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

Key

The key centrally locks/unlocks:

  • the doors

  • the tailgate

  • 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.

To lock the vehicle
To unlock the tailgate
To unlock the vehicle
Battery check lamp

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 the on-board computer.

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

Notes on KEYLESS GO*

You can start, lock or unlock the vehicle using the KEYLESS GO key. 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 between the key and 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: touch the inner surface of the door handle.

  

To lock the vehicle: touch sensor surface .

If you pull on the handle of the tailgate, only the luggage compartment 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: touch the inner surface of the door handle on the driver's door.

  

To unlock centrally: touch the inner surface of 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 closing more

  • Convenience opening more

  • Opening and closing in an emergency more

 

Opening the doors from the inside

You can open a door from the inside even if it has been locked, unless the child-proof locks have been activated more.

  

Pull door handle .

 

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

 

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.

You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally from the inside if the vehicle has been locked with the key.

It is only possible to lock the vehicle centrally if the front-passenger door is closed.

  

To unlock: press button .

  

To lock: press button .

Automatic locking

The vehicle will lock automatically once you have pulled away.

On vehicles with a luxury multi-function steering wheel* you can also activate and deactivate the automatic locking using the on-board computer 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.

  

To switch off: press button  until you hear a tone.

  

To switch on: press button  until you hear a tone.

 

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.