Unlocking my EQE 350+
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EQE 350+
Unlocking my EQE 350+
Sometimes when I walk up to the car with the key fob the doors unlock automatically - at other times I need to manually use the key fob to unlock it, I assume there is a reason why this happens. Any ideas?
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Thanks! There was a lot I didn't know about the MB key fob - first that it has a light and second, that it is possible to disable keyless-go. Unfortunately, I still am unable to understand why the doors sometimes unlock when approaching the car with my key and at other times don't. I have not had this problem with other Mercedes I have owned - so I wonder what is it about my EQE that makes it different?
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Thanks! There was a lot I didn't know about the MB key fob - first that it has a light and second, that it is possible to disable keyless-go. Unfortunately, I still am unable to understand why the doors sometimes unlock when approaching the car with my key and at other times don't. I have not had this problem with other Mercedes I have owned - so I wonder what is it about my EQE that makes it different?
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Yes, I tried the spare key - same results. The door locks work as they expected unless they are locked overnight. In that case I have to use the key fob to unlock the doors. I wonder if that is the way they are programmed to work?
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I wonder if for any reasons your key wasn't woken up because as you know your key automatically enters sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity to prevent relay attacks.
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Normal walking to the car should have enough movement to wake the key up.
So even if this works, there is still something wrong with that key.
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Well it is just an experiment really, it doesn't hurt to try but ya then there is something wrong with both keys.
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You can also simply swipe your hand across the door handle to get the handles to pop out if needed (with key in your pocket or bag).
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So far, my car has been consistent: the door handles pop out and present themselves as I approach with the key fob. But, the doors are not unlocked yet. I either need to touch the inside of one of the door handles; or, press unlock on the key fob to unlock the doors.
I'm sorry I haven't answered your query but I have been trying to replicate your situation but without success, so far.
I'm sorry I haven't answered your query but I have been trying to replicate your situation but without success, so far.
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I've noticed this too but only happens in my garage after it's been sitting a while. I sometimes also get an SOS not ready icon when starting the car in the mornings. So I kind of figured it might be related to the 4G modem and wake-on-LAN/WAN function, like it's gone into a deep sleep state. Correlation does not imply causation though so I could be completely wrong. Gonna try that key shake trick next time to see if it makes any difference. 
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Okay, I think I've figured out why this behavior happens: The performance of the handles popping out on my vehicle works flawlessly. However, if you walk by the car more than once or twice and the handles pop out to greet you without you proceeding to unlock/open a door, I think the car starts to realize that this triggering may be in error or unnecessary and stops reacting. This only happens if I walk through the garage a couple of times and don't proceed to open the car doors. For some, if your garage is close to your bedroom or larger living spaces, I'm sure the doors could be triggered more easily and the car assumes that the behavior is excessive and disables the automatic handle pop-out system. Something worth testing out by others, for sure, but it seems to be the case for the observations I've made.
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From my experience in the dealership showroom, the best way to open the car is that as you walk up to the car the doorhandles will pop out and then you grab the door hendle from the main desction from behind, which unlocks the door as you pull it open.
