Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 COMAND Manual - Manual (Page 364)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
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 mobile
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 If the vehicle has been parked for more
than 72 hours, you must pull an outside
door handle in order to activate the
KEYLESS-GO function.
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 KEYLESS-GO start/stop button
must be inserted in the starter
switch (
୴ page 372).
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 then 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 Detected” appears in the
multifunction 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
park position P