Mercedes-Benz 2008 S550 4MATIC Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
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 ve-
hicle, the message “Key still in vehicle
appears in the multifunction display.
The vehicle will not be locked.
Factory setting
1 Outside door handle
̈ Global unlocking: Grasp an outside
door handle 1.
ț All turn signal lamps flash once.
ț An acoustic signal sounds once
(if equipped and feature activated).
ț The locking knobs in the doors
move up.
ț 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 un-
locking if:
ț neither a door nor the trunk is opened
ț the central locking/unlocking switch is
not activated
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Your vehicle may be equipped with an
acoustic lock and unlock confirmation signal fea-
ture. If your vehicle is equipped with this feature
and the feature is activated, an acoustic signal
will sound when the vehicle is locked or unlocked
using the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO.
To determine whether or not your vehicle is
equipped with this feature, contact an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center. If equipped and
you wish to activate or deactivate the feature, or
adjust its signal volume, also contact an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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The vehicle could inadvertently be 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 wa-
ter, or
ț you attempt to clean an outside door handle.