lock MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 User Guide

#Vehicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: press closing button 1inthet runk lid.
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-GO: press lockingbutton
2 inthet runk lid.
If aS martK eyis de tected outsid ethe vehicle,
th et runk lid closes and thev ehicle is loc ked. Au
tomatic reve rsing function of thet runk lid
If an object restricts thet runk lid during the
automatic closingp rocess, thet runk lid opens
again automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing
function is onl yanaid and is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite ther eve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
Rove rthe last Óin (8 mm) of thec losing
path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped.
#Whe nclosing, make surethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#If someone is trapped, use one of the
fo llowing options:
RPress thep button on the
SmartK ey.
RPress ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door.
RPress thec losing or locking button
on thet runk lid.
RPull thet runk lid handle.
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Openinga nd closing

1Sensordetection 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:
RSno word irt, e.g. from road salt,c oversthe
sensor area.
RThe kicking mo vement is made using apros‐
th etic leg. The trunk lid could be opened or closed unin
ten‐
tional ly,int hefollowing situations:
RIf ap erson's arms or legs ar emovingint he
sensor de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing
th ev ehicle, sitting on thee dgeoft he trunk,
or picking up objects.
RIf objects ar emovedorp laced behind the
ve hicle, e.g. chargingc ables,tensioning
st ra ps or luggage.
RWhen working on thet railer coupling, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO (
→pag e58) or do not
car rytheS martK eyabout your person insuch
situations.
Switch ing separat etrunk locking on or off
Ifyo uc entrall yunlo ckthev ehicle while separate
locking is activated, thet runk remains loc ked.
#To switc hon:slide thes witc htop osition
1.
#To switc hoff:slide thes witc htop osition
2.
% If an accidenth as been detected, thet runk
unloc kseve nifs eparat eloc kin giss witched
on.
70 Opening and closing

Unlocking thet runk wit hthe eme rgency
re lease from inside
Re quirementsRThe 12‑V‑vehicle batter yisconnected and
ch arge d.
#Press emer gency release button 1brief ly.
The trunk lid unloc ksand opens.
Activating/deactivatin gthe trunk li dopening
hight restriction
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This function allo wsyoutoa void bumping the
trunk li donal owgarage ceiling, fore xamp le.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ro ller sun blinds
Extending ther ear side windo wroller sun‐
blinds
* NO
TEDama getothei nertia reel due to
it snapping back
If suddenly snappe dback, thei nertia reel
ma ybed amaged.
#Alwaysm ove ther oller sun blind by
hand.
#Do no tdrive wit hthe roller sun blind
hooked in and side windo wsopened at
th es ame time.
#Pull ther oller sunbli ndout bytab1 and
hook it ont obrack ets2 atthet op of the
windo w.
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#Toclose ther oller sunblinds: pressthe
& button again.#Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
th e& button. %
Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→pag e62).
Problems with thes ide windo ws
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
As ide windo wcann otbe closed and
yo uc anno tsee thec ause.
#Chec ktos ee if an yobjects ar einthe windo wguide.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rsing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes ide windo wcloses
wit hincreased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eist hen no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess.
#Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area.
#Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press theb utton again toreopen thes ide win‐
do w.
Ifas ide windo wisobstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Immediatel yafter thew indo wblocks,p ull thec orresponding button again until thes ide windo whas
closed, and hold theb utton forana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If as ide windo wisobstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly:
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Anti-theftprotection
Fu nction of thei mmobilizer
The immobilizer pr events your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect SmartK ey.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he Smart‐
Ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. An yone can
st ar tt he engine if avalid SmartK eyhas been left
inside thev ehicle.
% Inthee vent thee ngine cannot bestar ted
(y et thev ehicle ’sstar terb atter yisc harged),
th es ystemisn otoperational. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (in theU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
ATA (anti-thef talarm system)
Fu nction of theA TAsystem
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
RWhen adoor is opened
RWhen thet runk lid is opened
RWhen theh ood is opened
The ATAs ystem is armed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
RAfterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe SmartK ey.
RAf terl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp 1flashes when theA TAsystem
is activated.
The ATAs ystem is automaticall ydeactivated:
RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe Smart‐
Ke y
RAfterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
Sma rtKe yint hestow agec ompartment
(
→pag e136)
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RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% When them brace service (
→page287)is
activ eand thea larms tays on form oret han
30 seconds, amessag eisautomaticall ysent
to theC ustomer Assis tance Center.
Deacti vatin gthe ATA
#Press the%, &orp button on the
SmartK ey.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe Smart‐
Ke yint he stow agec ompartment
(
→pag e136)
Deactivating thea larm using KEYLESS-GO:
#Grasp theo utside door handle wit hthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle.
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Opening and closing

Locking or unlockingtheg love box
#Turn them echanical keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or counter-clockwise 1(to
unlock). Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment
#Pres sbutton1. Opening the
stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest
#Press release cat ch1 and swingt he cover
of thea rmrest upwards.
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Blocking ther elease catc hofthe cen terr ear
seat backre st
Re quirements
RThe lef tand cen ters eat backres tare
engaged and joined toget her.
Loc kthe center seat backres trelease catc hif
yo uw ant tosecur ethe trunk from unauthorized
access. The center seat backres tcan then only
be folded forw ards toge ther wit hthe lef tseat
backrest.
#Fo ldthec enter and lef tseat backres tfor‐
wa rds.
#To lock: slide catch 1upwards.
The release mechanis mofthe center seat
backres tislocked.
#To unlock :slid ecatch 1down wards.
Overvie wofthe tie-down eyes
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→pag e97).
1Tie-down eyes (vehicles wit hthrough -loading
fe atur eint herear bench seat)
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Seats and stowing

Dispose oftheg enuine Me rcedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em ptya nd do no trefill
it.
Re fillable flacon
#Un scr ew thec ap of thee mp tyflacon.
#Fill thef lacon wit hamaximum of 0. 5fl. oz.
(1 5m l).
#Screw thec ap bac kontot heflacon.
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon wit hthe
same perfume. Obser vethes eparat einforma‐
tion shee tattached tothef lacon.
Information on thew indshield heater
The windshield heater is switch ed on automati‐
cally if the ¬ button is activated.
Af tert he vehicle is star tedt he windshield heater
is switched on automatically as needed.
Air vents
Ad justin gthe fron tairve nts
&
WARNING ‑Danger of burn sorfrostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts.
#Make surethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dist anceto
th ea irve nts.
#If necessary ,direct thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior.
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2to
clockwise or anti-clockwise as farasitw ill
go.
#To adjus tthe air direction: holda irve nt 1
in thec enter and mo veit up or down or to
th el eftorr ight.
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Climat econtrol

Driving
NotesonM ercedes-AMG vehicles
Obser vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm aynotrecognize
dangers.
RRe ar axle lockin gdiffe re ntial
RAMG Performance exhaus tsystem
RAMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
RRACE START
RDRIFT MODE
RAMG adaptiv esportsuspension sy stem
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em.
#Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
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Driving and pa rking