keyless MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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Anti-thef tprotection is reactivated
Do no tkeep thek ey to gether wit helectronic
devices or me talo bjects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
% If batter ychec klamp 2does no tlight up
af te rp ressing the% or& button, the
batter yisdischar ged.
Changing thek eybat tery ( →pag e68). Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Acoustic lock #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe pani calarm Re
quirements:
% The panic alar mfunction is onl yavailable in
cer tain countries.
R The ignition is switched off. #
Toactivate: press button 1fora pprox‐
ima tely one second.
Av isual and audibl ealarmist riggered. #
Todeactivate: brieflyp ress but ton1again.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the keyisi nside thev ehicle). Changing
theu nlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of thek ey:
R Central unlocking
R Unlocking thed rive r's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitc hbetwe en settings: pressthe
% and& button ssimultaneousl yfor
appr oximatel ysix seconds until theb attery
ch eckl am pflashes twice.
If th eu nlocking function fort he driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R Pressing the% button asecon dtime cen‐
trally unloc ksthev ehicle.
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo ut ouch
th ei nner sur face of thed oor handle on the
driver's door ,onlyt he driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap ar eunlocked. Re
ducing the energy consu mptionoft hekey All
vehicles: ifyo udon otuse thev ehicle or a
ke yf or an extende dperio doft ime,youc an
re duce thee nergy consum ption of ther espec‐
tiv ek ey.T odos o, deactivat ethe keyf unctions. #
Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
ke yt wice in rapid succession.
The batter ychec klam poft hekeyf lashes
twic ebrief ly and light suponce. #
Toactivate: press anybutton on thek ey. Opening and closing
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Have thek eycheckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Yo uh ave lostak ey. #
Have thek eydeacti vatedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
If necessar y,ha ve thel oc ks changed as well. Doors
Note
sont he additional doo rlock The additional door loc
kisonlya vailable for
ve hicles fort he United Kingdom. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto persons
inside thev ehicle when thea dditional
door loc kisactivated
If th ea dditional door loc kisactivated, the
door scan no longer be opened from the
inside.
If th er ea repersons in thev ehicle, they can
no longer le avet he vehicle, e.g. in hazardous
situations. #
Neverlea ve persons unattended in the
ve hicle, particularly children, elderly
person sorpersonsinneed of help. #
Ifth er ea repersons in thev ehicle, do
no ta ctivat ethe additional door loc k. The additional door loc
kisautomaticall yactiva‐
te d:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
% Afterl ocking thev ehicle, theh ornc an be
operated foras horttime.
% Afterl ocking thev ehicle, pressing theb utton
to centrally unloc kthe vehicle from inside
will trigger an alar m(→pag e71). If
th ea dditional door loc kisactivated, thed oors
cann otbe opened from thei nside.
Yo uc an deactivat ethe additional door loc kby
deactivating thei nterior pr otection (→ page92). Un
locking/opening thed oor sfromt he inside #
United Kingdom onl y:obser vethen otes on
th ea dditional door loc k(→ pag e70). 70
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Tounlo ckthev ehicle: touc ht he inner sur‐
fa ce of thed oor handle. #
Toloc kthe vehicle: touc hs ensor sur face
1 or2. #
Convenience closing: touc hr ecessed sen‐
sor sur face 2 forane xtende dperiod.
% Further information on con venience closing
(→ page 84).
If yo uo pen thet ailgat efromo utside it is auto‐
matically unloc ked. Problems wit
hKEYLESS-GO Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Yo uc an no lon gerloc koru nlockthe
ve hicle using KEYLESS-GO. Po
ssible causes:
R KEYLESS-GO has been deactivated .
R The keyb attery is dischar gedorn earlydischar ged.
R Ther eisi nterfere nce from apowe rful radio signal source. Openin
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
R The keyisf aulty. #
Activat eKEYLESS-G O. #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. #
Use thee mer gency keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle . #
Have thev ehicle and keyc hec kedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cloc k‐
ing feature The
vehicle is loc keda utomatically when the
ignition is switched on and thew heels ar eturn‐
ing fast erthan walkin gpace. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
Todeactivate: press and hol dbutton 1for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Ther eisad anger of being loc kedo ut if thef unc‐
tion is activated:
R While thev ehicle is being tows tarted/
pushed.
R Onaroller dynamome ter. 74
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If
th et ailgat ehas been loc kedf romt he outside,
or thec hild saf etyl oc kh as been activated, the
ta ilgat ecanno tbeu nlockedw ithb utton 1.
The tailgat eise quipped wit hanautomatic
obs tacle de tection function. If asolid object
bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat ewhen automati‐
call yopening, this proces sisstopped. The auto‐
matic obs tacle de tection function is only an aid.
It is no tasubstitu te fory our attentiveness when
opening thet ailgate. Closing
thet ailgate &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring au tomatic closing of thet ailgate
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of thet ailgate. More‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding
in thec losing area or ma yenter thec losing
area during thec losing process. #
Mak esuret hat nobody is in thev icinity
of thec losing area during thec losing
process.
Use one of thef ollowing options tostop the
closing process:
R press thep button on thek ey.
R press or pull ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door. R
press thec losing or locking button on the
ta ilgate.
R Pull thet ailgat ehandle. Ve
hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also
possible tostop thec losing process bymoving
yo ur foot inak ickin gmotion under ther ear
bumper.
To close thet ailgate, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable: #
Pullthe tailgat edownwards slightly .Release
it as soon as it begins toclose. #
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: move
yo ur foot belo wthe bumper (→ page79). #
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: press and hold
the p button on thek ey(wit hthe keyin
th ev icinit yoft hevehicle). Opening and closing
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Press remo teoperating switch 1fort he
ta ilgate. #
Press closing button 1onthet ailgate. #
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: press locking
button 2inthet ailgate.
If ak eyis de tected outsid ethe vehicle, the
ta ilgat ecloses and thev ehicle is loc ked.
Au tomatic reve rsing function fort he tail gate
The tailgat eise quipped wit hautomatic obs tacle
de tection wi threve rsing function .Ifasolid
object bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat ewhen auto‐ matically closing,
thet ailgat eautomatically
open sagain slight ly.T he au tomatic obs tacle
de tection wi threve rsing function is onl yanaid.
It is no tasubstitut efor your attentiveness when
closin gthe tailgate. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R overthe las t8mmoft he closing path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
If someone is trapped:
R press thep button on thek ey,or 78
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R
press or pull ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door ,or
R press thec losing or locking button on the
ta ilgate, or
R Pull thet ailgat ehandle. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or stop thec losing process of thet ailgat eby
per form ing akickin gmovement under ther ear
bumper.
The kicking mo vement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethen otes when opening (→ page75)
an dc losin g(→ pag e77)thet ailgate.
% Twow arning tones sound when thet ailgate
is opening or closing. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS-FRE EACCESS, you
could bu rnyourself by touchin gthe exhaust
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma ke a
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetounin ten‐
tional opening of thet ailgate R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using ahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO or mak esure
th at thek eylocated is at leas t3m
aw ay from thev ehicle in suc hsitua‐
tions. When making
thek icking mo vement, mak esure
th at your feet aref irml yont he ground, other‐
wise youc ould lose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
R The keyisb ehind thev ehicle.
R Stand at leas t30cmawayfromt hevehicle
while per form ing thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
while making thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slowl y.
R The kicking mo vement mus tbetowards the
ve hicle and bac kagain. Opening and closing
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Senso rdetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
R The area around thes ensor is dirty ,e.g. due
to road salt or sn ow.
R The kicking mo vement is made using apros‐
th etic leg. The
tailgat ecan open or clos eunintentional lyin
th ef ollowing situations:
R If persons' arms or legs mo veinthes ensor
de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing thev ehi‐
cle, sitting on thee dgeoft he luggag ecom‐
partment, or picking up objects.
R If objects ar emovedorp laced behind the
ve hicle, e.g. chargin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or luggage.
R When working on thet railer coupling, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO (→ page67) or do not
car rythek eyabout your person in suc hsitua‐
tions. Limiting
theo penin gangle of thet ailgate Ac
tivatin gthe opening angle limiter
Yo uc an limit theo pening angle of thet ailgat ein
th et op half of its opening range, toappr ox‐
imatel y20cmb eforethe end position. #
Stop theo pening procedur eofthetailgat eat
th ed esired position. #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until youh ear ashortacoustic signal.
The opening angle limiter is activated. The
ta ilgat ethen stops in thes tore dp osition
when opened.
To open thet ailgat efully,pull theh andle on the
outside of thet ailgat eagain af terith asstopped
automaticall y.
Deactivating th eopening angle limiter #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until tw oshortacoustic signals sound. Un
locking thet ailgat ewitht he eme rgency
key #
Foldther ear seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Remo vethec ombined luggag ecover and net
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Press and hold the% button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R The side windo wsareo pened.
R The slidin gsunroof is opened.
R The panoramic sliding sunroof is opened.
R The seat ventilation of thed rive r's seat is
switched on.
If th er oller sunblind softhe panoramic sliding
sunroof ar eclosed, ther oller sunblind sare
opened firs t. #
Tocontinue con venience opening: press
the % button again. #
Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
the % button. Con
venience closing (closing thev ehicle
from outside) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do wa ndthes liding sunroof. #
Obser vethec omple teclosing proce‐
du re when using con venience closing. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
Press and hold the& button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is loc ked. R
The side windo wsarec losed.
R The slidin gsunroof is closed.
R The panoramic sliding sunroof is closed. #
Toclose ther oller sunblinds: pressthe
& button again. #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
the & button.
% Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→ page72). Problems with
thes ide windo ws Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
M Solutions
As ide windo wcann otbe closed and
yo uc anno tsee thec ause. #
Chec ktos ee if an yobjects ar einthe windo wguide. 84
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed again and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thep reviou sstep.
The sliding sunroof is closed again wit hincreased forc e.
Ve hicles without apanoramic slid‐
ing sunroof: The sliding sunroof does
no to perat esmoo thly. #
Pull the3 button up repeatedl ytothe point of resis tan ce unti lthe sliding sunroof is full yopen. #
Press the3 button fora nother second. #
Close thes liding sunroof.
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding
sunroof: The sliding sunroof or the
ro ller sunblin ddoes no topera te
smoo thly. #
Pull and hold theb utton 3littlebylittle until thes liding sunroof is fully closed. #
Pull and hold theb utton 3littlebylittle until ther oller sunblind is fullyclosed. #
Use automatic operation tofully open and then close thes liding sunroof. Anti-thef
tprotection Fu
nction of thei mmobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from
being star tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobiliser is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on. ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) Fu
nction of theA TAsystem
If th eA TAsystem is primed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R When adoor is opened
R When thet ailgat eisopened
R When theb onnet is opened R
When thei nterior pr otection is triggered
(→ pag e92)
R When tow- aw ay protection is triggered
(→ pag e91)
The ATAs ystem is primed automatically af ter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO 90
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