lock MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 Owner's Guide

R
engin etorque is restricted to alimited
degree and the drive wheels are able to spin
The spinning of the wheels results in acut-
tinga ction for better traction on loose sur-
faces.
R ESP ®
still provides support when you brake
firmly
Characteristics when ESP ®
is deactivated
If ESP ®
is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the ÷ESP®
warning lamp in
the instrument cluster does not flash. In such
situations, ESP ®
will not stabilise the vehicle.
If you deactivat eESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves driving stability
R engin etorque is restricted to alimited
degree and the drive wheels are able to spin
The spinning of the wheels results in acut-
tinga ction for better traction on loose sur-
faces.
R traction control is still activated
R PRE-SAFE ®
is no longer available; it is also
not activated if you brake firmly with assis-
tanc efrom ESP ®
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brak eisnol onger available; it
is also not activated if you brake firmly with
assistanc efrom ESP ®
R ESP ®
still provides support when you brake
firmly
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation General notes
If your vehicle/trailer combination begins to
lurch, ESP
®
assists you in this situation .ESP ®
slows the vehicle down by brakin gand limit-
ing the engin eoutput until the vehicle/trailer
combination has stabilised.
Important safet ynotes G
WARNING
If road and weather conditions are poor,
trailer stabilisation will not be able to prevent the vehicle/trailer combination from swerv- ing. Trailers with
ahigh centre of gravity can
tip over before ESP ®
can detec tthis. There is
ar isk of an accident.
Always adapt your driving style to the prevail- ing road and weather conditions.
If your vehicle/trailer combination begins to
lurch, you can only stabilise the vehicle/
trailer combination by depressing the brake
firmly.
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation is activ eabove
speeds of about 65 km/h.
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation does not work if
ESP ®
is deactivated or disabled because of a
malfunction. EBD (electronic brak
eforce distribu-
tion)
General notes EBDm
onitors and controls the brake pres-
sure on the rear wheels to improve driving
stability while braking.
Important safet ynotes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion for driving safety systems (Y page 77). G
WARNING
If EBDism alfunctioning, the rear wheels can
lock, e.g. under full braking. This increases the risk of skidding and an accident.
You should therefore adapt your driving style
to the differen thandling characteristics. Have
the brake system checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Observe information regarding indicator and
warning lamps (Y page 332) as well as dis-
play messages (Y page 302). ADAPTIVE BRAKE
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 77). 86
Driving safet
ysystemsSafety

You can prevent the intervention of PRE-
SAFE ®
Brak eata ny tim eby:
R depressing the accelerator pedal further
R activatin gkickdown
R releasin gthe brak epedal
The braking action of PRE-SAFE ®
Brak eis
ended automatically if:
R you manoeuvre to avoid the obstacle
R there is no longer arisk of collision
R there is no longer an obstacle detected in
front of your vehicle STEER CONTROL
General notes STEER CONTROL helps you by transmitting a
noticeable steerin gforce to the steering
wheel in the direction required for vehicle
stabilisation.
This steerin gsupport is provided in particular
if:
R both right wheels or both left wheels are on
as lippery road surfac ewhen you brake
heavily
R the vehicle starts to skid
Important safet ynotes i
Observe the "Importan
tsafet ynotes" sec-
tion (Y page 77).
No steerin gsupport is provided by STEER
CONTROL ,if:
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steerin gisfaulty
Power steerin gwill, however ,continue to
function. Protection against theft
Immobiliser
The immobiliser prevent syour vehicle from
being started without the correc tkey. X
To activat ewith th ekey: remove the key
fro mt he ignition lock.
X To activat ewith KEYLESS-GO: switchthe
ignition off and open the driver's door.
X To deactivate: switchont he ignition.
When leavin gthe vehicle, always tak ethe key
with you and lock the vehicle. Anyone can
star tthe engin eifavalid key has been left
inside the vehicle.
i The immobiliser is always deactivated
when you star tthe engine. ATA (Anti-Theft Alar
msystem) X
To prime: lock the vehicle with the key or
KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp :flashes .The alarm sys-
tem is prime dafter approximately
15 seconds.
X To deactivate: unlockthe vehicle with the
key or KEYLESS-GO.
or X Insert the key int othe ignition lock.
Av isual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is primed and you open:
R ad oor
R the vehicle with the emergenc ykey ele-
ment
R the boot lid/tailgate
R the bonnet Protection against theft
89Safety Z

X
To switc hthe alarm of fwitht he key:
press the %or& button on the key.
The alar misswitched off.
or
X Remov ethe Start/Stop button from the
ignition lock.
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
The alar misswitched off.
X To switc hthe alarm of fusing KEYLESS-
GO: grasp the outside door handle. The key
must be outside the vehicle.
The alar misswitched off.
or X Press the Start/Stop button on the dash-
board. The key must be insid ethe vehicle.
The alar misswitched off.
The alar misnot switched off, eve nifyou
close the open door tha thas triggered it, for
example. Tow-away protection
Function An audibl
eand visua lalarm is triggered if your
vehicle's angle of inclinatio nisa ltere dw hile
tow-away protection is primed .Thisc an occur
if the vehicl eisjacke dupono ne side,for
example.
Priming X
Make sure that:
R the doors ar eclosed
R the boot lid/tailgate is closed
Onl ythen is the tow-away protection
primed.
X Lock the vehicl ewitht he key or KEYLESS-
GO.
Tow-away protection is primed after
approximatel y30s econd s. De
activating X
Unlock the vehicle with the key or KEY-
LESS-GO.
or X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
Tow-awa yprotection is deactivated auto-
matically.
Deactivating X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up briefly.
X Lock the vehicle with the key or KEYLESS-
GO.
Tow-awa yprotection is deactivated.
Tow-awa yprotection remains deactivated
until:
R the vehicle is unlocked again and
R ad oor is opened and close dagain and
R the vehicle is locked again
To prevent afalse alarm, deactivate tow-away
protection if you lock you rvehicle and it:
R is being transported
R is being loaded onto aferry or car trans-
porter, for example
R is parked on amovable surface, e.g. in a
split-leve lgarage 90
Protection against theftSafety

Interior motion sensor
Function When th
einterio rmotion sensor is primed, a
visual and audible alarm is triggered if move-
men tisd etecte dinthevehicl einterior. This
can occur if someon ereaches int othe vehicle
interior, for example.
Priming X
Mak esure that:
R thes ide windows are closed
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding
sunroo fisclosed
R there are no objects ,e.g.m ascots ,hang-
ing on th erear-view mirror or on th egrab
handles on th erooftrim
This will preven tfals ea larms.
X Mak esure that:
R thed oor sare closed
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding
sunroo fisclosed
R theb oot lid/tailgat eisclosed
Only then is th einterio rmotion sensor
primed.
X Loc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EYLESS-
GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is primed after
approximately 30 seconds.
Deactivating X
Unloc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EY-
LESS-GO.
or X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off.
X Unloc kthe vehicl ewitht he key.
or
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off. X
Unloc kthe vehicl ewithK EYLESS-GO or
wit hthe key.
or X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off.
Deactivating X
Remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;flashes several times in
rapid succession.
X Loc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EYLESS-
GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is deactivated.
The interio rmotion sensor remains deactiva-
te du ntil:
R thev ehicl eisu nlocked again and
R ad oor is opened and closed again and
R thev ehicl eislocke dagain
To preven tafalsea larm ,deactivat ethe inte-
rio rm otion sensor if you loc kyour vehicle
and:
R people or animals remain in th evehicle
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding sun-
roo fremain sopen
R thes ide windows remain open
i UK only:
your vehicl eisequipped wit ha
double-lock function .The door scanno tbe
opened from th einside if th evehicl ehas
been locke dwitht he keyorw ithK EYLESS-
GO (Y page 101). Deactivat ethe interior
motion sensor before you loc kthe vehicle. Protection against theft
91Safety Z

The doors can then be opened from the
inside after the vehicle has been locked
from the outside. Observe the "Important
safety notes" (Y page 100).92
Protection against theftSafety

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Key
Important safet
ynotes
United Kingdom only: G
WARNING
When the double lock sare activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside. People in the vehicle can no longer get out, e.g. in hazardous situations. There is a
risk of injury.
Therefore, do not leave any people unsuper-
vised in the vehicle, particularly children ,eld-
erly people or people in need of special assis-
tance. Do not activate the double lock when
people are in the vehicle.
If the vehicle has been locked from the out-
side, the double lock function is activated as
standard. It is then not possible to open the
doors from inside the vehicle. You can deac-
tivat ethe double lock function by deactivat-
ing the interior motion sensor (Y page 91).
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 thedoor is opened from the inside. Switc hoff the
alarm (Y page 89).
All countries: G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other per-
sons or road users
R get out and be struck by oncoming traffic
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example
In addition ,the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
R release the parkin gbrake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Porshift manual transmission into
neutral
R start the engine
There is arisk of an acciden tand injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always tak ethe key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children and animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children. G
WARNING
If you attach heavy or large objects to the key, the key could be unintentionally turned in the
ignition lock .This could cause the engin eto
be switched off. There is arisk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or large objects to the
key. Remove any bulky keyrings before insert-
ing the key int othe ignition lock.
! Keep the key away from strong magnetic
fields. Otherwise, the remot econtro lfunc-
tion could be affected.
Stron gmagnetic fields can occur in the
vicinity of powerful electrical installations.
Do not keep the key: R with electronic devices ,e.g. am obile
phone or another key
R with metallic objects, e.g. coin sormetal
film
R inside metallic objects, e.g. ametal case
This can affec tthe key's functionality. 94
KeyOpening and closing

Key functions
:
& Locks th evehicle
; F Unlocks th eboot lid/tailgate
= % Unlocks th evehicle
X To lock centrally: press the&button.
The ke ycentra lly locks/unlocks:
R thed oors
R theb oot lid/tailgate
R thef uel filler flap
When unlocking ,the turns ignals flas honce.
When locking ,the yflas hthree times.
You can also set an audible signal to confirm that th evehicl ehas been locked. The audible
signal can be activated or deactivated using
th eo n-bo ard computer (Y page 293).
When it is dark ,the surroun dlighting also
comes on if it is activated in th eon-bo ard
computer (Y page 292). KEYLESS-GO
Genera lnotes Bear in min
dthatthe engin ecan be started by
any of th evehicl eoccupant sifthere is aKEY-
LESS-GO ke yint he vehicle.
Lockin gand unlockin gcentrally You can start
,loc koru nlockthe vehicl eusing
KEYLESS-GO .Todothis, you only need carry
th ek eywit hyou. You can combin ethe KEY-
LESS-GO function switht he function sofa
conventional key. Unloc kthe vehicl ebyusing KEYLESS-GO
,for instance, and loc kitusing
the & buttonont hekey.
When locking or unlocking wit hKEYLESS-GO,
th ed istanc ebetween th ekeyand th ecorre-
spondin gdoor handle mus tnotbe greater
than 1m.
Ac heck whichperiodically establishes aradio
connection between th evehicl eand th ekey
determines whether avalid ke yisinthe vehi-
cle .This occurs, for example:
R when th eexternal door handles are
touched
R when startin gthe engine
R whils tdriving X
To unlock th evehicle: touch th einner
s urfac eoft hedoor handle.
X To lock th evehicle: touch sensor sur-
face :.
X Convenience closin gfeature: touch
recessed sensor surface ;for an exten-
ded period.
Fo rfurther information on th econveni ence
closin gfeature (Y page 112). Key
95Opening and closing Z

Example: Saloon
X To unloc kthe boot lid/tailgate: pull the
handl eont he boot lid/tailgate.
The vehicl eonlyu nlocks the boot lid/tail-
gate.
Deactivatin gand activating If yo
udon ot intend to us eakey for an exten-
de dp eriodoft ime,you can deactivate the
KEYLESS-GO functio nofthe key .The key will
then us everyl ittle power, thereb yconserving
battery power. For the purposes of activa-
tion/deactivation, the vehicl edoesn ot have
to be nearby.
X To deactivate: press the&button on
the key twice in rapi dsuccession.
The battery check lamp of the key
(Y page 97 )flashe stwice briefl yand
lights up once ,then KEYLESS-GO is deac-
tivated.
X To activate: press any button on the key or
insert the key into the ignition lock.
KEYLESS-GO and al lofits associate dfea-
tures ar eavailable again. Changin
gthe settings of the locking
system
Yo uc an change the settings of the locking
system .Thism eans tha tonlyt he driver's door
and the fuel fille rflapa reunlocke dwhent he
vehicl eisunlocked. Thi sisusefulify oufre-
quentl ytravel alone. X
To chang ethe setting: simultaneously
press the %and& buttons on the
key for approximatel ysixsecond suntilthe
battery check lamp flashe stwice
(Y page 97).
i If the setting of the locking system is
change dwithi nt he signa lran ge of the vehi-
cle ,pressing the &or% button:
R locks or
R unlocks the vehicle
The key now functions as follows:
X To unloc kthe driver' sdoor: press the
% button once.
X To unloc kcentrally: press the %but-
ton twice.
X To lock centrally: press the&button.
The KEYLESS-GO functio nisc hange dasfol-
lows:
X To unloc kthe driver' sdoor: touch the
inne rsurface of the door handl eonthe
driver's door.
X To unloc kcentrally: touch the inne rsur-
face of the door handl eonthe front-
passenge rdoorort he rea rdoor.
X To lock centrally: touch the outer sensor
surface on one of the door handles.
X To restore the factory settings: press
and hol ddownthe % and& buttons
simultaneously for approximatel ysixsec-
ond suntilthe battery check lamp flashes
twice (Y page 97). Emergenc
ykeyelement
General notes If the vehicl
ecan no longe rbelocked or
unlocke dwitht he key ,use the emergency
key element.
If yo uusethe emergency key element to
unlock and open the driver's door or the boot
lid/tailgate, the anti-thef talarm system will
be triggered (Y page 89).96
KeyOpening and closing

There are several ways to deactivate the
alarm:
X To deactivat ethe alarmw ith the key:
press the %or& button on the key.
or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
or X To deactivat ethe alarmw ith KEYLESS-
GO: press the Start/Stop button in the igni-
tion lock. The key must be in the vehicle.
or
X Lock or unlock the vehicle using KEYLESS-
GO. The key must be outside the vehicle.
If you unlock the vehicle using the emergency
key element, the fuel filler flap will not be
unlocked automatically.
X To unlock the fuel filler flap: insert the
key into the ignition lock.
Removing the emergency key element X
Push release catch :in the direction of
the arrow and, at the same time, remove
emergenc ykey element ;from the key.
Further information about: R unlockin gthe driver's door (Y page 102)
R unlockin gthe boot (Y page 109)
R unlockin gthe tailgate (Y page 110)
R lockin gthe vehicle (Y page 103) Inserting the emergency key element X
Push emergenc ykey element ;fully into
the key until it engages and release
catch :return stoits basic position. Battery of the key
Checking the battery X
Press the &or% button.
The battery is working properly if battery
check lamp :lights up briefly.
The battery is discharged if battery check
lamp :does not light up briefly.
X Replace the battery (Y page 97).
i If the battery of the key is checked within
the signal reception range of the vehicle,
pressing the &or% button:
R locks or
R unlocks the vehicle
i You can obtain
abattery from any quali-
fied specialist workshop.
Replacing the battery You require
aCR20253Vc ell battery.
X Take the emergenc ykey element out of the
key (Y page 97). Key
97Opening and closing Z

Problems with the key
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions You can no longer lock
or unlock the vehicle
using the key. The key battery is discharged or nearly discharged.
X Check the key battery (Y page 97) and replace it if necessary
(Y page 97).
If this does not work: X Lock (Y page 102) or unlock (Y page 103) the vehicle using the
emergency key element. The key is faulty.
X Lock (Y page 102) or unlock (Y page 103) the vehicle using the
emergency key element.
X Have the key checked at aqualified specialist workshop. You can no longer lock
or unlock the vehicle
using KEYLESS-GO. The key battery is discharged or nearly discharged.
X Check the key battery (Y page 97) and replace it if necessary
(Y page 97).
If this does not work: X Lock (Y page 102) or unlock (Y page 103) the vehicle using the
emergency key element. There is interference from
apowerful source of radio waves.
X Lock (Y page 102) or unlock (Y page 103) the vehicle using the
emergency key element. There is
afault with KEYLESS-GO.
X Lock/unlock the vehicle using the remote control function of
the key.
X Have the vehicle and key checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
If the vehicle can also not be locked/unlocked using the remote
control function:
X Lock (Y page 102) or unlock (Y page 103) the vehicle using the
emergency key element.
X Have the vehicle and key checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop. You have lost
akey. X
Have the key deactivated at aqualified specialist workshop.
X Report the loss immediately to the vehicle insurers.
X If necessary, have the locks changed as well. You have lost the emer-
gency key element. X
Report the loss immediately to the vehicle insurers.
X If necessary, have the locks changed as well. Key
99Opening and closing Z