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The
rate ofvehicle deceleration oraccelera-
tion andthedirection ofthe force areessen-
tially determin edby:
R the distribution offorces during thecollision
R the collision angle
R the deformation characteristics ofthe vehi-
cle
R the charact eristics ofthe object withwhich
the vehicle hascollided
Fact orswhich canonly beseen andmeasured
after acollision hasoccurred donot play a
decisive roleinthe deployment ofan air bag.
Nor dothey provide anindication ofair bag
deployment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably,
without anair bag being deployed. Thisisthe
case ifonly parts which arerelatively easily
deformed areaffect edand therate ofdeceler-
ation isnot high. Conversely, airbags maybe
deployed eventhough thevehicle suffersonly
minor deformation .This isthe case if,for
example, veryrigid vehicle partssuchaslongi-
tudinal bodymembers arehit,and sufficient
deceleration occursasaresult.
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, the
applicable componentsofthe restr aintsystem
are deployed independent lyof each other
depending onthe apparent typeofaccident .
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independent lyof the
Emergen cyTensionin gDevice andtheuse
of the seat beltonthe driver's seatand
outer seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front
passenger sidedeploys underthefollowing
condit ions:
- the OCS system detectsthat thefront
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger
seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side of
impact, independent lyof the use ofthe seat
belt andindependent lyof whether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergen cyTensionin gDevices, ifthe sys-
tem determin esthat deployment canoffer
additional protectioninthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincert ainsituations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system determin
esthat deployment canoffer addi-
tional protec tiontothat provided bythe
seat belt
i Not
allair bags aredeployed inan acci-
dent. Thevarious airbags work independ-
ently ofeach other .
How theairbag works isdetermin edbythe
severity ofthe accident detected,especially
the vehicle deceleration oracceleration and
the apparent typeofaccident :
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Rollover Automa
ticmeasur esafteran acci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident ,the following
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergenc ylighting isactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergenc ycall Children
inthe vehicle Import
antsafety notes
Acc ident statist icsshow thatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren
secured inthe front -passenger seat.Forthis
reason, Mercedes- Benzstronglyadvises that
you install achild restraintsystem onarear
seat. Children aregenerally betterprotected
there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alway ssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes- Benzvehicles.
The child restraintsystem mustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstr uctions and
safety notesinthis section inaddition tothe Children
inthe vehicle
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Dist
ance war ning funct ion Gen
eral inf orma tion
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction can helpyou to
min imizetheris kof afron t-en dco llis ion witha
veh icle ahea dor red uce theef fect sof suc ha
co llis ion .If th edis tanc ewarn ing fun ction
det ects that there isaris kof aco llis ion ,you
will bewarn edvisually andacoustically.
Im por tant safet ynot es
i Obs
erveth e"Im portant saf etyno tes" sec -
ti on fordri vin gsaf etysys tems (Ypage 60). G
WAR
NING
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction doe sno t
rea ct:
R to peo pleorani mals
R to oncomin gveh icles
R to cross ing traff ic
R when corneri ng
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction may notgiv e
warn ings inall critic al sit uat ions.The reisa
ris kof an acc iden t.
Al ways paycareful atte nt ion tothetraff ic
sit uat ion and berea dytobra ke.
Al ways adapt yourspeedtosuit thepre vail -
in g ro ad and traff icco nd ition s. G
WAR
NING
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction cannot
always clear lyiden tify obj ects and compl ex
tr aff icsit uat ions.
In suc hcas es, thedis tanc ewarn ing fun ction
may:
R giv ean unn ecess ary warn ing
R no tgiv eawarn ing
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
Al ways paycareful atte nt ion tothetraff ic
sit uat ion and donotrel ysol ely onthedis -
ta nc ewarn ing fun ction .
Fun ction
St art ing at aspe edofappr oximat ely4mph
(7 km/ h),the dista nce warning functio nwa rns
yo uif yo ura pidlyap pro ach aveh iclein fro nt.
An inte rmittent warning tone willthe nsou nd, and
the00BA dista nce warning lamp willlight
up inthe instrument cluste r.
X Bra keimmed iatel yin ord erto incr ease the
di sta nce fromthe vehiclein fro nt.
or X Take eva sive acti on, provided itis sa fe to do
so.
Due tothe natu reofthe syste m, partic ular ly
comp licate dbu tnon-cr itical drivin gcond itions
ma yal so cau sethe syste mto disp laya wa rn-
ing .
Wi th the helpof the rada rse nso rsy ste m, the
di sta nce warning functio ncan detect obsta -
cle stha tar ein the path ofyour veh iclefor an
exte ndedpe rio dof tim e.
Up toasp ee dof appro xim ately44 mph
(70 km/h ),the dista nce warning functio ncan
al so rea ctto sta tionar yob sta cles,su ch as
stop pedor parked vehicles .
Au ton omo usbrak ingfun ction If
the driver does not reactto the dista nce
wa rning signa lin acri tica lsi tua tion,Activ e
Bra keAssi stcan assist the driver with the
au tono mousbra king functio n.
The autono mousbra king functio n:
R gives thedriver mor etim eto rea ctto critica l
dri vin gsitua tions
R can helpthe driver toavoid an acc ident or
R can reduce theeffects ofan acc ident
Veh icle swi tho utActiv eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC:the autono mousbra king functio n
is availabl e in the followi ng spee dra nge s:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/h )for mov ing
ob jects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationar y
ob jects
Veh icle swi th Activ eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC:the autono mousbra king functio n
is availabl e in the followi ng spee dra nge s:
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for mov ing
ob jects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationar y
ob jects
Due tothe natu reofthe syste m, partic ular ly
comp licate dbu tnon-cr itical drivin gcond itions
ma yal so cau sethe autono mousbra king func-
tio nto inte rvene. 62
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y
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cle
.The engineoutpu tis also mod ified tokeep
the vehi cleonthe desiredcou rse within physi-
cal limits. ESP®
ass ists thedriver whe npu lling
aw ay on wetor slippe ryroa ds. ESP ®
can also
stab ilize the vehi cleduring braking.
ETS/ 4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys tem) i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
ETS tracti oncontrol ispa rtof ESP ®
.On vehi -
cle swi th 4MATIC ,4ETS ispa rtof ESP ®
.
Tra ction control brakes thedrive whe elsindi -
vid ually if they spin.Thi sena bles youto pull
aw ay and acce lerate onslippe rysurface s,for
exa mpl eif the roadsu rface isslippe ryon one
sid e.In addition, more drive torqu eis transf er-
red tothe whe elor whe elswi th tracti on.
Tra ction control remainsacti ve,evenif yo u
dea ctiva teESP ®
.
Off-ro ad4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys -
tem) A
4ETS system specificallysu ited tooff-ro ad
terra inisacti vate dau toma tically once theoff-
roa dpro gramisacti vate d(Y page 170 ).
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60). G
WARNI
NG
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
is una ble to
stab ilize the vehi cle.Addi tiona lly, furth er
dri ving safety systems aredeactiva ted.This
incre asesthe riskof skid ding and anacci -
dent.
Drive oncare fully.Have ESP®
checke dat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
Vehi cles without 4MATIC:whe ntowi ngyour
vehi clewith the front axlerai sed ,it is imp or-
tant thatyouobs erve thenotes onESP ®
(Y page 300 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
continu ously ,ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted.
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
wa rning lamp are lit continu ously ,ESP ®
is not
ava ilab ledu eto amal functi on. Obs
erve theinforma tion onwarning lamps
(Y page 236) anddispl aymess ages whi ch
may besho wninthe instru ment cluster
(Y page 205).
Only usewhe elswi th the recom mendedtire
size s.Only thenwillESP ®
functi onpro perly.
Charac teristicsof ESP® Gen
eral informatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goesou t
bef ore beginning thejour ney,ESP ®
is au to-
mati callyacti ve.
If ESP ®
interv enes,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instru ment cluster.
If ESP ®
interv enes:
X Do not deactiva teESP ®
und erany circu m-
stance s.
X Only depress theacce lerato rped alas far as
neces sarywhe npu lling away.
X Ada ptyour driving styleto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weathe rcondi tions.
EC Ostart/s topfunc tion
The ECO start/stop functionswi tches the
engi neoff automa tically whe nthe vehi cle
stop smovi ng.The enginestar tsautoma tically
whe nthe driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rema insinits pre viouslysel ected status.
Exa mple :if ESP ®
wa sdea ctiva tedbefore the
engi newasswi tched off,ESP ®
rema insdea cti-
vate dwhe nthe engi neisswi tched onagain.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P®
(e xc ept
Merc edes‑AMG vehicle s) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect betw eenthefollow ing state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d.
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
,ESP ®
no long ersta-
bi lizes thevehi cle.The reisan incre asedris k
of skid ding and anacci dent. 64
Dri
vin gsafe tysys temsSafe ty
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Only
deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
The spinning ofthe wheels resultsinacutting
action forbetter traction onloose surfaces.
It may bebest todeactivate ESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deactivating/ activatingESP®
You candeactivate oractivate ESP®
via the
on-board computer (Ypage 197).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clusterlightsup.
ESP ®
activated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R Engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin.
R Traction controlisstill activated.
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
.
R STEE RCONTROL isno longer active.
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly. Deac
<0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Importa
ntsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect between thefollowi ngstates of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R SPORT handling modeisactivated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling modeisactivated,
there isagreater riskofskidding andacci-
dents.
Only activate SPORThandling modeinthe
situations described inthe followi ng. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes thevehicle. Thereisan increased risk
of skidding andanaccident.
Only deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
In the followi ngsituations, itmay bebetter to
activate SPORThandling modeordeactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
R on speciall ydesignated roadswhenthe
vehicle's ownoversteering andundersteer-
ing characteristics aredesired
Driving inSPORT handling modeorwithout
ESP ®
requires anextremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain. Driving
safetysystems
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Deact
ivating/a ctivating ESP ® X
To act ivateSPO RThand ling mode: briefly
pre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster ligh tsup. The
SPO RThandling mode SPO
RThandling modemes sage appearsin
th emult ifunction disp lay.
X To
dea ctivate SPO RThand ling mode:
bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster goe sout .
X To dea ctivate ESP ®
:pre ssbut ton0043 until
th e00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp lightsup
in theinst rum entclu ster.
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appearsinthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
X To act ivateESP ®
:bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp inthe
in st rum entclu ster goe sout .The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appearsinthemult ifunction
disp lay.
Cha racte rist ics ofact ivatedSPO RThan-
dl ing mode
If SP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat edand one
or mor ewhee lsstart tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp intheinst rum entclu ster flas hes .
ES P®
on lystabiliz estheveh icleto alimi ted
deg ree.
Whe nSP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat ed:
R ES P®
on lyimp rovesdrivin gst abilit yto a
limi teddeg ree.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R The engin e's torque ison lyres trict ed toa
limi teddeg ree and thedri ve whee lsmay
st art tospin . The
spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Cha racte rist ics when ESP®
is dea ctiva-
te d
If ES P®
is deac tivat ed and oneor mor ewhee ls
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp in
th einst rum entclu ster doe sno tflas h.Insuc h
sit uat ions,ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivat eES P®
:
R ES P®
no longer improvesdrivin gst abilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limitedand the
dri ve whee lsare able tospin .
The spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tive Brake Assis tis no longer avail able;
no ris itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with
ass istanc efrom ESP®
.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Off -road ESP® An
ESP®
syst emspecifica llysuit edtooff-roa d
te rrain isact ivat edaut oma tical lyon ce theof f-
roa dpro gramisact ivat ed(Ypage 170).
Of froad ESP®
inte rven es wit hadelay ifth ere
is ove rste eri ng orund ersteeri ng,th us imp rov-
in g tract ion.
ESP ®
trail er stabi lization Gen
eral inf orma tion
If your vehicle/ trailer combi nation beginsto
swer ve,ESP®
ass istsyou inthis sit uat ion.
ES P®
slo ws theveh icledown bybrak ing and
limi ting theen gin eout put untilth eveh icle/
tr ailer combi nation has stabiliz ed.
Imp ortant saf etynot es G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weat hercond ition sare poor,
tr ailer stabiliz ation will notbe able topre -
ven tth eveh icle/ trailer combi nation from 66
Dri
ving safet ysys temsSaf ety
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Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction:
do not keep theSmartK eyinthe cargo com- partment
.Otherwise, theSmartK eymay not
be detect ed,e.g. when startin gthe engine
using theStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetailgate
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 200).
X To
open thetailgate automatically from
outside thevehicle: pressandhold the
0054 button untilthetailgate opens
(Y page 79).
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO
star tfunction: Smar
tKey
69Opening andclosing Z
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X
To
clos ethe tailgate automatic allyfrom
outs idethe vehic le:if the Sma rtKey is
lo cate din the imm ediate vici nity ofthe vehi-
cle ,pre ssthe 0054 button onthe Sma rtKey
(Y page 79).
Whe nthe tailgate closes youcan then
rel ease the button. KE
YLES S-GO
Gen eral notes Bea
rin mind thatthe engi necan bestarted by
any ofthe vehicleoccu pants ifther eis a
Sma rtKey inthe vehicle.
Lo ckingand unlockin g Yo
ucan start,lock orunl ock thevehicleus ing
KEYL ESS-GO .To do this,yo uonl ynee dcar ry
the Sma rtKey with you. Yo ucan comb inethe
func tions ofKEYL ESS-GO with thos eof acon-
venti onalSma rtKey .Unl ock thevehicleby
us ing KEYL ESS-GO ,for instance ,and lock it
us ing the 0037 button onthe Sma rtKey .
The driver 'sdo or and thedoor atwh ich the
ha ndl eis us ed ,mu stbo th be closed .The
Sma rtKey mustbe outsid ethe vehicle. Whe n
lo cking orunl ocki ngwith KEYL ESS-GO ,the
di sta nce betwe enthe Sma rtKey andthecorr e-
spo nding door handl emu stnot begre ater
tha nthre efee t(o ne mete r).
A che ckwhich perio dical lyesta blishes arad io
conne ctionbe twe enthe vehicleand the
Sma rtKey determi neswhethe ra val idSma rt-
Key isin the vehicle. Thi soccu rs,for exa mpl e:
R wh en starting theengi ne
R wh ile dri ving
R wh en the exter naldoor handl esare touche d
R du ring conve nience closing X
To unl ockthe vehic le:tou chthe inne rsu r-
fac eof the door handl e.
X To lock the vehic le:tou chsens orsur-
fac e0043 or0044.
Ma kesure tha tyo udo not touchthe inne r
su rfa ce ofthe door handl e.
X Co nve nien ce clos ingfea ture: touch
rece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0044 for anextend ed
pe rio d.
Fur ther informa tionon the conve nience
clo sing fea ture (Ypage 85). X
To unl ockthe tailgate :pu lltai lgate han-
dl e 0043.
De acti vati ngand activati ng If
yo udo not intendtousethe vehiclefor a
lo nger perio dof time ,yo ucan deacti vate KEY-
LESS-G O.The Sma rtKey willthen usevery lit-
tle powe r,ther ebyconse rving battery powe r.
For thepurpo ses ofacti vation/d eactiva tion,
the vehiclemu stnot benea rby.
X To deac tivate: pressthe 0037 button on
the Sma rtKey twice inrap idsucces sion.
The indicator light onthe Sma rtKey flashe s
twi ce brieflythen onelong flash, then KEY-
LESS-G Ois de acti vate d(Y page 72).
X To acti vate :pre ssany button onthe Sma rt-
Key .
or X Inse rtthe Sma rtKey intotheigniti onlock.
KEYL ESS-GO andallof its associ atedfea -
ture sare availab leag ain. 70
SmartKe
yOpening and clos ing
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X
Push release catch0043 inthe direction ofthe
arrow andatthe same timeremove
mechanic alkey 0044from theSmart Key.
For further informationabout:
R Unlock ingthe driver's door(Ypage 76)
R Unlock ingthe cargo compart ment
(Y page 82)
R Lock ingthe vehicle (Ypage 77)
Inserting themechanical key X
Push mechanic alkey 0044completely intothe
Smart Keyuntil itengages andrelease
catc h0043 isback inits basic position. Smar
tKeybattery
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Batt eries containtoxicand corros ivesub-
stanc es.Ifbatteries areswallowed, itcan
result insevere healthproblems. Thereisa
risk offatal injury.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren.
If abattery isswallowed, seekmedical
atten tionimmediately.
The Smart Keybatteries containperchlorat e
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environ ment.National
guidelines mustbeobserved duringdisposal.
In California, seewww.dtsc.ca. gov/
Haza rdousWast <004800120033004800550046004B004F005200550044005700480012004C0051
00470048005B0011> cfm.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouhave
the battery replaced ataqualified specialist
workshop. Checking
thebatt ery X
Press the0037 or0036 button .
The battery isworking properly ifbattery
check lamp0043lights upbriefly.
The battery isdischarged ifbattery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbriefly.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 72).
i Ifthe Smart Keybattery ischeck edwithin
the signal receptionrange ofthe vehicle,
pressing the0037 or0036 button :
R locks or
R unlocks thevehicle
i You
cangetabattery atany qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Replacing thebatt ery You
require aCR 2025 3V cell battery.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71). X
Press mechanic alkey 0044into theopening in
the Smart Keyinthe direction ofthe arrow
until battery traycover 0043opens. When
doing so,donot hold cover 0043shut.
X Remove batterytraycover 0043. 72
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rtKeyOpening andclosing
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunctionin g.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 295).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 296).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheStart /
Stop button. TheSmart-
Key isin the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. 74
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tKeyOpening andclosing
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G
WARNING
If objects, luggage orloa dsare not secure d
or not secure dsuffi ciently ,they couldslip ,
tip over orbe flung aroundand thereby hit
vehicl eoccupa nts.There isarisk ofinjury ,
particu larlyin the event ofsud den braki ng
or asud den change indire ction.
Alwa ysstore objects sothat they cannot be
flung around.Secure objects, luggage or
loa dsaga inst slipping ortippi ngbefore the
journey .
! The
tailgate swings upwards andtothe
rear when opened .There fore,make sure
that there issuffi cient clearance aboveand
behi ndthe tailgate.
The openi ngdime nsions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Veh icledata "section
(Y pag e341) .
You shou ldprefera blyplacelug gage orloa ds
in the cargo compartment. Observetheload-
ing guidel ines (Ypag e251).
Do not leavethe SmartKey inthe cargo com-
partment. Youcouldotherwi selock yourself
out.
The tailgate canbe:
R opened andclosed manuallyfrom outside
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate :
opened /closed automatica llyfrom theout-
side
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate :
opened /closed automatica llyfrom the
insid e
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate and
with KEYLESS-GO orKEYLESS-GO start
functio n:closed withtheremote operating
swi tch onthe SmartKey
R rele ased withtheemerge ncyrelease from
the insid e Tailgate
obstruction detectionwith
reversi ngfeature
On vehicl eswith anEASY-PACK tailgate, the
tail gate isequ ipped with automatic obstacle
recognitio nwith areversi ngfeatu re.Ifasoli d
object blocks orrestricts thetailgate when
au tomatica llyopeni ngorclosi ng,this proce-
dure isstoppe d.Ifthe tailgate isstoppe ddur- ing
the closi ngprocess ,the tailgate automati-
call yopens againslig htly. Theautomatic
obstructio ndetection withreversi ngfeatu reis
only anaid.It is not asub stitute foryou ratten-
tiveness whenopeningand closi ngthe tail-
gate. G
WARNING
The reversi ngfeatu redoes notrespo nd:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closi ng
movement
The reversi ngfeatu recannot prevent some-
one from becomi ngtrappe din these situa-
tions inparticu lar.There isarisk ofinjury .
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximi tyduri ngthe closi ngproced ure.
If someb odybecomes trapped:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey ,
or
R pul lor press theremote operatingswitch
on the drive r'sdoor or
R press theclosi ngbutton/STOP buttonin
the tailgate or
R pul lthe handl eon the tailgate
Vehic leswith HANDS -FREEACCES S:itis
als opossi bletostop theclosi ngprocess by
performi ngakicking movement undertherear
bump er. Openi
ngand closing manually
Openi ng 78
Cargo
compar tmentOpeni ngand closi ng