key MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2019 User Guide

0007
Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. 0007
Todeac tivate: press and holdbu tton 1 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th er eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunc tion isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbeing tow star ted/
pushed.
R The vehicle isbeing tested on thedynamom‐
et er. Loc
king/unloc kingthedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key 0009
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirelyusing
th eemer gency key,firs tpr es sth ebutt onfor
loc kin gfrom theinside whilethedr iver's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iv‐
er's door using theemer gency key. 0007
Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. 0007
Pull and hold thedoor handle. 0007
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. 0007
Release thedoor handle. 70
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0007
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. 0007
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. 0007
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Car
gocom partmen t Ope
ning the tailga te 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . 000E
NO
TEDama getotheta ilg atecaused by
obs tacle sab ove theve hicle The
tailg ateswing sre ar wa rdsand upwards
when itis opened. 0007
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntspa ce
beh indand above theta ilg ate. To
open thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: 0007
Pullre mo teopening switch1 forth eta il‐
ga te. 0007
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Use
yo ur foot to kic kbe low thebum per
(0013 page74 ). Openin
gand closin g71

0007
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg ate
handle andrelease itag ain immed iately. 0007
Fora ta ilg atestopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open. 0007
Vehicl eswith folding benchseat :Pull but‐
to n1 forth eta ilg atetwic e.
The tailg ateis unloc ked. If
th eta ilg atehas been lockedfrom theoutside,
or thech ild safetyloc khas been activat ed, the
ta ilg atecan notbe unloc kedwit hbutt on1.
The tailg ateis eq uipped withan aut omat ic
obs tacle detection functi on.Ifasol idobje ct
bl oc ks orrestricts theta ilg atewhen opening
aut omat ically,this proces sis stopped. Theauto‐
matic obstacle detection functi onisonly anaid.
It is no ta su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess when
open ingtheta ilg ate. Closing
thetailg ate 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing oftheta ilg ate
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing oftheta ilg ate. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. 0007
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey . 72
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R
Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. Ve
hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Itis also
poss ibletostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthere ar
bum per.
To close thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: 0007
Pullth eta ilg atedo wn wardsslightly .Re lease
it as soon asitbegin sto clos e. 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(0013 page74 ). 0007
Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :Pr ess and hold
th e008B buttonontheSmar tKey (wit hth e
Smar tKey inthevicinit yof theve hicle). 0007
Press remo teoper ating switch1 forth e
ta ilg ate. 0007
Press clos ingbutt on1 ontheta ilg ate. 0007
Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :Pr ess locking
butt on2 onthetai lgat e.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill clos eand theve hicle willbe
loc ked.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionforthe tailga te
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omat icobs tacle
de tection with reve rsing func tion.If asolid Open
ingand closing 73

object
blocksorrestricts theta ilg atewhen auto‐
matic allyclos ing, theta ilg atewill automat ically
open again slight ly.Au tomatic obstacle detec‐
tion with reve rsing func tion isonl yan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiven ess when you
ar eclo singth eta ilg ate. 0007
When closing, makesur eth at no body parts
ar ein theclosing area. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Overthelas t00C2 in(8 mm) oftheclosing
pat h.
In these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr eve ntsom eone being trap ‐
pe d. 0007
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. If
someon eis trapped:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey ,
or
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door ,or
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate, or
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. HANDS-
FREEACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby
per form ing akic kin gmo vement under there ar
bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. 74
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Obser
vetheno teswhen opening
(0013 page71 )and closing(0013 page72 )th e
ta ilg ate.
0009 Twowa rning tones soundwhen thetai lgat e
is open ingorclos ing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. 000E
NO
TEVehicle damag edue tounin ten‐
tio nal openi ng oftheta ilg ate R
when usinganaut omat iccar wash
R when usingahigh pressur ecleaner 0007
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theke yloc ated isat leas t10 ft (3
m) away from theve hicle insuc hsit‐
uations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Re quiremen ts:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
if:
R Sno wor dir t,e.g. from road salt ,co vers the
sensor area.
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. Open
ingand closing 75

The
tailg atecan open orclos eunin tentio nallyin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing undertake non thetrailer hitch,
on trailer sor rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions
(0013 page63) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey
about your per son insuc hsit uatio ns. Lim
iting theopenin gang leof thetailg ate Ac
tiv atin gthe opening ang lelimit er
Yo ucan limit theopening angleof theta ilg atein
th eto phalf ofits openin gra ng eto appr ox‐
imat ely8 in (20 cm) beforeth eend position . 0007
Stop theopening procedur eof theta ilg ateat
th edesir edposition . 0007
Press and hold theclosing buttonintheta il‐
ga te unt ilyo uhear asho rtacous ticsign al.
The open ingang lelimit erwill beact ivat ed.
The tailg atewill then stop inthestor ed posi‐
tion when opened.
To open theta ilg atefull y,pull thehandle onthe
outside oftheta ilg ateag ain afte rit has stopped
aut omaticall y.
Deact ivat ing theopen inganglelim iter 0007
Press and hold theclosing buttonintheta il‐
ga te unt iltw osho rtacous ticsign alssoun d. Un
loc king thetailg atewit hth eemer gency
ke y 0007
Foldthere ar seat backres tfo rw ards. 0007
Remo vethecombin edcar gocoverand net
(0013 page11 2). 0007
Inse rtemer gency key2 into opening 1in
th etrim and push itin.
The tailg atewill beunloc ked. 76
Opening andclosing

Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. 0007
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. 0007
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. 0007
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. 0007
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. 0007
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth e
re ar side windows. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. 0007
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. 78
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0007
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :pr ess or
pul lth e0062 buttonagain.
When theve hicle isswitc hedoff,th eside win‐
do ws can continu ebei ng ope rated.
The func tion isavailable forar ound five minut es
or until afront door isopened .
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheside win‐
do ws
If an object blocksaside windowduring the
clos ingproces s,theside windo wopens again
aut omaticall y.The automatic reve rsing func tion
is onl yan aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur
att entiven ess . 0007
When closing,mak esur eth at no body parts
ar ein theclosing area. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther ebeing reve rsing protect ion
on theside windo w
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Dur ing rese ttin g This
means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr ev ent someon efrom becomin gtrapped in
th ese situation s. 0007
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. 0007
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicl e
bef orest ar ting ajour ney) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. 0007
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. 0007
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. 0007
Press and hold the0036 buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidin gsun roof isopened.
R The panor amicsliding sunroofisopened.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon.
If th ero ller sunblin dsofthepanor amicsliding
sunr oofareclosed, thero ller sunblin dsare
open edfirs t. 0007
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th e0036 button. 0007
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold the0036 buttonagain. Openin
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Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment caused by
inadv ertent con venie nce closing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do wand thesliding sunroof. 0007
Obser vethecom pleteclos ingproce‐
du re when usingconvenie nce closing. 0007
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. 0007
Press and hold the0037 buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclo sed.
R The slidin gsun roof isclosed.
R The panor amicsliding sunroofisclosed. 0007
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th e0037 button. 0007
Toclose thero ller sunblind s:press and
hold the0037 buttonagain.
0009 Con venie nce closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS- GO(0013 page68). Pr
oble mswith theside windo ws Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A side windo wcann otbe closed and
yo ucan notsee thecause. 0007
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein thewindo wguide.
000A WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata lly inj ured ifre ve rsing protect ion isno tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th eside windo wcloses
wit hincr eased ormaximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eis then notactiv e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. 80
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