2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class trunk

Smar
tKey mus tbe inthevicinit yof theve hi‐
cle.
Ve hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely op ened ,ma kea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page74 ).
Tr unk lidaut omatic reve rsing funct ion
The trunk lidiseq uipped withaut omat icbloc k‐
ag ede tection with are ve rsing func tion.If an
obs tacle stops thetrunk liddur ing theaut omatic
closing procedur e,itwill automaticall yopen
ag ain. Theautomatic reve rsing func tion isonl y
an aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entive‐
ne ss. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion willnotre act :
R tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e In
these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr eve ntsom eone being trap ‐
pe d. #
Ensu rethat no body partsarein the
clos ingarea . #
Ifsome oneistrap ped ,us eone 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 Press theto pof theMer cedes star
on thetrunk lid. 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 (/page71 )
and closing(/ page72 )th etrunk lid. 74
Opening andclosing

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Awa rning tone sou nds while th etrunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
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. #
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
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. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar est andi ngfirm lyon thegr ound. You
cou ldother wise loseyour balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notes:
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 limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensorsar edir ty,e.g. due toroad salt or
sn ow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. Open
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The
trunk lidcould beopened orclosed uninten‐
tionall y,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.
Dea ctivateth eSmar tKey functions (/page65)
or do notcar 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. #
Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0047. #
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0048.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king andopening thetrunk from insid e
wit hth eemer gency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly. 76
Opening andclosing

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Mak esur eth at thero ller sunblin dcan
mo vefreely . #
Toextend orretract: press button 1. An
ti-thef tpr 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.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy 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
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
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R When theto w- aw ay alar mistrigg ered
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The ATAsy stem isarmed automatic allyafte r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Opening
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Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO R
Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
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% WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 252) .
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace (/page13 5)
Dea ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R The door s
R The trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
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Opening andclosing

R
Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
In fo rm atio non collision detection onapa rked
ve hicle (/page16 0). Ar
ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Arm or disar mTow-away Protection.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle submenu intheSet ting smain menu
to arm or disar mtheto w- aw ay alar m. Fu
nction oftheint erior motion sensor %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo ve‐
ment isde tected intheve hicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated aut omati‐
cally afte rapp roxima tely tenseco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The interior motion sensor isonl yactiv ated
when thefo llo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R The door s
R The trunk lid
The interior motion sensor isaut omat icallydeac‐
tiv ated:
R Afterpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
(/ page13 5) R
Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toafa lse
alar m:
R Movingobje ctssuc has masc otsin theve hi‐
cle interior
R When theside windo wisopen
R When thesliding sunroofisopen Ar
ming/deact ivating theint erior motion sen‐
sor Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Activateor deacti vate Interior MotionSen-
sor.
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated again in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain. Openin
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When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
Seat adjus tmentsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int
R Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display Oper
ating themem oryfun ction St
oring #
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brief lypress theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition 0037,Tor
U within thre esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
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. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
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, 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stor ag espaces and
mobile phonebrac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around insuc h
sit uation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk . &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u cou
ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. Seat
sand stow ing 10
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