Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz MY17 c-class Operator's Manual

SmartKey
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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.
G
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 SmartKey:
with electronic devices, e.g. a mobile phone
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or another SmartKey.
with metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal foil.
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inside metallic objects, e.g. a metal case.
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This can affect the functionality of the Smart-
Key.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start function: do
not keep the SmartKey on the parcel shelf or in
the trunk. Otherwise, the SmartKey may not be
detected, e.g. when starting the engine using
the Start/Stop button.
A check which periodically establishes a radio
connection between the vehicle and the Smart-
Key determines whether a valid SmartKey is in
the vehicle. This occurs, for example:
when starting the engine
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while driving
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when the external door handles are touched
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during convenience closing
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SmartKey functions
& To lock the vehicle
:
F To open/close the trunk lid
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% To unlock the vehicle
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To unlock centrally: press the % button.
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If you do not open the vehicle within approx-
imately 40 seconds of unlocking:
the vehicle is locked again.
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anti-theft protection is reactivated.
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To lock centrally: press the & button.
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The SmartKey centrally locks and unlocks the
following components:
the doors
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the trunk lid
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the fuel filler flap
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The turn signals flash once when unlocking and
three times when locking.
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked. The audible
signal can be activated and deactivated via the
multimedia system (see the Digital Operator's
Manual).