2010 Mercedes GL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 74

72 Locking and unlocking Important notes on using KEYLESS-GO RYou can also use the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO like a normal SmartKey (Y page 70). can combine KEYLESS-GO functions with normal SmartKey functions (e.g. unlocking with KEYLESS-GO and locking with button &). carry the SmartKey with you. store the SmartKey together with: Electronic items such as a mobile phone or another SmartKey Metallic objects such as coins or metal foil Find the SmartKey or change its present location immediately (e.g. place it on the front passenger seat or insert it in shirt pocket). RIf RYou Controls in detail RAlways RNever - you have started the engine with the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button, you can turn it off again by - pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button - inserting the SmartKey into the starter switch when the vehicle is at a standstill and the automatic transmission is in park position P - RThe Doing so could impair the function of the KEYLESS-GO system. RTo lock or unlock the vehicle, the SmartKey vehicle could be inadvertently unlocked if the SmartKey is within 3 ft (1 m) of the vehicle and - must be located outside the vehicle within approximately 3 ft (1 m) of a door or the tailgate. RWhen the vehicle has been parked for more an outside door handle is splashed with water or you attempt to clean an outside door handle - than 72 hours, the KEYLESS-GO function is deactivated. Pull an outside door handle and switch on the ignition once to activate the KEYLESS-GO function. RIf RRemember the SmartKey is positioned farther away from the vehicle, the system may no longer recognize the SmartKey. The vehicle cannot be locked or the engine started via the KEYLESS-GO system. (e.g. if a passenger exits the vehicle with the SmartKey) - 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 - RIf the SmartKey is removed from the vehicle that the engine can be started by anyone with a SmartKey that is left inside the vehicle. Possibility 1 (One SmartKey in the vehicle, one SmartKey outside the vehicle): If you leave the SmartKey behind when exiting and locking the vehicle, no message appears in the multifunction display. Possibility 2 (One SmartKey in the vehicle, no SmartKey outside the vehicle): When exiting and trying to lock the vehicle, the message Key Detected In Vehicle appears in the multifunction display. The vehicle will not be locked. Factory setting X Global unlocking: Grasp an outside door handle. with the engine running, the red message Key Not Detected appears in the multifunction display while driving off