door lock MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

Dist
ancewar ning (warning lamp).... 244
Dist ancewar ning funct ion
Fun ction /notes ................................ 63
DIST RONIC PLUS
Ac tivat ing Ac tive Steer ing As sis t... 166
Dea ctiva tingActive Steering
Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Disp layin the multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 165
Do ors
Auto maticlo cking (on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 203
Auto maticlo cking (switch) ............... 81
Ce ntral locking/ unlocki ng
(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 74
Co ntrol panel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 39
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Emerg encyunlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 79
Ope ning (frominsi de)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 80
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Pow erclo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 81
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 139
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 136
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205
Dri ver's doo r
see Door s
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 132
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 273
Dri vin gon floode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 154
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 60
Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-
traf ficfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 70
ADAPTIV EBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 64
Ada ptive bra kelights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 65
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 61Bra
keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 61
Dista ncewarning function............... 63
EBD (electroni cbra keforce dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 65
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 60
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
STEER CONTR OL<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Dri vin gsys tem
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 172
RAC ESTAR T(Me rced es-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 167
Dri vin gsys tems
Active Blind Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 186
Active DrivingAssi stance pack-
ag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 186
Active Lane Kee ping Assi st............ 189
Active Parking Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 177
Ada ptive Damp ingSystem ............. 168
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Cru ise control <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
DISTR ONICPLUS<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 157,164
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 166
PAR KTRONIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 174
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 181
Dri vin gtips
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 163
AMG ceramicbrakes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 154
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 139
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 152
Brea k-inperio d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Dow nhillgra dient <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Drinki ngand driving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Drivi nginwinter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154
Drivi ngon floode droa ds................ 154
Drivi ngon wetroa ds<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 154
Exha ustcheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 151
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Ge nera l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Hyd roplaning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 154
Icy roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154 In
dex
9

Knee
bag.............................................. 47 L
Lam ps
see Warn ingand indicat orlamps
Lane Keepi ngAssis t
see Active Lan eKee pingAs sist
Lap time(RACET IMER)...................... 205
License platelam p(di splay mes -
sag e)...................................................2 20
Lig htfunc tion,activ e
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Lig htsen sor (display messag e)....... 220
Lig hts
Activating/d eactivating theinte-
rior lighting delayed swi tch-off .......203
Active light function .......................111
Automa tichea dlamp mode ............ 109
Corne ringlight function .................111
Hazard warning lamps ................... 111
High beamflasher .......................... 110
High-b eamheadlamps ................... 110
Ligh tswi tch ....... ............................ 109
Low-b eamheadlamps .................... 110
Parki nglamps ................................110
Setting thebrightness ofthe
amb ient lighting (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ....... ...............................202
Standing lamps ..............................110
Switchi ngthe daytime running
la mps on/off (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ....... ...............................202
Switchi ngthe exterio rlig hting
del ayed swi tch-off on/off (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 202
Switchi ngthe surro undlighting
on/off (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ...202
Turn signa ls....... ............................ 110
see Interior lighting
see Replacing thebulbs
Lo ading aid(trunk)
Ra ising/low eringtheroof .............. 254
Lo cki ng
see Centra llocking
Lo cki ng (doo rs)
Automa tic....... ................................. 81
Emergency locking........................... 81 From
inside(central lockingbut-
ton) ..................................................80
Locking centrally
see Cent rallock ing
Locking verifica tion signa l(on-
boar dcomp uter) ...............................2 03
Lo w-be amheadlamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 110
Lugg agecover
see Trunk partition M
M+S tires ............................................298
MAGI CSKY CONTROL ......................... 94
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displ aymessa ges
Matte finish(clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................276
Mec hanic alkey
Function/notes ................................76
Gene ralnotes .................................. 76
Inserting .......................................... 76
Locking vehicle....... .........................81
Rem oving ......................................... 76
Unlocking thedrive r'sdoor .............. 81
Media Interface
see Digita lOpera tor'sManu al
Memory card(audio )....... ..................198
Memory function ...............................107
Merce desmeconne ct
Ca llprio rity....... .............................261
Gene ralnotes ................................ 258
Info callbutton ..............................261
Merced es-Benz emergencycall..... 259
Rem oteVehi cleHeal thChe ck....... 262
Roa dside Assista ncecallbutton ....260
Self-di agnosis....... ......................... 258
System .......................................... 258
Merce des-Be nzInte lligen tDriv e
Active BlindSpotAssist .................186
Active Distance Assist
DISTRONI Cwi th Active Steering
Assist .............................................164
Active LaneKeepingAssist ............ 189
ATTENTION ASSIST........................185 In
dex
13

Door
controlpa nel Fun
ction Pa
ge 0043
Ope
nsthedoo r 80
0044
00360037Unlocks/lock
s
the vehicle 80
0087
Adjusts
theseats 97
0085
008D
003700380040
Stores seat,exteri ormirr or
and steering column adjust-
ment settings 107
0096
Adjuststhe front-
pa sse nger seatfrom the
dri ver’ ssea t 99 Fun
ction Pag
e 0083
008A
Opens/clo sesthe
trunk lid 85
0084
006200700071
Adjuststhe
exteri ormirr orselectri cally 105
006B
0062
Opens/clo sestheside
wi ndow s 87Do
orcontrol panel
39Atagl anc e

R
setting amore favorable seatposition for
the front -passenger seat.
R vehicles withamulticontour seat:increasing
the airpressure inthe side bolsters ofthe
seat backrest.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwell orbehind theseats. Thereisadan-
ger that theseats and/or objects couldbe
damaged whenPRE-SA FE®
is activated.
Should anaccident notoccur, thepreventative
measures takenarereversed. Certainsettings
must bemade yoursel f.
X Ifthe seat beltpre-tensionin gis not
reduced, movetheseat backrest back
slightly.
Seat beltpre-tensionin gis released . PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS (anticipatory occu-
pant protection systemPLUS)
Introduction PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS isonly available invehicles
with theDriving Assistance package.
Using theradar sensor system, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS isable todetect thatahead-on orrear-
end collision isimminent. Incertain hazardous
situations, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS takes pre-emptive
measures toprotect thevehicle occupants.
Importa ntsafety notes The
intervent ionofPRE-SA FE®
PLUS cannot
prevent animminent collision.
The driver isnot warned abouttheintervent ion
of PRE-SA FE®
PLUS.
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS doesnotintervene ifthe
vehicle isbacking up.
When driving, orwhen parking orexiting a
parking spaceusingActive Parking Assist,
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS willnotapply thebrakes.
Function PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS intervenes incertain situa-
tions ifthe radar sensor system detects an
imminent head-onorrear-end collision. PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS takes thefollowi ngmeas-
ures depending onthe hazardous situation
detected:
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
head-on collision isimminent, theseat belts
are pre-tensioned.
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
rear-end collisionisimminent:
- the brake pressure isincreased ifthe
driver appliesthe brakes whenthevehicle
is stationary.
- the seat belts arepre-tensioned.
The PRE-SA FE®
PLUS braking application is
canceled:
R ifthe accelerator pedalisdepressed whena
gear isengaged
R ifthe risk ofacollision passesorisno lon-
ger detected
R ifAct ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC indi-
cates anintent iontointervene
If the hazardous situationpasseswithout
resulting inan accident, theoriginal settings
are restored. Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the electrically adjustablesteeringwheelis
raised whenthedriver's doorisopened
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call 56
Occ
upant safetySafety

Child
reninthevehi cle Imp
ortant safety notes
If ach ild youn gerthan twe lveyears oldand
unde r5 ft (1. 50 m)inheig htistraveli nginthe
veh icle:
R always secure thech ild inach ild res traint
syst emsuitable forMer cedes-Ben zveh icles.
The child res traint systemmust beappro pri-
ate totheage, weigh tand sizeof thech ild.
R be sure toobse rveth eins truct ionsand
safe tyno tesin this sec tionin addit iontothe
ch ild res traint systemman ufacturer'sins tal-
lati on instruct ions.
R always observeth eins truct ionsand safety
no teson the"Oc cupan tClassi ficatio nSys -
te m (OCS )"(Y page 48) G
WAR
NING
If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh i-
cle ,th ey coul d,inpart icular :
R Open doors,there byendan gering other
pers onsor road users
R Get outand bestruc kby oncom ingtraff ic
R Oper atevehicle equipm entand become
tr apped, forexample
In addit ion,ch ildre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ion,for example ,if th ey:
R Release thepark ingbrak e.
R Chan gethetrans mis sion position
R Start theveh icle
Ther eis aris kof acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nuns uperv isedinthe
veh icle.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.
Keep theSm artKey outofthereac hof chil-
dren . G
WAR
NING
If pers ons,part icular lych ildre nare subj ec-
te dto pro longed exposur eto extreme heat
or col d,there isaris kof injury, poss ibly
eve nfat al. Nev erleave childre nunat tende d
in theveh icle. G
WAR
NING
If th ech ild res traint systemissubj ectedto
dire ctsun light ,part smay getveryhot .Chil-
dren mayburn thems elveson these parts,
part icular lyon themet alpart sof thech ild
res traint system. Ther eis aris kof injury.
If you leave theveh icle,tak ing thech ild with
you, always ensure that thech ild res traint
syst emisno tex pose dto dire ctsun light .
Pro tect itwit hablan ket,for example .If th e
ch ild res traint systemhas been expose dto
dire ctsun light ,let itcoo ldown before secur-
ing thech ild init. Nev erleave childre nunat -
te nde din theveh icle.
Always ensure that all veh icle occupan tshave
th eir seat beltsfast ened cor rectlyand aresit-
tin gpro perl y.Part icular attentio nmust bepaid
to childre n.
Obse rveth esafe tyno teson theseat belt
(Y page 42)and theno teson cor rectuse of
seat belts(Y page 43).
A boos terseat maybeneces sary toach ieve
pro per seat beltpositionin gfor childre nove r
40 lbs (18 kg)unt ilth ey reac haheig htwher e
a th ree -point seat beltcanbepro perlyfas-
te ne dwit hout aboos terseat . Sp
ecial seatbelt retractor G
WAR
NING
If th eseat beltisrele ased while driving,th e
ch ild res traint systemwill nolonger be
sec ured properly.The spec ialseat belt
ret rac toris disabl edand theine rtia real
draws inapor tionof theseat belt.The seat
belt cannotbe imm ediat elyrefast ened.
Ther eis an increas edriskof injury, poss ibly
eve nfat al.
St op theveh icle imm ediat ely,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff icco nd ition s.React i-
vat eth espec ialseat beltretrac torand
sec ure thech ild res traint systemproperly.
The seat beltonthefron t-pass enger 'sside is
equipp edwithaspec ialseat beltretrac tor.
When activat ed, thespec ialseat beltretrac tor Child
reninthevehi cle
57Safety Z

Up
toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/h), Active Brake Assist withcross-t raf-
fic function mayreact to:
R stationary objectsinthe path ofyour vehi-
cle, e.g. stopped orparked vehicles
R pedestrians inthe path ofyour vehicle
i If
there isan increased riskofacollision,
preventive passengerprotectionmeasures
(PRE-SAF E®
)are triggered (Ypage 55).
If the risk ofcollision withthevehicle infront
remains andyoudonot brake, takeevasive
action oraccelerate significantly, thevehicle
may perform automatic emergency braking,up
to the point offull brake application. Auto-
matic emergency brakingisnot performed
until immediately priortoan imminent acci-
dent.
You canprevent theintervent ionofAct ive
Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunction atany
time by:
R depressing theaccelerator pedalfurther
R activating kickdown
R releasi ngthe brake pedal
The braking application ofAct ive Brake Assist
with cross-t rafficfunction isended automati-
cally if:
R you maneuver toavoid theobstacle
R there isno longer arisk ofcollision
R an obstacle isno longer detected infront of
your vehicle STEER
CONTROL
General information STEE
RCONTROL helpsyoubytransmitt inga
noticeable steeringforcetothe steering wheel
in the direction requiredforvehicle stabiliza-
tion.
This steering assistance isprovided inparticu-
lar if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippe ryroad surface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle startstoskid Importa
ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
No steering supportisprovided fromSTEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering isfaulty
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillbeassisted
further bythe electrical powersteering. Protection
againsttheft Immobilizer
X To activate withtheSmart Key:remove
the SmartKey fromtheignition lock.
X To activate withKEYLESS-GO: switchthe
ignition offand open thedriver's door.
X To deactivate: switchonthe ignition.
The immobili zerprevents yourvehicle from
being started without thecorrect SmartKey.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. The
engine canbestarted byanyone withavalid
SmartKey thatisleft inside thevehicle.
i The
immobili zerisalwa ysdeactivated
when youstart theengine.
In the event thattheengine cannot bestar-
ted (yet thevehicle's batteryischarged),
the system isnot operational. Contactan
authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerorcall
1-800 -FOR-MERCedes (inthe USA) or
1-800 -387-0100 (inCanada ). ATA
(anti-theft alarmsystem) 72
Protection
againsttheftSafety

X
To arm: lock the vehiclewi th the Sma rtKey
or KEYL ESS-GO .
Indi cato rla mp 0043flashe s.The alarm system
is arm edafte rap pro xima tely15 seco nds.
X To switchoff :unl ock thevehiclewi th the
Sma rtKey orKEYL ESS-GO .
A vis ualand audible alarm istrig geredifthe
al arm system isarm edand youop en:
R ado or
R the vehiclewi th the mech anical key
R the trunk lid
R the hood
R the glove comp artment
R the stow agespa ceund erthe arm rest
R astow agecomp artmentinthe rear
pa sse nger comp artment
X To
sto pthe alarm with the SmartK ey:
pre ssthe 0036 or0037 button onthe
Sma rtKey .
The alarm isstop ped.
or X Inse rtthe Sma rtKey intotheigniti onlock.
The alarm isstop ped.
X To
sto pthe alarm using KEYLES S-GO :
gra spthe outsid edo or handl e.The Sma rt-
Key mustbe outsid ethe vehicle.
The alarm isstop ped.
or
X Pre ssthe Start/ Stopbutton onthe dash-
bo ard .The Sma rtKey mustbe inside the
veh icle.
The alarm isstop ped.
The alarm isnot stop ped, eve nif yo uclo sethe
op en door tha ttrig geredit,for exa mpl e.
If the alarm stayson for more than
30 seco nds,the Mer cedesme conne ct
eme rgency callsy stem automa tically send s
a mes sage tothe Custom erCe nter.
Thi sis do ne either bytext message ordata
conne ction.The eme rgency callsy stem
send sthe mes sage ordata pro vided tha t:
R youha ve subsc ribed toMer cedesme
conne ct
R the Mer cedesme conne ctser vice has
be en acti vate dpro perly
R the nece ssarymob ile pho nenetw orkis
ava ilab le Pro
tectionagai nstthef t
73Safe ty Z

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
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofthe
SmartK ey. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Locks thevehicle
0044 0054 Opens/c losesthetrunk lid
0087 0036 Unlock sthe vehicle
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 centrally: pressthe0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the glove compartmen t
R the stowage compartmen tunder thearm-
rest
R the stowage compartmen tin the rear
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 203).
When itis dark, thesurround lightingalso
comes onifit is activated inthe on-board
computer (Ypage 202). KEY
LESS-GO
General notes Bear
inmind thattheengine canbestarted by
any ofthe vehicle occupants ifthere isaKEY-
LES S-GO keyinthe vehicle (Ypage 128). 74
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

Locking/u
nlockingcentr ally You
canstart ,loc kor unlo cktheveh icle usin g
KE YLE SS-GO .To do this, you onlynee dcar ry
th eSm artKey with you.Youcancom bine the
fun ction sof KE YLE SS-GO with those ofacon -
ven tional SmartKey. Unloc kth eveh icle by
usin gKE YLE SS-GO ,for instan ce, and lockit
usin gth e0037 buttonontheSm artKey.
The driver'sdoor andthedoor atwhic hth e
han dleisused, mustbothbe closed. The
Sm artKey must beouts idetheveh icle.When
loc kin gor unlo cking with KEYLE SS-GO ,th e
dist ancebet ween thekey and thecor respon d-
ing door handlemust notbegreat erthan 3ft
(1 m).
A che ckwhic hperio dicall yest ablishe sa radio
con nectionbet ween theveh icle and the
Sm artKey determ ineswhet heravalid Smart-
Key isin theveh icle.This occurs, forexam ple:
R when start ing theeng ine
R while driving
R when usingHA ND S-FRE EACCE SS
R when theext ern aldoor handles aretouche d X
To unlock thevehicl e:touch theinn ersur-
fac eof thedoor handle.
X To lock thevehicl e:touch sensor sur-
fac e0043 or0044.
Mak esure that you donot touch theinn er
surf ace ofthedoor handle.
X Convenien ceclosing feature: touch
rec esse dsen sor surf ace 0044for anext end ed
perio d.
Fur ther inform ationon thecon venience
clo singfeat ure (Ypage 89). Deact
ivatingand activat ing If
you donot intend touse aSm artKey foran
ext end edperio dof tim e,you can deac tivate
th eKE YLE SS-GO function ofthekey. The
Sm artKey willthen use verylitt lepower ,
th ereb ycon servingbatt erypower .For thepur-
poses ofact ivat ion/de activat ion,th eveh icle
must notbenear by.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sth e0037 buttonon
th eSm artKey twicein rapid successio n.
The batterychecklamp (Ypage 77)of the
Sm artKey flash estwic ebrief lyand light sup
onc e,then KEYLE SS-GO isdeac tivated .
X To act ivat e:pres sany buttonontheSm art-
Key.
or X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign itio nloc k.
KE YLE SS-GO andallofits assoc iatedfea-
tur es are available again. Cha
nging thesett ings ofthelocking
syst em
You canchan getheset tings oftheloc kin g
syst em. This mean sonl yth edriv er'sdoor ,th e
lock able stowage compartmen tsintheveh icle
int erio rand thefuel filler flapareunlo cked
when theveh icle isunlo cked. This isusef ulif
you frequen tlytravel alone.
X To cha nge thesett ing: pressand hold
down the0036 and0037 buttons simult ane-
ously forabout sixsec ond sunt ilth ebatt ery
indi catorlamp (Ypage 77)flash estwic e.
If th eset tingof theloc kin gsyst emischan ged
with inthesign alran geoftheveh icle,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R lock sor
R unlo cksth eveh icle
The SmartKey now function sas follo ws:
X To unlock :pres sth e0036 buttononc e.
X To unlock centrally:pres sth e0036 button
twic e.
X To lock centr ally:pres sth e0037 button. Sm
artKey
75Openingand closing Z

The
KEYLE SS-GO funct ionischanged asfol-
lows:
X To unlock thedriver 'sdoor: touch the
inner surface ofthe door handle onthe driv-
er's door.
X To unlock centrally: touchtheinner sur-
face ofthe driver orfront -passenger door
handle.
X To lock centrally: touchtheouter sensor
surface onone ofthe door handles.
X To restor ethe factory settings: pressand
hold down the0036 and0037 button s
simultaneously forapproximately sixsec-
onds untilthebattery checklamp
(Y page 77)flashes twice. Mechanical
key
General notes If
the vehicle cannolonger belocked or
unlocked withtheSmart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-
GO, usethemechanic alkey.
If you usethemechanic alkey tounlock and
open thedriver's doororthe trunk lid,the
anti- theft alarm system willbetriggered.
Switch offthe alarm (Ypage 72).
Removing themechanical key X
Push release catch0043 inthe direction ofthe
arrow andatthe same timeremove
mechanic alkey 0044from theSmart Key.
For further informationabout:
R unlockin gthe driver's door(Ypage 81)
R unlockin gthe trunk (Ypage 86)
R lockin gthe vehicle (Ypage 81) Inserting
themechanical key X
Push mechanic alkey 0044completely intothe
Smart Keyuntil itengages andrelease
catc h0043 isback inits basic position. Smar
tKeybattery
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Batt eries containtoxicand corrosiv esub-
stanc es.Ifbatteries areswallowe d,itcan
result insevere healthproblems. Thereisa
risk offatal injury.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren.
If abattery isswallowe d,seek medical
atten tionimmediately. H
Environmental
note Batt
eries containpollutants.
It is illegal todispose of
them withthehousehold
rubbish. Theymust becol-
lected separately anddis-
posed ofinan environ men-
tally responsible recycling
system. Dispose
ofbatteries inan
environ mentallyresponsible
manner .Take discharged
batteries toaqualified spe-
cialist workshop ortoacol-
lection pointforused bat-
teries.
The Smart Keybatteries containperchlorate
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environ ment.National
guidelines mustbeobserved duringdisposal.
In California, seewww .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousW aste/Perchlora te/index.cfm.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouhave
the batteries replacedataqualified specialist
workshop. 76
Sma
rtKeyOpening andclosing