Mercedes-Benz E 300, Owner'S Manual, Page: 57 / 465

Key
Overview of key functions
& WARNING ‑ There is a risk of accident
and injury if you leave children unatten‐
ded in the vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
they could:
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open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
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get out of the vehicle and be hit by
oncoming traffic.
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operate vehicle equipment.
Moreover, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion by, for example:
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releasing the parking brake
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shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P j or shifting manual
transmission into idle position.
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starting the engine.
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Never leave children or animals unat‐
tended in the vehicle.
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When leaving the vehicle, always take
the key with you and lock the vehicle.
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Keep the vehicle key out of the reach of
children.
* NOTE Damage to the key caused by
magnetic fields
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Keep the key away from strong mag‐
netic fields.
1 Locks
2 Battery check lamp
3 Unlocks
4 Opens/closes the boot lid
The key locks and unlocks the following compo‐
nents:
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The doors
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The boot lid
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The fuel filler flap
If you do not open the vehicle within approx‐
imately 40 seconds after unlocking:
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The vehicle is locked again.
54 Opening and closing