Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Metris Operator's Manual

SmartKey
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Useful information
This Operator's Manual describes all models as
well as standard and optional equipment of your
vehicle that were available at the time of going
to print. Country-specific variations are possi-
ble. Note that your vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the described functions. This also
applies to systems and functions relevant to
safety.
Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops ( page 30).
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SmartKey

Important safety notes

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WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
open the doors, thus endangering other
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people or road users.
get out and disrupt traffic.
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operate the vehicle's equipment.
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Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
release the parking brake.
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shifting the automatic transmission out of
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park position P
Start the engine.
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There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
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WARNING
If you attach heavy or large objects to the
SmartKey, the SmartKey could be uninten-
tionally turned in the ignition lock. This could
cause the engine to be switched off. There is a
risk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or large objects to the
SmartKey. Remove any bulky key rings before
inserting the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
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Keep the SmartKey away from strong mag-
netic fields. Otherwise, the remote control
function could be affected.
Strong magnetic fields can occur in the vicin-
ity of powerful electrical installations.
Do not keep the key:
with electronic devices, e.g. a mobile phone
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or another key
with metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal foil
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in metallic objects, e.g. metal cases
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This can affect the key's functionality.
SmartKey functions
Battery check lamp
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& To lock the vehicle centrally
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5 To unlock the sliding doors and the
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tailgate or rear door or to unlock and open or
close the electric sliding door
Mechanical key
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% To unlock the vehicle centrally or
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unlock the front door(s) only
The vehicle's equipment includes 2 keys. There
is an mechanical key in each key.
The key can be used to unlock the vehicle from
some distance. To prevent theft, only use the
key in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle.
Change the batteries immediately if battery
check lamp : does not light up briefly with
every press of a button (
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To unlock centrally: press the % button.
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The turn signals flash once.
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