Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 77)

Locking and unlocking
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be locked or the engine started via the KEY-
LESS-GO system.
R If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is
removed from the vehicle (e.g. if a passen-
ger exits the vehicle with the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO)
- when pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/
stop button or trying to lock the vehicle
with the lock button on an outside door
handle the message Key Not
Detected appears in the multifunction
display
- with the engine running, the message
Key Not Detected appears in the mul-
tifunction display while driving off
Find the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO or
change its present location immediately
(e.g. place it on the front passenger seat or
insert it in shirt pocket).
R If you have started the engine with the KEY-
LESS-GO start/stop button, you can turn it
off again by
- pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop
button
- inserting the SmartKey into the starter
switch when the vehicle is at a standstill
and the automatic transmission is in park
position
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R The vehicle could be inadvertently
unlocked if the SmartKey with KEYLESS-
GO is within 3 ft (1 m) of the vehicle and
- an outside door handle is splashed with
water
or
- you attempt to clean an outside door
handle
R Remember that the engine can be started
by anyone with a SmartKey with KEYLESS-
GO that is left inside the vehicle.
Possibility 1 (One SmartKey with KEY-
LESS-GO in the vehicle, one SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO outside the vehicle):
If you leave the SmartKey with KEYLESS-
GO behind when exiting and locking the
vehicle, no message appears in the multi-
function display.
Possibility 2 (One SmartKey with KEY-
LESS-GO in the vehicle, no SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO outside the vehicle):
When exiting and trying to lock the vehicle,
the message Key Detected In Vehicle
appears in the multifunction display. The
vehicle will not be locked.
Factory setting
X Global unlocking: Pull an outside door
handle.
The vehicle will lock again automatically
and rearm the anti-theft alarm system
within approximately 40 seconds if neither
door nor trunk is opened.
1 Lock button on the outside door handle
X Global locking: Press lock button 1 on an
outside door handle.
Selective setting
If you frequently travel alone, you may wish
to reprogram the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
so when you pull the driver’s outside door
Controls in detail
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