key MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2016 Owners Manual

or
- When theve hicle is towing a trailer and
th ere is a risk of a rear impact.
R The brakes are not applied:
- Whilst driving.
or
- When entering or exiting a parking space
using Parking Pilot. Information on PRE-
SAFE®
Impulse Side If an imminent side impact is de
tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdsth e cent reoftheve hicle. It does this by
ra pidly inflating an air cushion in the outer seat
side bols ter of the seat backrest on the side on
which the impact is anticipated. This increases
th e dis tance between the door and theve hicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo yed or
is faulty, the display message PRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative See Owner's Manual
is dis‐
pla yed (→ page 438). Children in
theve hicle Note
s onthe safe transportation of children &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unat tended in theve hi‐
cle, they may be able toset theve hicle in
motion, forex ample by:
R Releasing the parking brake.
R Shifting the automatic transmission out
of park position jor shifting the manual
transmission into neutral.
R Starting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment. #
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tomobile phones if the
"Digital Car Key in the smartphone"
function is activated via the Mercedes
connect me web app. &
WARNING This poses an increased risk
of death due toheat strokeorexposure
to cold in theve hicle
If persons – particularly children – ‑ experi‐
ence prolonged exposure toextremely high
or low temp eratures, this poses a risk of
injury or evenfa ta l injur y. #
Never lea veanyone – pa rticularly chil‐
dren – unat tended in theve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns when thech ild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ech ild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up. Occupant saf
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R
Shifting the automatic transmission out
of park position jor shifting the manual
transmission into neutral.
R Starting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment. #
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tomobile phones if the
"Digital Car Key in the smartphone"
function is activated via the Mercedes
connect me web app. &
WARNING This poses an increased risk
of death due toheat strokeorexposure
to cold in theve hicle
If persons – particularly children – ‑ experi‐
ence prolonged exposure toextremely high
or low temp eratures, this poses a risk of
injury or evenfa ta l injur y. #
Never lea veanyone – pa rticularly chil‐
dren – unat tended in theve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are tra velling in theve hicle, they
could:
R Open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R Get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample. #
Alw ays activate thech ild saf ety loc ks
ins talled if children are tra velling in the
ve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tomobile phones if the "Digital Car
Key in the smartphone"
function is activated via the Mercedes
connect me web app. Child saf
ety loc ksare available forth ere ar doors
and forth ere ar side wind ows.
The child saf ety lock on there ar doors secures
each door separatel y.The doors can no longer
be opened from the inside. 62
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Key
Overview of
key functions &
WARNING ‑ Thereis a risk of accident
and injury if you lea vechildren unat ten‐
ded in theve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment.
Moreo ver,th ech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P jor shifting manual
transmission into idle position.
R starting the engine. #
Never lea vechildren or animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. *
NO
TEDama getotheke y caused by
magnetic fields #
Keep theke yaw ay from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Locks
2 Battery check lamp
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes the boot lid
The key loc ksand unlo cksth efo llowing compo‐
nents:
R The doors
R The boot lid
R The fuel filler flap
If yo u do not open theve hicle within appr ox‐
imately 40 seconds af ter unlocking:
R The vehicle is loc ked again. 64
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R
Anti-theft pr otection is reactivated.
Do not keep theke yto get her with electronic
devices or me tal objects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
% If battery check lamp 2does not light up
af te r pressing the% or& button, the
battery is dischar ged. Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Acoustic lock #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Priming/deactivating
the panic ala rm Re
quirements:
R Ignition switched off. #
Toprime: press button 1for appro ximately
one second.
A visu al and audible alarm is triggered. #
Todeactivate: briefly press but ton1 again.
or #
Press thest art/ stop button on the cockpit
(the key is inside theve hicle). Changing
the unlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of theke y:
R Central unlocking
R Unlocking the driver's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitch between settings: pressthe
% and& buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the battery
ch eck lamp flashes twice.
If th e unlocking function forth e driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R Pressing the% button a second time cen‐
trally unloc kstheve hicle.
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the
driver's door, only the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked. Re
ducing the energy consu mption of the key If
yo u do not intend touse theve hicle for an
ex tended pe riod of time, you can deactivate the
fo llowing functions on thekey.
R KEYLESS-GO starting function
R KEYLESS-GO Opening and closing
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#
Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
ke y twice in rapid succession.
The battery check lamp of theke yflashes
twice brief lyand lights up once. #
Toactivate: press any button on thekey.
% When theve hicle is star ted with theke y in
th estow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole (→ page 155), theke y functions are
automatical lyactivated. Inserting/removing
the emer gency key #
Toremo ve:press release knob 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slight ly. #
Pull out emer gency key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position.
% You can use the intermediate position of
emer gency key2 toattach theke yto akey
ri ng. #
Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Insert emer gency key2 tothe intermediate
position or fully until it engages. Re
placing the key battery &
DANG ER Serious damage tohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive sub‐
st ances. Swallowing bat teries may cause
serious damage tohealth.
There is a risk of fata l injur y. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries conta
in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tally responsible manner.
Ta ke dischar ged batteries toaqu alified
specialist workshop or toa collection
point for used batteries. Re
quirements:
Yo ure qu ire a CR 2032 3 V cell batter y.66
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Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
battery replaced at a qualified specialist work‐
shop. #
Remo vethe emer gency key ( → page 66). #
Press release button 2down fully and
re mo vecover1. #
Remo vebattery compartment 3and take
out the dischar ged batter y. #
Insert the new battery into battery compart‐
ment 3. Obser vethe positive pole marking
in the battery compartment and on the bat‐
te ry. #
Push in battery compartment 3. #
Replace co ver1 sothat it engages. Problems with
thekey Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Yo u can no lon ger lock or unlock the
ve hicle. Po
ssible causes:
R The key bat tery is dischar ged or nearly dischar ged.
R There is inter fere nce from a po werful radio signal source.
R The key is faulty. Opening and closing
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if necessary . #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock theve hicle . #
Have theke ych ecked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Yo u ha velost a key. #
Have theke y deacti vated at a qualified specialist workshop. #
If necessar y,ha ve the loc kschanged as well. Doors
Note
s onthe additional door lock The additional door lock is only
available for
ve hicles forth eUni ted Kingdom. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto persons
inside theve hicle when the additional
door lock is activated
If th e additional door lock is activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside.
If th ere are persons in theve hicle, they can
no longer le aveth eve hicle, e.g. in hazardous
situations. #
Never lea vepersons unattended in the
ve hicle, particularly children, elderly
persons or persons in need of help. #
Ifth ere are persons in theve hicle, do
not activate the additional door loc k. The additional door lock is automatically activa‐
te d:
R After locking theve hicle with thekey.
R After locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO.
If th e additional door lock is activated, the doors
cann otbe opened from the inside.
Yo u can deactivate the additional door lock by
deactivating the interior pr otection (→ page 89). Un
locking and opening the doors from the
inside Un
ited Kingdom onl y:obser vethe no tes on the
additional door lock (→ page 68).68
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#
Pull door handle 2.
Locking pin 1pops up when the door is
unloc ked. Locking/unlocking
theve hicle centrally from
th e inside #
Tounlo ck:press button 1. #
Tolock: press button 2.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
The vehicle is not unloc ked:
R Ifyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using thekey. R
Ifyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS-GO. Un
locking/locking theve hicle via a mobile
phone Re
quirements:
R Vehicle with the "Digital Car Key in the
smartphone" function.
R The "Digital Car Key in the smartphone" func‐
tion is activated via the Mercedes me con‐
nect web app: https://www.mercedes.me.
R Suitable mobile phone with NFC aerial (Near
Field Communication) and Secure Element.
R Sufficient charge leve l of the mobile phone.
On some mobile phones, the function is also
av ailable when the battery is dischar ged.
If th eve hicle has been par kedfo r longer than
two weeks, the NFC aerial in the door handle is
deactivated. Pull the door handle toactivate the
NFC aerial again.
% You can check the suitability of your mobile
phone byentering the phone number at
https://www.mercedes.me. Opening and closing
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Information about suitable mobile phones
can be obtained from your Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre or on the Internet at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
% The function is only available in combination
with Mercedes me connect and on lyin cer‐
ta in countries.
% Protective cases around the mobile phone
can impair the functionality. #
Touch the door handle on the driver's door in
th e area where NFC aerial 1is located with
th e part of the mobile phone where the NFC
aerial is located.
The vehicle is loc ked or unloc ked alternately.
If yo u lose your mobile phone, deactivate the
"Digital Car Key in the smartphone" service in
Mercedes me connect at https://
www.mercedes.me.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends that you car ry
th e emer gency key in case of function
re strictions. Lo
cking and unlocking theve hicle with KEY‐
LESS-GO Re
quirements:
R The key must be outside theve hicle.
R The dis tance between theke y and theve hicle
must not exceed 1 m.
R The driver's door and the door at which the
door handle is used must bo thbe closed. #
Tounlo cktheve hicle: touch the inner sur‐
fa ce of the door handle. #
Tolock theve hicle: touch sensor sur face
1 or2. #
Convenience closing: touch recessed sen‐
sor su rface 2for an extended pe riod.
% For fur ther information on con venience clos‐
ing (→ page 81). 70
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If
yo u open the boot lid from outside, the boot lid
is automatically unloc ked. Problems with KEYLESS-GO
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Yo u can no lon ger lock or unlock the
ve hicle using KEYLESS-GO. Po
ssible causes:
R KEYLESS-GO has been deactivated .
R The key bat tery is dischar ged or near lydischar ged.
R There is inter fere nce from a po werful radio signal source.
R The key is faulty. #
Activate KEYLESS-GO . #
Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if necessary . #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock theve hicle . #
Have theve hicle and keych ecked at a qualified specialist workshop. Switching
the automatic locking feature
on/off The
vehicle is loc ked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn‐
ing fast erthan walking pace. Opening and closing
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