Opening and cl os in g
- You press/release the~ button on the remote
contro l key (vehicles with convenience key*), or
- You press the~ or
CD (vehicles with conven-
ience key*) button in the luggage compartment
lid , or
- You push the hand le in the luggage compart -
ment lid, or
- You push on the luggage compartment lid with
your hand opposite the direction it is moving,
or
- When something blocks the luggage compart-
ment lid or makes it difficu lt for the lid to
move .
If you press the hand le or one of the~ or CD
(vehicles with convenience key*) buttons then,
the luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on how far it was open.
A WARNING
- Read and follow all WARNINGS c> A in Gen-
eral description on page 32.
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed . Otherwise
it cou ld open
suddenly when the veh icle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while
dr iving . Never t ransport objects larger than
those which fit completely into t he luggage
area, because t hen the luggage compart-
ment lid cannot be fully closed .
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe-
cially with t he luggage comp a rtment lid left
open. A child could crawl into the car
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal in-
jury, never let children p lay in or around
you r vehicle. Always keep the luggage com-
partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use .
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inatten ti vely or without check ing first . Al-
though the clos ing fo rce of the luggage
compartment lid is limited, yo u can st ill se-
riously injure yourse lf or others.
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- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the luggage compartment lid when it is
mov ing, in particular close to the hinges and
the upper and lower edges - fingers or
hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere with the luggage com-
partment lid or help it when it is be ing
opened or closed a utomat ically.
(D Tips
- The settings in the MMI determine if the
luggage compartment lid can be opened us-
ing the handle
c> page 33
- If there is a mechanical problem with auto-
matic closing for the luggage compartment
lid or the re is an obs t ruction, it opens again
immediately . Check to see why the luggage
compartment lid could not be closed before
attempting t o close it again.
- The following applies to vehicles equ ipped
with the Convenience key* feature: if the re-
mote contro l key is left in the lugg age com-
partment, luggage compartmen t will auto-
matically unlock itself after you lock the ve-
hicle. This prevents you from unintentiona l-
ly locking you r key in the luggage compart-
ment.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the button~ on the master
key. When t he luggage compartment lid is
closed aga in, it locks automat ica lly.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
luggage compa rtment lid manually, howev-
er, you will need to apply mo re force to
close it .