2007 Mercedes R-Class Owner's Manual - Page 119

Controls in detail Locking and unlocking 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) when pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button or trying to lock the vehicle with the lock button on an outside door handle, the message Key not detected appears in the multifunction display with the engine running, the message Key not detected appears in the multifunction display while driving off Find the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO or change its present location immediately (e.g. place it on the front passenger seat or insert it in shirt pocket). If you have started the engine with the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button ( page 55), you can turn it off again with the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button ( page 67) the SmartKey inserted in the starter switch when the automatic transmission is in position P 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. 118