Mercedes-Benz R 350, Operator'S Manual

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Safety and Security
Anti-theft systems
Immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized
persons from starting your vehicle.
Activating
With the SmartKey
왘
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
With KEYLESS-GO*
왘
Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop
button (
컄
page 40) once.
The engine is turned off.
왘
Open the driver’s door.
Deactivating
With the SmartKey
앫
Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position
2 (
컄
page 38).
With KEYLESS-GO*
앫
Switch on the ignition (
컄
page 38).
Anti-theft alarm system
Once the alarm system has been armed, a
visual and audible alarm is triggered when
someone opens
앫
a door
앫
the tailgate
앫
the hood
The alarm will stay on, even if the activat-
ing element (a door, for example) is imme-
diately closed.
The alarm system will also be triggered
when
앫
the vehicle is raised, see “Tow-away
alarm” (
컄
page 106)
앫
the vehicle is opened with the mechan-
ical key, see “Unlocking the vehicle”
(
컄
page 459)
앫
a door is opened from the inside, see
“Opening the doors from the inside”
(
컄
page 121)
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Starting the engine will also deactivate
the immobilizer.
In case the engine cannot be started
(yet the vehicle’s battery is charged),
the system is not operational. Contact
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light
Truck Center or call
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA), or
1-800-387-0100 (in Canada).