Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 117)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
ț If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is
removed from the vehicle (e.g. if a
passenger 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 lock button on
an outside door handle, the mes-
sage
Key Not Detected appears in
the multifunction display
ț with the engine running, the mes-
sage
Key Not Detected appears in
the multifunction display while
driving off
Find the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
or change its present location immedi-
ately (e.g. place it on the front passen-
ger seat or insert it in shirt pocket).
ț 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
KEYLESS-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 multifunction display.
Possibility 2: (One SmartKey with
KEYLESS-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 will appear in the multifunction
display. The vehicle will not be locked.
Factory setting
Global unlocking
̈ Grasp an outside door handle.
All turn signal lamps flash once. The
locking knobs in the doors move up.
The anti-theft alarm system is dis-
armed.
The vehicle will lock again automatically
and rearm the anti-theft alarm system
within approximately 40 seconds of
unlocking if
ț neither door nor tailgate is opened
ț the central locking switch is not
activated
i
The vehicle could be inadvertently unlocked
if the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is within
3 ft (1 m) of the vehicle and
ț an outside door handle is splashed
with water
or
ț you attempt to clean an outside door handle