2003 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 32

Getting started Unlocking Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO* Your vehicle comes supplied with two SmartKeys with remote controls and a removable mechanical key. The locking tabs for the mechanical key portion of the two keys are a different color to help distinguish each key unit. The function of the SmartKey overrules the KEYLESS-GO function. If you have the KEYLESS-GO function, your vehicle checks whether the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is valid when you grasp the door handle. If your key is valid, the doors will unlock, and you can open them. i To unlock the vehicle, the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO must be outside the vehicle, no further than approx. 3 feet (1 meter) away from the door. Grasp the door handle. The turn signal lamps blink once. The locking knobs on the doors move up. Pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button on the selector lever corresponds to turning the key to the various starter switch positions. Warning! G When leaving the vehicle always take the key and the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment may cause serious personal injury. 32