46 Openin g and clo sing
• The rear lid un locks automatically and opens
slightly .
• Lift the rear lid .
Closing th e rear lid
• Pull the rear lid dow n and a llow it to drop
gently. The lid is then closed automat ica lly
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A WARNING
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherw ise it could open sudden ly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the veh icle , al-
ways keep the rear lid closed while dr iv-
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug-
gage area, because t hen the rear lid can-
not be fully closed.
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended es-
peci ally wit h the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into the ca r through the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing 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 with in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
part icula r close to the hinges - fingers o r
hands can be pinched.
@ Tips
- If the rear lid is open or not properly
closed w hen the ign ition is turned on,
the door and rea r lid war ning
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appears in the inst rument clus t er dis-
play.
- Should you not be able to open the rear
lid as described, make sure the valet key
function is not activa t ed
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Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation
Applies to vehicles: with automatic rear lid/trunk lid oper-
ation
The trunk lid can be opened and closed auto-
matically.
Fig. 39 Driver's door: Unlocking t he rea r lid
Fig. 40 Locking sw itc h in t he rear lid
Opening rear lid
• Press the middle button cs on the remote
key for at least one second, or
• Press the unlock button
c::; in the dr iver's
door~
fig. 39, o r
• Press the handle on the rear lid
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fig. 38.
• The opening process is stopped immediate -
ly if the middle button cs on the remote
key is pressed again for at least one second
or the unlock button
cs in the dr iver's door
is pressed again or the hand le in the rear lid
is pressed aga in.
• Middle button in the remote key and unlock
button in the driver's door:
The open ing
process is cont inued by pressing on e of the
buttons aga in.
• Handle in the rear lid: t he rear lid is closed
ag ain by press ing the handle again
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