benzlvr

When you take delivery of the car do you get any keys other than the smart keys? How many keys do you get? Is there a valet key at all?

DiamondNoir2K5

I got two smart keys. There's no other kind of key.

Inside the smart key is embedded a physical valet key, but for '05, it only locks the glove, not the trunk.

benzlvr

So you get a valet key with each of the smart keys. Iam asking because I park in a garage where you leave your keys with the person you share the parking spot with and I did not want to give them a smart key. Would they have problems only having the valet key?

DiamondNoir2K5

the valet key is inside the smartkey.

i don't think the valet key can start the car.

vadim

No, it is the other way around: the smart key becomes a valet key when you remove that metal key - so that valet can not open the glove box - they still should be able to start the engine, how can you do it with a metal key?

rubenl

valet key also can open the doors if needed...too bad it doesn't lock the trunk though...

Narcissus

You can also have the thin wallet key....

Narcissus

if you manually lock the trunk with the metal key then the smart key won't open/unlock it...

rubenl

thanks for the tip !!!

jan ken po

This can't be done with the '05 models as stated. You can not lock the trunk.

chibial

i swear i thought i could lock the trunk on my 05 with the valet key thing?

vadim

Yes, you can - by pressing the "lock" button.

scorchie

If you're referring to securing the trunk from a parking attendant with the SmartKey, you can't "hard" lock the trunk with the mechanical key on a 2005 or later. This was feature was removed.

You can unlock the trunk, door, or glove box... but only "hard" lock the glove box.

-s-

CitronC230K_03

if you take out the metal key, then you leave them a key with no hoop, and my luck they would loose it since there is nothing to hang it on!

vadim

Yep, this is an obvious design doo-doo. There could be a dummy metal piece that would go in instead of the metal key.

CitronC230K_03

i dont trust valets anyhow!maybe ive watch dateline and 20/20 too much, with all those horror stories.

vadim

I never have and never will let a valet touch my car, period. It is the service department personnel that I worry about

CitronC230K_03

yeah, ive seen some of those fools pull out of the driveway while waiting for my car. lord knows what they are up too.

Capt Nemo o2

I used to be a valet parker (or Personal Vehicle Location Manager as I prefer!), never have I seen anyone nor heard of someone going through the trunk, usually dont have enought time for something like that, or care enough. These are mostly kids parking and are just looking for a few extra bucks lying around the inside, they work for tips, and dont get paid otherwise (not saying its right, and the only thing I stole was 3 glasses from the restraunt, they froze in my cup holders and couldnt get em out!!!). And as far as not having an eye to hang a key on, its a huge pain in the ***, cause you also have nothing to attach the ticket to to find the key! And most of the time, if the car is on a private lot thats in view, the doors usually dont get locked anyway! ugh so glad I dont do that anymore!... And if you do valet park, be kind give the kid at least a $2 tip, its not as easy as it looks sometimes, and dont give change, thats just plain insulting! Remember, these kids work for tips!

Saprissa

Only used the valet service twice (Hotel Christmas Party in Downtown S.D. and some fancy restaurant joint in La Jolla). But I always wondered, what happens if more than two Mercedes show up, how do you tell the keys apart ?

I'd like to see valet service at an event where everyone drives a Mercedes-Benz. What a cluster-f#^K.

CitronC230K_03

it will be like the service attendants are looking for your loaner. they hold panic and wait for the alarm to go off. better hope they dont have norway setting set!

Saprissa

OK dude !! LOL !

what the heck is NORWAY setting ????

you crack me up !!

CitronC230K_03

norway setting is when the car beeps when you lock and unlock. it disables the panic feature remember?

Saprissa

ok.
I thought that was Netherlands setting.

CitronC230K_03

same difference. i thought it was norway.