alarm MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2012 User Guide

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. Unlocking and opening the doors
from the inside
! The side windows will not open/close if
the battery is discharged or if the side win-
dows have iced up. It will then not be pos-
sible to close the door. Do not attempt to
force the door to close. You could other-
wise damage the door or the side window.
For all countries except the United King-
dom: you can open a door from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked. If the vehi-
cle has previously been locked with the key
or with KEYLESS-GO, opening a door from the
inside will trigger the anti-theft alarm system.
Switch off the alarm (Y page 71).
United Kingdom only: if the vehicle has
been locked with the key or with KEYLESS-
GO, the double lock function is activated as
standard. It is then not possible to open the
doors from inside the vehicle. Deactivate the
interior motion sensor (Y page 72) before you
lock the vehicle. The doors can then be
opened from the inside after the vehicle has
been locked from the outside. The anti-theft
alarm system is triggered if the door is
opened from the inside. Switch off the alarm
(Y page 71). X
Pull door handle ;.
If the door is locked, locking knob :pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened.
i When a door is opened, the side window
on that side opens slightly. When the door
is closed, the side window closes again. Centrally locking and unlocking the
vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside. X
To unlock: press button :.
X To lock: press button ;.
If all the doors are closed, the vehicle locks.
You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally from
the inside if the vehicle has been locked with
the key or KEYLESS-GO.
The central locking/unlocking button does
not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
For all countries except the United King-
dom: you can open a door from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked.
United Kingdom only: if the vehicle has
been locked with the key or with KEYLESS-
GO, the double lock function is activated as
standard. It is then not possible to open the
doors from inside the vehicle. Deactivate the
interior motion sensor (Y page 72) before you
lock the vehicle. The doors can then be
opened from the inside after the vehicle has
been locked from the outside. Doors
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If the vehicle has been locked using the lock-
ing button for the central locking, or has been
locked automatically, and
adoor is opened
from the inside:
R the vehicle will be fully unlocked if it had
previously been fully unlocked.
R only the door which has been opened from
the inside is unlocked if only the driver's
door had been previously unlocked. Automatic locking feature
X
To deactivate: press and hold button :
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
X To activate: press and hold button ;for
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
i If you press one of the two buttons and
do not hear a tone, the relevant setting has
already been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning.
You could therefore be locked out if:
R the vehicle is being pushed.
R the vehicle is being towed.
R the vehicle is being tested on a dynamom-
eter.
You can also switch the automatic locking
function on and off using the on-board com-
puter (Y page 245). Unlocking the driver's door (emer-
gency key element)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the key, use the emergency key element.
X Take the emergency key element out of the
key (Y page 78).
X Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver's door as far as it will go. 1
To unlock
X Turn the emergency key element anti-
clockwise to position 1.
The door is unlocked.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element clockwise.
X Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it.
X Insert the emergency key element into the
key.
If you use the emergenc ykey element to
unlock and open the driver's door, the anti-
thef talarm system will be triggered
(Y page 71). Locking the vehicle (emergency key
element)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
key, use the emergency key element.
X Open the driver's door.
X Close the front-passenger door and the
boot lid.
X Press the locking button (Y page 83).84
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X
Close the boot lid.
X Take the emergency key elemen tout of the
key (Y page 78). 1
Basic position
2 Locking
X Inser tthe emergency key element into the
boot lid lock as far as the stop.
X Turn the emergency key element clockwise
from position 1to position 2.
X Pull out the emergency key element.
X Insert the emergency key element into the
key. Unlocking the boot (emergency key
element)
! The boot lid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore, make sure that there is
sufficient clearance above the boot lid.
If the boot cannot be unlocked with the key
or KEYLESS-GO, use the emergency key ele-
ment.
If you use the emergency key element to
unlock and open the boot lid, the anti-theft
alarm system will be triggered (Y page 71).
X Take the emergency key element out of the
key (Y page 78).
X Insert the emergency key element into the
boot lid lock as far as the stop. 1
Neutral position
2 To unlock
X Turn the emergency key element anti-
clockwise from position 1as far as it will
go to position 2.Pulling the boot lid han-
dle at the same time.
The boot is unlocked.
X Turn the emergency key element back to
position 1and remove it.
X Inser tthe emergency key element into the
key. Side windows
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
between the side window and the door frame
when a side window is opened. Do not touch
or lean against the side window during the
opening procedure. You could become trap-
ped between the side window and the door
frame as the side window moves down. If
there is a risk of becoming trapped, release
the switch or pull the switch upwards to close
the side window again. G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close a side window. If there is a risk
of becoming trapped, release the switch or
press it again to open the side window again. Side windows
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