Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owner's Manual page 86

Anti-theft systems
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A visual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is primed and you open:
a door
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the vehicle with the emergency key ele-
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ment
the boot lid/tailgate
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the bonnet
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X
To turn the alarm off with the key: press
the % or & button on the key.
The alarm is switched off.
or
X
Insert the key into the ignition lock.
The alarm is switched off.
X
To stop the alarm using KEYLESS-GO:
grasp the outside door handle. The key
must be outside the vehicle.
The alarm is switched off.
or
X
Press the Start/Stop button on the dash-
board. The key must be inside the vehicle.
The alarm is switched off.
The alarm is not switched off, even if you
close the open door that has triggered it, for
example.
If the alarm stays on for more than
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30 seconds, the Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency call system automatically sends a
message to the Customer Assistance
Centre. This is done by means of a text
message or a data connection. The emer-
gency call system sends a message or
establishes a data connection provided
that:
you have subscribed to the
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Mercedes-Benz emergency call system
the Mercedes-Benz emergency call sys-
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tem has been activated properly
the necessary mobile phone network is
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available
Tow-away protection
Function
An audible and visual alarm is triggered if your
vehicle's angle of inclination is altered while
tow-away protection is primed. This can occur
if the vehicle is jacked up on one side, for
example.
Priming
X
Make sure that:
the doors are closed
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the boot lid/tailgate is closed
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Only then is the tow-away protection
primed.
X
Lock the vehicle with the key or KEYLESS-
GO.
Tow-away protection is primed after
approximately 30 seconds.
Deactivating
X
To switch off: unlock the vehicle with the
key or KEYLESS-GO.
Tow-away protection is switched off auto-
matically.
Deactivating
X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X
Press button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up briefly.
X
Lock the vehicle with the key or KEYLESS-
GO.
Tow-away protection is deactivated.