orclosing. Cargo
compar tment
81Opening andclosing Z
or
restric tsaside window fromtraveling
upwards duringtheautomatic closingprocess,
the side window opensagainautomatically.
During themanual closingprocess, theside
window onlyopens againautomatically after
the correspon dingswitch isreleased. The
automatic reversingfeatureisonly anaid and
does notrelieve youofthe responsibility to
pay atten tionwhen closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotreact:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R while adjusting
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe0062
button toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows
The switches forallside windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch on
each doorforthe correspon dingsidewindow.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Fron tleft
0044 Fron tright
0087 Rear right
0085 Rear left X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press/
pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
i If
you press/pull theswitch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
i You
cancont inue tooperate theside win-
dows afteryouswitch offthe engine or
remove theSmart Key.Thisfunct ionremains
active forfive minutes oruntil thedriver's or
front -passenger doorisopened.
i When
theoverride featureforthe side win-
dows isactivated (Ypage 59),theside win-
dows cannotbe operated fromtherear. Conveni
enceopening
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan vent ilate thevehicle
before youstart driving.
The Smart Keycanalso beused tocarry out
the following functionssimultaneously:
R unlock thevehicle
R open theside windows
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel andtheroller sunblind
The conv enienc eopening featurecanonly be
operated usingtheSmart Key.
The "conven ienceopening" featureisalso
availa blewhen thevehicle isunlocked.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: theSmart Key
must beinclose proximity tothe vehicle. 84
Side
window sOpening andclosing
X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Press orpull the0057 switch inthe corre-
sponding direction.
If you press/pull the0057 switch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
Aft eropening thesliding sunroof, theroller
sunblind closesslightly automatically. This
reduces draftsinthe vehicle interior.
If the sliding sunroof israised atthe rear, it
lowers slightly automatically athigher speeds.
The noise levelinthe vehicle interioris
reduced asaresult.
At low speeds itraises againautomatically.
You canalso temporarily deactivateautomatic
lowering. Todo so, press the0057 switch. The
sliding sunroof raisesagainautomatically.
You cancont inue tooperate thesliding sun-
roof after switching offthe engine orremoving
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Thisfunc-
tion remains activeforfive minutes oruntil
you open afront door.
The sliding sunroof cannotbe opened ifaroof
carrier isinstalled. Inorder toallow ventilation
of the vehicle interior,you can raise thesliding
sunroof.
If cont actismade witharoof carrier approved
by Mercedes- Benz,the sliding sunroof lowers
slightly butremains raisedatthe rear.
Rain-closing feature The
rain-c losing feature isonly availabl efor
vehicles witharain sensor.
When theSmart Keyisin position 005Ainthe
ignition lockorisremoved, thesliding sunroof
closes automatically:
R ifit start sto rain.
R at extr eme outside temperat ures.
R after sixhours.
R ifthere isamalfunct ioninthe power supply.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel remains raisedatthe rear inorder to
allow ventilation ofthe vehicle interior.
If the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel isobstruct edwhile being closed bythe
rain-c losing feature, itopens againslightly.
The rain-c losing feature isthen deactivated. The
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel doesnotclose if:
R itis raised atthe rear.
R itis blocked.
R no rain isfalling onthe area ofthe wind-
shield beingmonitoredbythe rain sensor. If
the vehicle, forexample, isunder abridge or
in acarport ,the field ofthe sensor maybe
covered. Operat
ingthe roller sunblind forthe
panora maroof with power tilt/slid-
ing panel
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
between theroller sunblind andframe or
sliding sunroof duringautomatic openingor
closing. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
When opening orclosing, makesurethatno
body parts areinthe sweep ofthe roller
sunblind.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbe
stopped.
The roller sunblind shieldsthevehicle interior
from sunlight. Theroller sunblind canonly be
opened andclosed whenthepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelisclosed.
Roller sunblind reversing feature The
roller sunblind isequipped withanauto-
matic reversing feature.Ifasolid object blocks
or restr ictstheroller sunblind duringtheclos-
ing process, theroller sunblind opensagain
automatically. Theautomatic reversingfeature
is only anaid and isnot asubstitute foryour
atten tivenesswhen closing theroller sunblind. Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
89Opening andclosing Z