2022 MERCEDES-BENZ EQS SALOON Owners Manual

Removing/inserting the emergency key
Removing the emergency key

Press release button 1.
Emer gency key 2 is pushed out slightly. 
Fully remove emergency key 2.Inserting the emergency key 
Insert emergency key 2 at mar
king 3 until
it engages.
% You can use emergency key 2 t
o attach the
key to a key ring. Replacing the key battery
&
DANGER Risk of f
atal injuries if batteries
are swallowed
Batteries contain toxic and corrosive substan-
ces. Sw
allowing batteries may cause severe
internal burns within two hours. There is a risk of fatal injury.

Keep batteries out of the reach of chil-
dr

en. 
If the cover and/or lid of the battery
com

partment does not close securely,
do not use the key and keep it away from
children. 
If batteries are swallowed, seek medical
att

ention immediately. +
ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE
En
vironmental
damage due to improper disposal of bat-
teries Batteries contain pollutants. It is
illeg

al to dispose of them with the household
rubbish. 
Dispose of batteries in an
en

vironmentally responsible manner. 86
Opening and closing

Take discharged batteries to a
q ualiNed
specialist workshop or to a collection
point for used batteries. Requirements:
= Y

ou require a CR 2032 3 V cell battery.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
battery replaced at a qualiNed specialist work-
shop. 
Remove the emergency key (  pag
e 86).
Press emergency key 2 int
o the opening in
the key in the direction of the arrow until cover
1 opens. When doing so, do no
t hold
cover 1 closed. 
Insert emergency key 2 int
o the opening and
lis up covering 3 and remove it. 
Repeatedly tap the key against your palm until
batt
ery 4 falls out of the key. 
Insert the new battery with the positive pole
f

acing upwards. Use a lint-free cloth to do so. 
Make sure that the surface of the battery is
fr

ee of lint, grease and other impurities. 
Insert the front tabs of covering 3 int
o the
housing and then press on both sides to close
it. 
Make sure that covering 3 is com
pletely
closed. 
Insert the front tabs of cover 1 int
o the
housing and then press until it is completely
closed. 
Insert the emergency key again (  pag
e 86). Problems with the key, troubleshooting
You can no longer lock or unlock the vehicle
P
ossible causes:
= The key battery is weak or discharged. 
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
( pag

e 84). 
Replace the key battery, if necessary
( pag
e 86). 
Use the replacement key. 
Use the emergency key to lock or unlock
( pag

e 98). 
Have the key checked at a q
ualiNed specialist
workshop. Opening and closing
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There is interference from a powerful radio signal
sour ce
Possible causes if the function of the key is
impaired:
= high voltage power lines
= mobile phones
= electronic devices (notebooks, tablets)
= shielding due to metal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or automatic
barriers 
Make sure that there is suPcient dis
tance
between the key and the potential source of
interference.
You have lost a key 
Have the key deactivated at a q
ualiNed spe-
cialist workshop. 
If necessary, have the mechanical lock
r
eplaced as well. Doors
Notes on the additional door lock
The additional door lock is only available for vehi-
cles f
or the United Kingdom. &
WARNING Risk of injur
y to persons inside
the vehicle when the additional door lock
is activated
If the additional door lock is activated, the
door
s can no longer be opened from the
inside. 
Never leave persons, in particular chil-
dr

en, unattended in the vehicle. 
If there are persons in the vehicle, do not
activ
ate the additional door lock. The additional door lock is automatically activated
in t

he following situations:
= The vehicle is locked using the key.
= The vehicle is locked using KEYLESS-GO. If the vehicle has been locked via Mercedes me
connect, t
he additional door lock is not activated
(  page 379).
If the additional door lock is activated, the doors
cannot be opened from the inside.
% Aser loc
king you can issue a signal with the
horn.
You can prevent the additional door lock from
being activ
ated by deactivating interior protection
before locking the vehicle ( page 114). Unlocking/opening the doors from the inside

United Kingdom only: obser
ve the notes on
the additional door lock ( page 88). 88
Opening and closing


Pull door handle 1. Centrally locking and unlocking the vehicle from
t he inside 
To unlock: pr
ess 1 button. 
To lock: pr
ess button 2.
The red indicator lamp on button 2 lights up
once the vehicle is locked. The socket
Oap is also loc
ked and unlocked. The
socket Oap can be opened even if a key is detec-
ted in the car.
The vehicle is not unlocked:
= if you have locked the vehicle using the key
= if you have locked the vehicle using KEYLESS-
GO Function of the recessed door handles
The door handles extend automatically:
= when y

ou unlock the vehicle with the key
= when you touch the outer sensor surface of
the door handle (when the vehicle is unlocked)
The door handles retract automatically:
= when you lock the vehicle with the key
= when pulling away
= aser waiting for a time Opening and closing
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Extend the door handle: T ouch the outer 1
sensor surface. Locking/unlocking the vehicle with KEYLESS-GO
Requirements:
= The k

ey is outside the vehicle.
= The distance between the key and the vehicle
does not exceed 1 m. =
The dr
iver's door and the door on which the
door handle is used are closed.
The door handles extend automatically:
= when a vehicle key is detected (the vehicle is
then not yet unlocked)
= when you unlock the vehicle with the key
= when you touch the outer sensor surface of
the door handle to unlock it
The door handles retract automatically:
= when you lock the vehicle with the key
= when you touch the recessed sensor surface
of the door handle to lock it
= aser comfort locking (  page 107)
= when pulling away
= aser waiting for a time
* NOTE V
ehicle damage due to uninten-
tional opening of the tailgate or a door =
when using an aut
omatic car wash
= when using a high pressure cleaner 
Deactivate the function of the key in
t

hese situations.
or 
Make sure that the key is at a minimum
dis

tance of 3 m (high-pressure cleaner)
or 6 m (automatic car wash) away from
the vehicle. Observe the notes:
= on w

ashing the vehicle in a car wash
(  page 403)
= on using a high pressure cleaner
( page 405) 90
Opening and closing


Unlocking the vehicle: W ith the door handle
extended, touch the inside surface 1 of the
door handle.
If the door handle is not extended, e.!

Problems with KEYLESS-GO, troubleshooting
You can no longer lock or unlock the vehicle using
KEYLESS-GO
P
ossible causes:
= The function of the key has been deactivated.
= The key battery is weak or discharged. 
Activate the function of the key ( pag
e 85).
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
( pag

e 84). 
Replace the key battery, if necessary
( pag
e 86). 
Use the replacement key. 
Use the emergency key to lock or unlock
( pag

e 98). 
Have the vehicle and key checked at a quali-
Ned specialis

t workshop.
There is interference from a powerful radio signal
sour
ce
Possible causes if the function of KEYLESS-GO is
impaired:
= high voltage power lines =
mobile phones
= electr

onic devices (notebooks, tablets)
= shielding due to metal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or automatic
barriers 
Make sure that there is suPcient dis
tance
between the key and the potential source of
interference. Activating or deactivating the automatic locking
f

eature Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Open/close
% The vehicle is locked automatically when the
v
ehicle is switched on and the wheels are
turning faster than walking pace. 
Activate or deactivate Automatic locking.
In the following situations, there is a danger of
being loc
ked out when the function is activated:
= The vehicle is being towed or pushed. =
If t
he vehicle is being tested on a roller dyna-
mometer. Opening and closing the convenience doors
&
WARNING Risk of entr
apment when auto-
matically closing the comfort doors
Parts of the body could become trapped.
Ther
e may be people or animals in the closing
area. 
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity
of t
he closing area. 
Use one of the following options to stop
t

he closing process:
= Driver or passenger door: Press the

=
All door s: Push against the door or
pull on the door.
= All doors: Move the hand brieOy
towards the door from the inside and
stop the hand movement.
= All doors: Touch the touch screen in
the Comfort menu in the multimedia
system. *
NOTE When aut
omatically opening and
closing the convenience doors, please
note Your view of your surroundings may be restric-
t
ed. 
Make sure that there are no persons,
animals or objects in t

he area of the con-
venience doors when opening and clos-
ing. 
When opening, pay particular attention
t

o low objects and obstacles in the side
window area. Opening or closing the convenience doors
The f
ollowing functions are required to automati-
cally open and close the convenience doors:
= KEYLESS-GO (  page 90)
= Power closing function (  page 98)
= Parking Package with 360° Camera
(  page 286)
or
Remote Parking Assist with Mirror Package
(  page 301)
= Active Blind Spot Assist (  page 276)
The convenience doors can then be opened and
closed automatically.
% If Active Blind Spot Assist is deactivated or
una
vailable, the convenience doors cannot be
opened from inside.
The following options are available for opening or
closing t
he convenience doors:
= the key (to open and close the driver's and
front passenger door)
= approaching the vehicle (to open the driver's
door) =
depr
essing the brake pedal (to close the driv-
er's door)
= the inner door handles (to open and close the
doors)
= the outer door handles (to open and close the
doors)
= Gesture operation (close doors from inside)
( page 339)
= the multimedia system (  page 97)
% You cannot open a rear door with the door
handle fr
om inside the vehicle if it is secured
by the child safety lock. Further information
on the child safety lock for the rear doors
(  page 81).
You can still open the rear doors from the
inside via the multimedia system
(  page 97).
Special features of the convenience doors: = If, when closing, t

he door has reached the Nrst
detent position, the power closing function
(  page 98) will automatically draw the door
into the lock. Opening and closing
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