Interactive Owner's Manual

Date of printing:

11/23/2009

Interactive Owner's Manual [In depth | Opening and closing]

Owner's Manual version: ÄJ 2009/1b

Note: The online Owner's Manual is the latest version available. Deviations between this manual and items specific to your vehicle may occur since Mercedes-Benz constantly adapts its vehicles to the latest technology and modifies design and equipment. Please note that this online Owner's Manual does not under any circumstances replace the printed Owner's Manual which is supplied with the vehicle.

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Key
Opening the doors from the inside
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from the inside
Power closing feature

Key

The key centrally locks/unlocks:

  • the doors

  • the boot lid

  • the fuel filler flap

Risk of accident

If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could:

  • open a door from the inside at any time, even if it has been locked

  • start the vehicle using a key which has been left in the vehicle

  • release the parking brake

They could thereby endanger themselves and others. Never leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. Always take the key with you when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only leaving it for a short time.

Battery check lamp
To lock the vehicle
To unlock the boot lid
To unlock the vehicle

When unlocking, the turn signals flash once. When locking, they flash three times.

When it is dark, the surround lighting also comes on if it is activated in COMAND.

If you do not open either a door or the boot lid after you have unlocked the vehicle, it will automatically relock after approximately 40 seconds.

KEYLESS GO*

You can start, lock or unlock the vehicle using KEYLESS GO. To do this, you only need carry the key with you. When you touch the surface of the sensors on the vehicle's door handles, KEYLESS GO establishes a radio connection between the vehicle and the key.

The distance to the vehicle's door handle from which you wish to lock or unlock the vehicle must not be greater than 1 m.

When starting the engine and whilst driving, KEYLESS GO also checks whether a valid key is in the vehicle by periodically establishing radio contact.

  

To unlock the vehicle: pull the door handle.

  

To lock the vehicle: touch sensor surface .

If you pull on the handle of the boot lid, only the boot of the vehicle is unlocked.

If the vehicle has been parked for a long time, the sensor surfaces are deactivated automatically.

Pull on the door handle to unlock the door and switch on the ignition once to reactivate the sensors.

Individual settings

You can change the setting of the locking system in such a way that only the driver's door and the fuel filler flap are unlocked. This could be useful if you frequently travel on your own.

  

To change the setting: press the and buttons simultaneously for approximately six seconds until the battery check lamp flashes twice.

The key now functions as follows:

  

To unlock the driver's door: press the button once.

  

To unlock centrally: press the button twice.

  

To lock centrally: press the button.

The KEYLESS GO* function is changed as follows:

  

To unlock the driver's door: pull the door handle on the driver's door.

  

To unlock centrally: pull the door handle on the front-passenger door or on the rear doors.

  

To lock centrally: touch sensor surface on one of the door handles.

Restoring the factory settings

  

Press the and buttons simultaneously for approximately six seconds until the battery check lamp flashes twice.

Additional information

  • Convenience opening more

  • Convenience closing more

  • Opening and closing in an emergency more

 

Opening the doors from the inside

  

Pull door handle .

 

If the door is locked, locking knob pops up. The door is unlocked and can be opened.

When a door is opened, the side window on that side opens slightly. When the door is closed, the side window closes again.

The side windows will not open/close if the battery is discharged or if the side windows have iced up. It will then not be possible to close the door. Do not attempt to force the door to close. You could otherwise damage the door or the side window.

 

Locking/unlocking the vehicle from the inside

You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle from the inside. This feature may be useful if, for example, you wish to unlock the front-passenger door from the inside or lock the vehicle before you pull away.

Risk of accident

Do not leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. They could open a door from the inside - even if it is locked - and thereby endanger themselves and others.

  

To unlock: press button .

  

To lock: press button .

Automatic locking

The vehicle will lock automatically once you have pulled away.

You can switch the automatic locking function on and off using COMAND more.

The vehicle is locked automatically when the ignition is switched on and the wheels begin to turn. There is a risk of being locked out when the vehicle is being pushed or tested on a dynamometer.

 

Power closing feature

The power closing mechanism pulls the doors and boot lid into their locks automatically even if they are only partly closed.

Risk of injury

Make sure that nobody can become trapped as you close the doors and boot lid.

If there is a danger of being trapped, pull the door handle on the inside or outside or press on the boot lock.

Do not activate the power closing function by tampering with the lock mechanism. You could otherwise injure yourself.

Risk of accident

Make sure that the doors and boot lid are always fully closed. Otherwise, a door or the boot lid could open during the journey and endanger yourself or others.

Power closing (doors)

  

Push the door into the first detent position of the lock.

 

The power closing mechanism will pull the door closed completely.

Power closing (boot lid)

  

Lightly push closed the boot lid.

 

The power closing mechanism will pull the boot lid closed completely.

 

Date of printing:

11/23/2009

Interactive Owner's Manual [In depth | Opening and closing]

Owner's Manual version: ÄJ 2009/1b

Note: The online Owner's Manual is the latest version available. Deviations between this manual and items specific to your vehicle may occur since Mercedes-Benz constantly adapts its vehicles to the latest technology and modifies design and equipment. Please note that this online Owner's Manual does not under any circumstances replace the printed Owner's Manual which is supplied with the vehicle.