- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al-
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv-
ing . Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug-
gage area, because then the rear lid can-
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es-
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into the ca r through the
luggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in-
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particu lar close to the hinges - fingers or
hands can be pinched.
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be opened separately by pressing the
button a on the master key. When you
close the rear lid again, it locks automat-
ica lly.
- If the rear lid is open or not properly
closed when the ignition is turned on ,
the door and rear lid warn ing 9 page 21
appears in the instrument cluster dis-
play.
Luggage compartment
lid emergency release
Applies to vehicles: with fixed rear seat backrest
Fig. 43 Rear be nch seat : emerge ncy relea se cable
Op e nin g an d cl os in g 45
On vehicles with fixed seat backrest*, the rear
lid can be opened from the rear bench seat us-
ing the emergency release .
.. Carefully pull the left side of the rea r bench
seat out of its retainer until you can reach
the release cable
c!;> fig. 43 .
.. Remove the adhesive tape @ .
.. Pull on the loop ® until the rear lid releas-
es.
.. Tape the release cable back in place and
press the bench seat back into its reta iner .
.&_ WARNING
Afte r opening the rear lid using the emer-
gency release in veh icles with a fixed rear
seat backrest, ma ke sure the brac ket under
the rear bench seat
I:!) fig. 43 locks secure ly
into the mounting eyelet again.
Trunk escape handle
In case of on emergency, the luggage com-
portment lid con be opened from the inside
using the trunk escape handle.
Fig. 44 Trun k es cape handle: view from ins ide the
closed tr un k
To open luggage compartment lid
.. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
C) fig. 44.
The t runk escape hand le inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate-
rial to glow in the dark .
.&_ WARNING
~
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
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