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Closing the trunk
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Warning!
Make sure the trunk is closed when the
engine is running and while driving. Among
other dangers, deadly carbon monoxide
(CO) gases may enter vehicle interior
resulting in unconsciousness and death.
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Warning!
To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the trunk
opening when closing the trunk lid. Be
especially careful when small children are
around.
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Observe Safety notes, see
page 59.
Do not leave the SmartKey in the open trunk.
You may lock yourself out.
If the vehicle was previously centrally locked
with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO, the trunk
lid will lock automatically when closed. All
turn signal lamps flash three times to confirm
locking.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
To prevent a possible inadvertent lockout, the
trunk lid will open automatically if a SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO is recognized inside the
vehicle or in the trunk.
The vehicle is only locked when the turn signal
lamps flash three times. If you are carrying a
second SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO with you,
you can still lock the vehicle.
Closing the trunk from the outside
manually
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Handle
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Lower trunk lid by pulling firmly on handle
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Close trunk with hands placed flat on trunk
lid.
The power closing assist automatically
ensures that the trunk lid is pulled completely
close (Y page 300).
Closing the trunk from the inside
automatically
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Warning!
Maintain sight of the area around the rear
of the vehicle while operating the trunk lid
with the door mounted switch. Monitor the
closing procedure carefully to make sure no
one is in danger of being injured.
To interrupt the closing procedure, release
the door mounted remote trunk opening/
closing switch again.
Even with the SmartKey removed from the
starter switch or the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO removed from the vehicle, the
remote trunk opening/closing switch can
be operated. Therefore, do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. A child’s
unsupervised access to a vehicle could
result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.
If the trunk lid comes into contact with an
object while closing (e.g. luggage that has
been piled too high) in the upper motion
Controls in detail
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