Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 106)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Important notes on using KEYLESS-GO
ț You can also use the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO like a normal SmartKey
(
୴ page 100).
ț You can combine KEYLESS-GO func-
tions with normal SmartKey functions
(e.g. unlocking with KEYLESS-GO and
locking with button
‹).
ț Always carry the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO with you.
ț Never store the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO together with:
ț Electronic items such as a cellular
phone or another SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO
ț Metallic objects such as coins or
metal foil
Doing so could impair the function of
the KEYLESS-GO system.
ț To lock or unlock the vehicle, the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO must be
located outside the vehicle within ap-
proximately 3 ft (1 m) of a door or the
trunk lid.
ț In order to start the engine with the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO:
ț The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be located in the vehicle.
ț The brake pedal must be firmly de-
pressed. Do not depress the accel-
erator.
ț If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is
positioned farther away from the vehi-
cle, the system may no longer recog-
nize the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO.
The vehicle cannot be locked or the
engine started via the KEYLESS-GO
system.
ț If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is re-
moved from the vehicle (e.g. if passen-
ger exits the vehicle with the SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO)
ț when pressing the KEYLESS-GO
start/stop button or trying to lock
the vehicle with the outside door
handle the message
Key Not De-
tected appears in the multifunc-
tion display
ț with the engine running, the mes-
sage
Key Not Detected appears in
the multifunction display while driv-
ing off.
Find the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO or
change its present location immediate-
ly (e.g. place it on the front passenger
seat or insert it in shirt pocket).
ț If you have started the engine with the
KEYLESS-GO start/stop button, you
can turn it off again with:
ț the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button
ț the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO in-
serted in the starter switch, when
the automatic transmission is in
position P