Opening and closing
Vehicle key
The vehicle is equipped with a specially coded key system. The engine can only be started using the key coded to the vehicle.
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If a vehicle key is lost, obtaining a replacement is a time-consuming process which is only possible through a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you always keep an easily accessible spare key with you for emergencies.
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Locking/unlocking doors
External door lock and opening/closing windows
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When unlocking the vehicle with the key, only the door concerned will be unlocked.
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Internal door lock and opening/closing windows
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Push door handle  downwards.
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The door is locked.
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Pull door handle upwards.
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The door is unlocked and can be opened.
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The driver’s and co-driver’s doors cannot be locked when the door is open (lockout protection).
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Turn window crank  anticlockwise or clockwise.
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The side window will open or close.
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Getting into/out of the vehicle
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There can be no guarantee that you will get in and out of the vehicle safely if you do not use the grab handles and the steps provided. These are the only parts of the vehicle designed to take a person's weight. Do not jump out of the vehicle. You could injure yourself by doing this.
There is a risk of slipping or falling if the access steps and entry sills are dirty or icy.
Keep access steps, entry sills and footwear free from dirt (e.g. mud, clay, snow and ice).
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Do not remove the key from the ignition lock until the vehicle is stationary, as you will no longer be able to steer the vehicle when there is no key in the ignition lock. Remove the key from the ignition lock when you leave the vehicle, even if you are only leaving for a short while.
Children or unauthorised persons could otherwise endanger themselves and others, for example, by activating electrical functions, releasing the parking brake, starting the engine and/or setting the vehicle in motion.
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Do not leave children unsupervised in the vehicle, even if they are secured in a child restraint system. They could:
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injure themselves on parts of the vehicle
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be seriously or even fatally harmed by prolonged exposure to intense heat or cold
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release the parking brake The vehicle could then be set in motion unexpectedly.
If the children open a door, they could:
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thereby cause injury to other persons
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get out of the vehicle and thereby injure themselves in the process or they could be injured by passing traffic
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sustain serious injuries if they were to fall out of the vehicle, due to its height from the ground
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Ignition lock
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Do not remove the key from the ignition lock until the vehicle is stationary, as you will no longer be able to steer the vehicle when there is no key in the ignition lock. Remove the key from the ignition lock when you leave the vehicle, even if you are only leaving for a short while.
Children or unauthorised persons could otherwise endanger themselves and others, for example, by activating electrical functions, releasing the parking brake, starting the engine and/or setting the vehicle in motion.
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To insert / remove the vehicle key
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The battery isolating switch is deactivated. All electrical consumers are isolated from the batteries except for:
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Tachograph
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Function indicator lamps
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Clock
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The steering wheel is locked when the key is removed.
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Steering unlocked / radio position
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The battery isolating switch is activated. Most consumers are operational.
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Drive position
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Start position
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Electronic immobiliser
The vehicle is equipped with a special key system. The engine can only be started with a key belonging to the vehicle.
Insert the key into the ignition lock and turn it to the drive position. The engine can then be started:
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after waiting for approximately 1 second
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after the warning buzzer has stopped
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If you do not wait for long enough or if you use an invalid key, MR (system abbreviation for engine control) will appear in the display with the event message CODE. At the same time, all of the status indicator segments will light up in yellow.
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If a key is lost, obtaining a replacement is a time-consuming process which only a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre or qualified specialist workshop can perform for you. We therefore advise you to carry an easily accessible valid spare key at all times for emergency use.
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Immobiliser
Deactivating the immobiliser:
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Apply the parking brake.
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Insert the key into the ignition and turn it to drive position .
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The immobiliser is deactivated after approximately 1 second (warning buzzer stops) and the starting procedure enabled.
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If you do not wait for 1 second, the immobiliser is not deactivated and the starting procedure is blocked. MR and CODE will then be shown in the display. At the same time, the status indicator will light up in yellow.
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Activating the immobiliser:
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Apply the parking brake.
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Turn the key in the ignition to position .
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Remove the key from the ignition. The immobiliser is now activated.
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Window lift
Depending on the equipment level, the vehicle is equipped with a hand crank or with power windows.
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When closing the windows, make sure that nobody can become trapped. If danger threatens, release the switch and press the bottom of the switch again to reopen the window.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the vehicle even if they are secured in a child restraint system. They could:
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Opening the window on the driver’s /co-driver’s side
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Turn the key to the drive position in the ignition.
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Press and hold switch or .
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The left or right-hand window will open.
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Closing the window on the driver’s / co-driver’s side
Special door for working at the side
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When opening the special door do not stand on the surface in the door frame, down in the footwell.
The special door can swing open and you can fall down and injure yourself.
Use the handles and the steps beneath the door to get into and leave the vehicle.
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Interior door handle
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Push door handle upwards.
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The door will open.
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Push door handle downwards.
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The door is locked.
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When working at the side of the vehicle with the swivel seat at right angles to the direction of travel, the special door must be locked.
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Windscreen wipers/windscreen washer system
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Press switch at the back.
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The windscreen wiper is switched on.
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Press switch at the front.
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The windscreen wiper is switched off.
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Press switch at the back.
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The windscreen washer system is switched on.
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Press switch at the front.
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The intermittent wipe is switched on.
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Check at regular intervals that the wiper blades are clean and undamaged.
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