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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 09:29 PM
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Question Disable door handle lock/unlock feature -- possible?

So, I've read my owner's manual, searched here and elsewhere, and experimented a little ...

Is it possible to disable the door handle lock/unlock feature? There are times when I would like to turn this off, eg, washing the car (yes, I know I can put the fob inside the house ...)

2012 E550 keyless go
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 10:17 PM
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Just leave the key in the car.
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Originally Posted by cetialpha5
Just leave the key in the car.
Of course ...

But, is there a way to disable the feature?
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Old Nov 2, 2017 | 07:57 PM
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I don't believe so. I believe it is like that for a safety reason,so you can't lock the doors with key fob in the car. Or a child locking you out.
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Originally Posted by ghlkal
So, I've read my owner's manual, searched here and elsewhere, and experimented a little ...

Is it possible to disable the door handle lock/unlock feature? There are times when I would like to turn this off, eg, washing the car (yes, I know I can put the fob inside the house ...)

2012 E550 keyless go
I believe I read somewhere that triple pressing or quadruple pressing the lock button (or a combination of presses) will disable the SmartKey communications, and thus preventing KeylessGo (at least from the sense of the door handles) from activating.
Try doing on a search on "SmartKey" and "KeylessGo" or look here: https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-c63s-...ml#post7111370

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Double-clicking the lock button on the remote will do this. When you do this, the LED on the remote should then illuminate steady for ~2-3 seconds to indicate that you've disabled Keyless Go.
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