Emergency release for rear lid
If the rear lid cannot be opened, an emergen-
cy release is provided .
Fig. 35 Rear and trunk section: Access to emergency
release
Fig. 36 Rear lid interior sectio n: Emergency release
The emergency release is located on the inside
of the rear lid . To release the rear lid, proceed
as follows:
.. Fold down the right rear seatback
r::!;) fig. 35.
.. Take your ignition key and move through
the opening until your head and shoulders
are in the trunk.
.. Now insert the key bit into the slot in the
cover as shown in
r::!;) fig. 36 (D and pry the
cover up carefully .
.,. Place the key in the round opening behind
the cover @ and turn the key in the direc-
tion of the arrow . This unlocks the lock and
the rear lid opens a crack .
.. Open the rear lid from the outside and put
the ignition key in a safe place.
Opening and closing 41
Manual door locking
If the power locking system fails (power fail-
ure), you will need to lock the passenger door
separately.
Fig. 37 Emergency locking device in the doors
An emergency door locking device is integ rat-
ed in the rear edge of the doors (only visible
when the door is open) for those doors with-
out a lock cylinder .
.. Open the door .
.. Remove the plast ic cap using the vehicle key
r::!;,fig. 37 .
.. Stick the key into the intern al slot and turn
the key about 90 degrees as far as it can go
to the right (right-side doors) or to the left
(left -side doors) .
.. Replace the plastic cap.
After you close the door, you will no longer be
able to open it from the outside .
You can open it from the inside, however, by
pulling on the door latch,
once for the front
doors and twice for the rear doors.
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