2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

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Tounlo cktheve hicl e:touc hth einner sur‐
fa ce ofthedoor handle. #
Toloc kth eve hicl e:touc hsen sor surface
1 or2. #
Convenience closing:touc hre cess edsen‐
sor surface 2untilth eclosing process has
been completed.
% Further information oncon venie nce closing
(/ page 81). If
yo uopen thetrunk lidfrom outside, thetrunk
lid isaut omaticall yunloc ked. Pr
oblems withKEYLE SS-GO Yo
ucan nolon gerlo ck orunloc kth eve hicl e
using KEYLESS-GO .
Po ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey functions have been deactiv a‐
te d.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged.
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . #
Activateth eke yfun ction s(/ page67 ). #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page66). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnec essar y
(/ page68). #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page72 ). #
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ther
eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio
sig nal source
The KEYLESS-G Ofuncti onisim pa ired by,fo r
ex am ple:
R Highvo ltag epo we rlines
R Mobi lephones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shielding duetome talobje ctsor induc tion
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut o‐
matic barrier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis asuf ficie ntdist anc e
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tentia l
sou rceof interfere nce. 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. Open
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Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. #
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 Ifth eve hicle isbeing tested on aro ller dyna‐
mome ter. Po
we rcl os ingfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth edoor sclose automaticall y
Body partsor objec tscan become trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensur eth at no body partsor obj ect s
ar ein theclosing area. #
Automatic closing ofthedoor scan be
canc eled bypulling theout eror inner
door handle. If
yo upush thedoor intoth eloc kto thefirs t
de tent positio n,thepo we rclosi ngfunction will
au tomatical lypull thedoor intoth eloc k. Loc
king/u nlocking thedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key %
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. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e68 ). 72
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Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and hold thedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. #
Release thedoor handle. #
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothetrunk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sab ove theve hicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntcle arance above thetrunk lid. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page76 ). Openin
gand closin g73

Ve
hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing #
Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . #
Ifth etrunk lidisstopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards. Release itas soon
as itbegin sto open.
Wi th thetrunk lidopening heightrestriction
acti vated, manuall ypull thestopped trunk lid
upw ards.
If an obs tacle obs tructs thetrunk liddur ing the
aut omat icopen ingproce ss,bloc kage detection
wi llst op thetrunk lid.The automatic blockage
de tection functi onisonly anaid and isno ta
su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess . Closing
thetrunk lid &
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. #
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. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Pull thetrunk liddown wardsusing thehan‐
dle recess andpush itclos ed.
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing ofthetrunk lid
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped.
Ther ema ybe people intheclosing area. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess. #
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop
th eclosing process:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . 74
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Press orpull there mo teoper ating
switc hon thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop theclosing process by
making akic king movement belowthere ar
bum per. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. Release itas soon
as itbegin sto clos e. #
Ifth etrunk lidisstopped inan intermediat e
position, pushitdo wn wards.
The trunk lidwill cont inue toclos e. #
Press trunk lid re mo teoper ating switch1. #
Press closing button1 onthetrunk lid.
Ve hicl eswith KEYLESS-GO #
Press locking button2 onthetrunk lid.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th etrunk lidwill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely op en,pr es sand
hold the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .The Ope
ning andclosing 75

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(/ page76 ).
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 ev ent someon ebeing trap‐
ped. #
Ensur eth at 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 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 (/page73 )
and closing(/ page74 )th etrunk lid. 76
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 (/page67 )
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. 78
Opening andclosing