ESP MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205 Owner's Guide

ESP®(Electronic Stability Program)
General notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
ESP
®monitors driving stabilitya nd traction,i.e.
power transmission between th etires and the
road surface.
If ESP
®detect stha tthe vehicle is deviatin gfrom
th ed irection desired by th edriver, oneorm ore
wheels are braked to stabilizet hevehicle .The
engine output is also modified to keep th evehi-
cle on th edesired course within physical limits.
ESP
®assists th edriver when pullinga way on
wet or slippery roads. ESP®can also stabilize
th ev ehicle durin gbraking.
Important safety notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
GWARNING
If ESP
®is malfunctioning, ESP®is unabl eto
stabilizet hevehicle .Additionally, further driv-
ing safety systems are deactivated. This
increases th erisk of skiddinga nd an accident.
Drive on carefully. Hav eESP
®checked at a
qualified specialist workshop.
When towing th evehicle with th erear axle
raised, observ ethe note sonE SP
®
(Ypage 311).
If the å ESP®OFFw arning lamp lightsu p
continuously, ESP®is deactivated.
If the ÷ ESP®warning lamp lightsupc ontin-
uously, ESP®is no tavailabl edue to amalfunc-
tion.
Observ ethe informatio nonwarning lamps
(
Ypage 249) and display messages whichm ay
be shown in th einstrumen tcluster
(
Ypage 220).
Only use wheels with th erecommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP
®function properly.
Characteristics of ESP®
General information
If the ÷ ESP®warning lamp goes out before
beginnin gthe journey, ESP®is automatically
active.
If ESP
®intervenes, the ÷ESP®warning lamp
flashes in th einstrumen tcluster.
If ESP
®intervenes:
XDo no tdeactivate ESP®unde rany circum-
stances.
XOnly depress th eaccelerato rpedal as far as
necessaryw hen pullinga way.
XAdaptyour driving style to suit th eprevailing
road and weather conditions.
ECO start/stop function
The ECO start/sto pfunction switches the
engine off automaticall ywhen th evehicle stops
moving .The engine start sautomaticall ywhen
th ed river want stopull away again.E SP
®
remains in its previously selecte dstatus. Exam-
ple: if ESP®was deactivate dbefore th eengine
was switched off ,ESP®remains deactivated
when th eengine is switched on again.
Deactivating/activatin gESP®(except
Mercedes ‑AM Gvehicles)
Important safety notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
You can selectb etween thefollowings tate so f
ESP
®:
RESP®is activated.
RESP®is deactivated.
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®,E SP®no longer sta-
bilizes th evehicle .Thereisani ncreased risk
of skiddinga nd an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in th esituations descri-
bed in th efollowing.
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It may be best to deactivate ESP®in the follow-
ing situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
iActivate ESP®as soon as the situations
describeda bove no longer apply. ESP®will
otherwise not be abl etostabilize the vehicle if
the vehicle starts to skid or awheel starts to
spin.
!Avoid spinning the driven wheel sfor an
extended period with ESP®deactivated. You
could otherwise damage the drivetrain.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
You can deactivate or activate ESP®via the on-
board computer (Ypage 212)
ESP®deactivated:
The å ESP®OFF warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
ESP
®activated:
The å ESP®OFF warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
Characteristic swhen ESP®is deactivated
If ESP®is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the ÷ESP®warning lamp in the
instrument cluster flashes. In such situations,
ESP
®wil lnot stabilize the vehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®:
RESP®no longer improves driving stability.
REngine torque is no longer limited and the
drive wheel sare abl etospin.
The spinning of the wheel sresults in acutting
action for better traction on loose surfaces.
RTraction control is still activated.
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSISTisnol onger
available; nor is it activated if you brake firmly
with assistance from ESP
®.
RPRE-SAFE®is no longer available, nor is it
activated if you brake firmly and ESP®inter-
venes.
RPRE-SAFE®Brake is no longer available, it is
also not activated if you brake firmly and ESP®
intervenes.
RESP®still providess upport when you brake
firmly.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles)
Important safety notes
iObserve the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 61).
You can select betwee nthe following states of
ESP
®:
RESP®is activated.
RSPORT handling mode is activated.
RESP®is deactivated.
GWARNING
When SPORT handling mode is activated,
there is agreater risk of skidding and acci-
dents.
Only activate SPORT handling mode in the sit-
uations describedint he following.
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®,E SP®no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle.T here is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
!Avoid spinning the driven wheelsf or an
extended period with ESP®deactivated. You
could otherwise damage the drivetrain.
In the following situations, it may be better to
activate SPORT handling mode or deactivate
ESP
®:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
Ron specially designated roads when the vehi-
cle's own oversteering and understeering
characteristics are desired
Driving in SPORT handling mode or without
ESP
®requires an extremely qualifieda nd expe-
rienced driver.
iActivate ESP®as soon as the situations
describeda bove no longer apply. ESP®will
otherwise not be abl etostabilize the vehicle if
the vehicle starts to skid or awheel starts to
spin.
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Deactivating/activating ESP®
XTo activate SPORT handling mode:briefly
press butto n:.
The M SPORT handlin gmodew arnin g
lamp in th einstrument cluster lights up. The
SPORT handling mod e
message appears in
th em ultifunction display.
XTo deactivate SPORT handling mode:
briefl ypress butto n:.
The M SPORT handlin gmodew arnin g
lamp in th einstrument cluster goe sout.
XTo deactivate ESP®:press butto n: until
th eå ESP®OF Fw arnin glamp lights up in
th ei nstrument cluster.
The ÷ OFF
message appears in th emulti-
function display.
XTo activate ESP®: briefl ypress butto n:.
The å ESP®OF Fw arnin glamp in th e
instrumen tcluster goe sout.T he ÷ ON
message appears in th emultifunction display.
Characteristics of activate dSPORT han-
dling mode
If SPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated and on eor
mor ewheels start to spin ,the ÷ ESP®warn -
in gl amp in th einstrument cluster flashes .ESP®
only stabilizes th evehicl etoal imiteddegree .
Whe nSPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated:
RESP®only improves drivin gstabilit ytoa limi-
te dd egree .
RTraction control is still activated.
REnginetorque is no longer limite dand th e
drive wheels are able to spin .
The spinning of th ewheels result sinacutting
action fo rbette rtraction on loos esurfaces.
RESP®still provides support when you brak e
firmly.
Characteristics when ESP®is deactivate d
If ESP®is deactivated and on eormorew heels
start to spin ,the ÷ ESP®warnin glamp in th e
instrumen tcluster doe snotflash. In suc hsitua-
tions, ES P
®will notstabiliz ethe vehicle.
If you deactivat eESP®:
RESP®no longer improves drivin gstability.
REngin etorque is no longer limite dand th e
drive wheels are able to spin .
The spinning of th ewheels result sinacutting
action fo rbette rtraction on loos esurfaces.
RTraction control is still activated.
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST is no longer
available; no risitactivated if you brak efirmly
wit ha ssistanc efromE SP
®.
RPRE-SAF E®is no longer available, no risit
activated if you brak efirmly and ES P®inter-
venes.
RPRE-SAF E®Brake is no longer available, it is
also no tactivated if you brak efirmly and ES P®
intervenes.
RESP®still provides support when you brak e
firmly.
ESP®trailer stabilization
General information
ES P®trailer stabilization is no tavailable in
Mercedes-AMG vehicles.
If your vehicle/trailer combination begin sto
swerve, ES P
®assistsyou in this situation .ESP®
slows th evehicl edown by brakin gand limiting
th ee ngineo utput until th evehicle/trailer com-
bination has stabilized.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNIN G
If roa dand weather condition sare poor,
trailer stabilization will no tbeable to preven t
th ev ehicle/trailer combination from swerv-
ing. Trailer swithah ighc enter of gravit ycan
ti po verb efore ES P
®can detec tthis. There is
ar iskofana ccident.
Always adapt your drivin gstyle to th eprevail -
in gr oada nd weather conditions.
If your vehicl ewitht railer (vehicle/trailer com-
bination )begin stol urch, you can only stabiliz e
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the vehicle/trailercombinatio nbydepressing
the brake firmly.
ESP
®trailer stabilization is active above speeds
of abou t65k m/h.
ESP
®trailer stabilization does not work if ESP®
is deactivated or disabled because of amalfunc-
tion.
Crosswind Assist
General information
Strong crosswind scan cause your vehicl eto
deviate fromas traight course.The crosswind
drivin gassis tance functio nintegrated in ESP
®
noticeabl yreduce sthese impairments.
ESP®intervenes automaticall yaccording to the
direction and intensity of the crosswind saffect-
ing your vehicle.
ESP intervenes with stabilizing braking to assist
yo uink eeping the vehicl einthe lane.
Crosswind Assist is active at vehicl espeeds
above 50 mph (80 km/h )whend rivin gstraight
ahea dorc ornerin ggently.
Important safety notes
Crosswind Assist does not work if ESP®is deac-
tivated or disabled because of amalfunction.
EBD (electroni cbrak eforce distribu-
tion)
General information
EBD monitors and controls the brake pressure
on the rea rwheel stoi mprove drivin gstability
whil ebraking.
Important safety notes
iObserve the "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
GWARNING
If EBD is malfunctioning ,the rea rwheel scan
lock, e.g .under full braking .Thisi ncreasest he
ris kofs kidding and an accident.
Yo us houl dtherefore adap tyou rd rivin gstyle
to the different handling characteristics. Have
the brake systemc hecked ataquali fied spe-
cialist workshop. Observe information regarding indicator and
warning lamps (
Ypage 249
)aswellasd isplay
message s(Ypage 222).
ADAPTIVE BRAKE
ADAPTIVE BRAKE enhance sbraking safety and
offers increasedb raking comfort. In additio nto
the braking function, ADAPTIVE BRAKE also has
the HOLD functio n(
Ypage 169) and hill start
assist (Ypage 135).
PRE-SAFE®Brake
General information
PRE-SAFE®Brake can help yo utominimize the
ris kofa collision with avehicl eahead or a
pedestrian, and reduce the effects of such a
collision. If PRE-SAFE
®Brake hasd etecte darisk
of collision, yo uwillbew arned visuall yand
acousticall yaswellasbya utomatic braking.
iPa ya ttentio ntothe important safety notes
in the "Driving safety systems" section
(
Ypage 61).
PRE‑SAFE
®Brake is onl yavailable in vehicles
with the Drivin gAssistance Plus package.
For PRE-SAFE
®Brake to assist yo uwhend riving,
the rada rsen sors ystema nd the camera system
must be switched on and be operational.
With the help of the rada rsen sorsystema nd the
camera system, PRE-SAFE
®Brake can detect
obstacle sthata rein front of your vehicl efor an
extende dperiodoft ime.
In addition, pedestrians in the path of your vehi-
cle can be detected.
PRE-SAFE
®Brake detects pedestrians using
typica lcharacteristics such as the body con-
tours and posture of aperso ns tanding upright.
iObserve the restrictions describe dinthe
"Important safety notes" section
(
Ypage 70).
Important safety notes
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake will initiall ybrake your vehi-
cle by apartia lappli catio noft he brakes if a
dange rofcollision is detected. There mayb e
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acollision unless you brak eyourself. Even
after subsequentf ull applicationofthebrakes
ac ollision canno talways be avoided, partic-
ularly when approaching at to ohigh aspeed.
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always apply th ebrakes yourself and tr yto
tak eevasive action,p rovided it is safe to do
so.
In th eeven tofap artial applicatio nofthebrakes,
th ev ehicle is braked with up to 50 %ofthefull
braking pressure.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno talways clearly iden-
tif yo bject sand complex traffic conditions.
In these cases, PRE-SAFE
®Brake may:
Rgive an unnecessaryw arning and then
brak ethe vehicle
Rnotg ive awarning or intervene
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to th etraffic
situatio nand be ready to brake, especially if
PRE-SAFE
®Brake warn syou. Terminate the
intervention in anon-cri tical driving situation.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno talways clearly iden-
tif yp eople, especially if they are moving .In
these cases, PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno tinter-
vene. Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to th etraffic
situatio nand be ready to brake, especially if
PRE-SAFE
®Brake warn syou.
In orde rtomaintain th eappropriat edistanc eto
th ev ehicle in fronta nd thus prevent acollision,
you must apply th ebrakes yourself.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake does no treact:
Rto small people, e.g .children
Rto animals
Rto oncoming vehicles
Rto crossing traffic
Rwhen cornering
As aresult, PRE-SAFE®Brake may neither
give warning snorintervene in all critical sit-
uations .Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to th etraffic sit-
uatio nand be ready to brake.
In th eeven tofs nowfall or heavyr ain,the rec-
ognition can be impaired.
Recognition by th eradar sensor system is also
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on th esensorsora nythingelse
coveringt hesensors
Rthere is interference by other radar sources
Rthere are stron gradar reflections ,for exam-
ple in parking garages
Ran arrow vehicle is travelin ginfront,e.g.a
motorbike
Rav ehicle is travelin ginfrontonadifferentl ine
relative to th ecente rofy our vehicle
Recognition by th ecamera system is also
impaired in th eeven tof:
Rdirt on th ecamera or if th ecamera is covered
Rglare on th ecamera system, e.g .fro mt hesun
beingl ow in th esky
Rdarkness
Ror if:
-pedestrians moveq uickly, e.g.int ot he path
of th evehicle
-thec amera system no longer recognize sa
pedestrian as aperson due to special cloth-
ing or other objects
-ap edestrian is concealed by other objects
-thet ypical outline of aperson is no tdistin-
guishable from th ebackground
Followingd amage to th efront end of th evehicle,
have th econfiguratio nand operatio nofthe
r

adar sensorsc hecked at aqualified specialist
workshop.T his also applies to collisionsats low
speeds wheret here is no visible damage to the
frontoft hevehicle.
Followingd amage to th ewindshield, have the
configuratio nand operatio nofthecamera sys-
te mc hecked at aqualified specialist workshop.
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Function
XTo activate/deactivate:activateordeacti-
vat eP RE-SAF E®Brake in th eon-bo ard com-
puter (Ypage 212).
If th ePRE-SAF E®Brake is no tactivated, th e
æ symbol appear sinthemultifunction dis-
play.
Starting at aspee dofa round4m ph (7 km/h),
this function warn syou if you rapidly approac ha
vehicl einfront.Ani ntermittent warning tone
will then soun dand th e· distanc ewarning
lamp will ligh tupintheinstrumen tcluster.
XBrake immediately to defuse th esituation .
or
XTak eevasive action provide ditissafetod o
so.
PRE-SAF E
®Brake can also brak ethe vehicl e
automatically under th efollowin gconditi ons:
Rthed river and front-passenger have their seat
belt sfastene d
and
Rth ev ehicl espee disb etween approximately
4m ph (7 km/h) and 12 4mph (20 0km/ h)
At speeds of up to approximately 44 mph
(70 km/h) PRE-SAF E
®Brake can also detect :
Rstationary objectsinthepat hofy our vehicle,
e.g. stoppe dorparked vehicles
Rpedestrian sinthepat hofy our vehicl e
iIf there is an increased ris kofacollision ,
preventive passenger protection measures
(PRE-SAF E
®)are triggered (Ypage 55).
If th eriskofc ollision wit hthe vehicl einfront
remain sand you do no tbrak e, ta
k eevasive
action or accelerate significantly, th evehicl e
may perfor mautomatic emergenc ybraking ,up
to th epointoff ull brak eapplication .Automatic
emergenc ybraking is no tperformed until imme-
diately prio rtoanimminent accident.
You can preven tthe intervention of th ePRE-
SAFE
®Brake at any time by:
Rdepressing th eaccelerato rpedal further.
Ractivating kickdown .
Rreleasingthe brak epedal. The braking action of PRE-SAF
E
®Brake is ended
automatically if:
Ryou maneuve rtoavoidthe obstacle .
Rthere is no longer ariskofc ollision .
Rthere is no longer an obstacle detected in
frontofy our vehicle.
STEER CONTROL
General information
STEE RCONTROL help syou by transmitting a
noticeable steering force to th esteering whee l
in th edirection require dfor vehicl estabilization .
This steering assistanc eisprovide dinparticular
if:
Rbot hright wheels or bot hleftw heels are on a
wet or slippery road surface when you brake.
Rth ev ehicl estartstos kid.
Important safety notes
iObserv ethe "Importan tsafet ynotes "sec-
tion (Ypage 61).
No steering support is provide dfromS TEER
CONTROL, if:
RES P®is deactivated
RESP®is malfunctioning .
Rthel ighting is faulty.
If ES P®is malfunctioning ,you will be assisted
further by th eelectrical power steering .
Protection against theft
Immobilizer
The immobilizerprevents your vehicl efrom
bein gstarted without th ecorre ct SmartKey.
XTo activate with th eSmartK ey:remove th e
SmartKey from th eignition lock.
XTo activate with KEYLESS-GO start-func-
tio norK EYLESS-GO: switch theignition off
and open th edriver' sdoor .
XTo deactivate: switch on theignition .
When leaving th evehicle, always tak ethe
SmartKey wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. Anyon e
can start th eengineifav alid SmartKey has been
lef tinside th evehicle.
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You will receive visual and acoustic locking con-
firmation if all components were able to be
locked.
When the locator lighting is activatedvia the
multimedia system, it lightsupw hen it is dark
afte rthe vehicle is unlocked with the SmartKey
(see the Digital Operator's Manual).
XTo open th etrunk lid automaticall yfrom
outside th evehicle: press and hold the F
button until the trunk lid opens.
XTo open th etrunk lid automaticall yfrom
outside th evehicle: if the SmartKey is loca-
ted in the immediatev icinity of the vehicle,
press the Fbutton on the SmartKey.
When the trunk lid close syou can then
release the button.
KEYLESS-GO
Genera lnotes
Bear in mind that the engin ecan be started by
any of the vehicle occupant sifthere is aSmart-
Key in the vehicle (
Ypage 133).
Locking/unlocking centrally
You can start, lock or unloc kthe vehicle using
KEYLESS-GO. To do this ,you only need carr ythe
SmartKey with you. You can combine the func-
tion sofK EYLESS-GO with those of aconven-
tional SmartKey. Unlock the vehicle by using
KEYLESS-GO, for instance, and lock it using the
& button on the SmartKey.
The driver's door and the door at which the han-
dle is used, must both be closed. The SmartKey
must be outsid ethe vehicle. When locking or
unlockin gwith KEYLESS-GO, the distance
betwee nthe SmartKey and the corresponding
door handle must not be greater than 3ft(1m ).
Ab rief radio connection betwee nthe vehicle
and the SmartKey determine swhether avalid
SmartKey is in, or in the directv icinity of, the
vehicle. This occurs, for example:
Rwhen startin gthe engine
Rwhile driving
Rwhen using HANDS-FREE ACCESS
Rwhen the external door handles are touched
Rduring convenienc eclosing
XTo unlock th evehicle: touchthe inner sur-
face of the door handle.
XTo lock th evehicle: touchsensor surface :
or ;.
Make sure that you do not touc hthe inner
surfaceoft he door handle.
XConvenience closing feature: touch
recessed sensor surface ;for an extended
period.
Further information on the convenienc eclos-
ing feature (
Ypage 88).
Deactivating and activating
If you do not intend to use aSmartKey for an
extended period of time, you can deactivate the
KEYLESS-GO function of the SmartKey. The
SmartKey will the nuse very little power, thereby
conserving battery power. For the purposes of
activation/deactivation, the vehicle must not be
nearby.
XTo deactivate: press the&button on the
SmartKey twic einrapid succession.
The battery chec klamp (
Ypage 77) of the
SmartKey flashes twic ebriefly and lightsu p
once, the nKEYLESS-GO is deactivated.
XTo activate: press any button on the Smart-
Key.
or
XInsert the SmartKey int othe ignition lock.
KEYLESS-GO and all of its associated features
are available again.
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Z

iYou can activate and deactivate the auto-
matic locking mechanism via the multimedia
syste m(see the Digital Operator's Manual).
Unlocking/locking th edriver' sdoor
using th emechanical key
i
If you want to centrally lock the vehicle using
the mechanical key, begin by pressing the
locking button for the interior locking mech-
anism while the driver's door is open. Then
lock the driver's door using the mechanical
key.
XInsert the mechanical key int oopening :in
the protective cap.
XPull and hold the door handle.
XPull the protective cap on the mechanical key
as straight as possible away from the vehicle
until it releases.
XRelease the door handle.
XTo unlock: turn the mechanical key counter-
clockwise as far as it will go to position 1.
XTo lock:turn the mechanical key clockwise as
far as it will go to position 1.
If you use the mechanical key to unloc kand
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm sys- tem will be triggered.S
witch off the alarm
(
Ypage 73).
Trunk
Important safetyn otes
GWARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbo nmonoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engin eisrunning,
especially if the vehicle is in motion. There is a
risk of poisoning.
Always switc hoff the engin ebeforeo pening
the trunk lid. Never drive with the trunk lid
open.
GWARNING
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or
not secured sufficiently, the ycould slip, tip
over or be flung around and thereby hit vehicle
occupants. There is arisk of injury, particu-
larly in the eventofs udden braking orasud-
den change in direction.
Always store object ssothat the ycannot be
flung around .Secure objects, luggage or
loads against slipping or tippin gbeforet he
journey.
!The trunk lid swings upwards when opened.
Therefore, make sure that there is sufficient
clearance above the trunk lid.
The openin gdimensionsoft he trunk lid can be
foundint he "Vehicle data" section
(
Ypage 349).
You can limit the openin gangle of the trunk lid in
the multimedia syste m(see the Digital Opera-
tor's Manual).
Do not leave the SmartKey in the trunk .You
could otherwise lock yourself out.
You should preferably place luggage or loads in
the trunk .Observe the loading guidelines
(
Ypage 268).
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Opening and closing

Obstacle detection with reversing
feature for the trunk lid
Vehicles with trunk lid remoteclosing fea-
ture:
The trun klid is equipped with automatic obsta-
cle detection with areversingf eature. Ifasolid
objec tblocks or restrictst he trunklid when
automatically opening ,this procedure is stop-
ped. If asolid objec tblocks or restrictst he trunk
lid when automatically closing, the trun klid
opens again automatically. The automatic
obstacle detection with reversingf eature is only
an aid. It is not asubstitute for your attentive-
ness when opening and closing the trun klid.
GWARNING
The reversingf eature does not respond:
Rto soft,light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
Rover the last 1/3 in (8 mm) of the closing
movement
The reversingf eature cannot prevents ome-
one being trapped in these situation sinpar-
ticular. There is arisk of injury.
Make sure that no body parts are in close
proximit yduring the closing procedure.
If somebody becomes trapped:
Rpress the Fbutton on the SmartKey, or
Rpull or press the remoteo peratingswitch
on the driver's door or
Rpress the closing or lockin gbutton on the
trun klid
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS:
It is also possible to stop the closing process by
performing akicking movementu nder the rear
bumper.
Opening and closing manually
Opening
XPress the Fbutton on the SmartKey.
The trun klid opens.
Closing
XPull the trun klid down using recess :and
push it closed.
XLock the vehicle if necessary with the &
button on the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO
(
Ypage 75).
Opening/closing automatically from
outside
Important safetyn otes
GWARNING
Parts of the body could become trapped dur-
ing automatic closing of the trun klid. More-
over, people, e.g. children,m ay be standing in
the closing area or may enter the closing area
during the closing process.T here isarisk of
injury.
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the
closing area during the closing process.
Use one of the following option stostop the
closing process:
Rpress the Fbutton on the SmartKey.
Rpull or press the remoteo peratingswitch
on the driver's door.
Rpress the closing or lockin gbutton on the
trun klid.
GWARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trun klid is open when the engin eisrunning,
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especially if the vehicle is in motion.There is a
risk of poisoning.
Always switch off the engine before opening
the trun klid. Never drive with the trun klid
open.
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS:
It is also possible to stop the closing process by
performing akicking movementu nder the rear
bumper.
!The trun klid swings upwards when opened.
Therefore, make sure that there is sufficient
clearanc eabove the trun klid.
The opening dimension softhe trun klid can be
found in the "Vehicle data" section
(
Ypage 349).
Opening automatically
You can open the trun klid automatically using
the SmartKey.
XPress and hold the Fbutton on the Smart-
Key until the trun klid opens.
Closing automatically
:Closing button
;Locking button
XPress closing button :in the trun klid. Vehicles with trunk lid remot
eclosing fea-
tur eand KEYLESS-GO: when the driver's door
is closed you can simultaneously close the trunk
lid and lock the vehicle. The KEYLESS-GO key
must be in the rear detection range of the vehi-
cle.
XPress lockin gbutton ;in the trun klid.
If KEYLESS-GO detect saSmartKey outside
the vehicle, the trun klid closes. The vehicle is
locked.
If KEYLESS-GO detect saSmartKey in the trunk,
the trun klid opens again after it is closed.
If KEYLESS-GO detect sasecondS martKey out-
side the vehicle, the trun klid remains closed.
If KEYLESS-GO detect saSmartKey in the trunk
before the closing procedure starts, the trun klid
remains open.
HANDS-FREE ACCESS
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The vehicle's exhaust system may be very hot. You could burn yourself by touchin gthe
exhaust system if you use HANDS-FREE
ACCESS. There is arisk of injury. Always
ensure that you only make the kicking move-
ment within the detection range of sensors.
!If the SmartKey is within the rear detection
range of KEYLESS-GO, the following situa-
tions, for example, could lead to the uninten-
tional opening of the trunk:
Rusing acar wash
Rusing apower washer
Make sure that the SmartKey is at least 10 ft
(3 m) away from the vehicle.
General notes
With KEYLESS-GO and HANDS-FRE EACCESS,
you can open or close the trun klid or stop the
procedure without using your hands. This is use- ful if you have your hands full. To do this, make
ak icking movementu nder the bumper with your
foot.
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