Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 508)

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Practical hints
Battery
̈ Switch off the ignition ( ୴ page 40).
̈ Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:
̈ Make sure the vehicle’s on-board
electronics have status 0.
After turning off the engine with the
KEYLESS-GO start/stop button,
with the driver’s door closed, the
starter switch is in position 1.
With the driver’s door opened, the
starter switch is set to position 0,
same as SmartKey removed from
starter switch (
୴ page 41).
Step 3 (Disconnecting)
4 Seat rail, rear
5 Seat rail cover, rear
̈ Pull seat rail cover 5 away from seat
rail 4 on both sides as indicated by
arrows.
̈ Pull off seat rail cover 5 to the rear as
indicated by arrow.
Step 4 (Disconnecting)
6 Floor carpet
̈ Pull back and fold floor carpet 6 in
direction of the arrow.
i If the vehicle battery is discharged and you
had the vehicle jump started, turn off the engine.
i To release the floor carpet perforations (see
dotted line in above illustration), you will have to
apply somewhat greater force when pulling the
floor carpet back.