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Opening and closing
Opening the rear lid
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Unlock the vehicle and briefly pr
ess the han-
dle of the rear lid. On vehicles with Keyless Ac-
cess you can directly press the handle of the
rear lid. The rear lid is unlocked if an authorised
key is recognised in the proximity of the vehicle.
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OR: pull the
button on the driver door up-
w
ards ›››Fig.77. The button also works when
the ignition is switched o.
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OR: press and hold the
button of the ve-
hicl
e key for approx. 1 second. If the vehicle is
locked, only the rear lid is unlocked (the doors
remain locked).
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OR: on vehicles with Keyless Access and sen-
sor-controlled opening you can open the rear
lid by moving one foot in the area of the sensors
located below the rear bumper (Easy Open
›››page97). The rear lid will open automati-
cally.
Closing the rear lid
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Briefly press the
button on the rear lid
›››Fig.76, ››› in Intr
oduction on page94.
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EITHER: pull the
button on the driver door
up
wards ›››Fig.77.
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OR: on v
ehicles with Keyless Access, press
and hold the
vehicle key button until the rear
lid is cl
osed or move one foot in the area of the
sensors located below the rear bumper (Easy
Open ›››page97). The vehicle key must be
in the Keyless Access system detection zone at
the rear outside the vehicle.
●
OR: manually mo
ve the rear lid in the direc-
tion of closing until it closes automatically.
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The rear lid goes down automatically to the
final position and also closes automatically
›››
in Intr
oduction on page94.
Interrupting opening or closing
After beginning to open or close the rear lid,
the action can be halted by pressing one of the
buttons
.
If you pr
ess one of the
buttons again, the
r
ear lid will move again in the original direction.
If the rear lid meets with resistance or an ob-
stacle during the automatic opening or closing,
opening or closing will be interrupted immedi-
ately. For the closing process, the rear lid opens
again slightly.
●
Check why it has not been possible to open
or close the rear lid.
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Try to open or close the rear lid again.
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If necessary, the rear lid can be opened or
closed by hand using reasonable force.
Restrictions if the vehicle has a third row of
seats
If the vehicle is fitted with a third row of seats,
it will not be possible to close the tailgate with
the
button, on the driver’s door ›››Fig.7
7, or
with the vehicle key. This happens regardless of
whether the seats in the third row are folded or
not.
Particular features if towing a trailer
If the factory-fitted towing bracket is electri-
cally connected to a trailer ›››page297, the
electric rear lid can only be opened or closed
with the buttons on the rear lid itself or by using
the Easy Open function.
Audible warnings
Throughout the process of opening or closing
the rear lid, acoustic warnings can be heard.
Exception: when the rear lid is opened manually
using the handle or the Easy Open function with
the movement of the foot or closed using the
button on the rear lid itself ›››Fig.76.
Modifying and memorising the opening an-
gle
If the space behind or above the vehicle is less
than the travel area of the rear lid, you can
change the opening angle of the rear lid.
To memorise a new opening angle, the rear lid
must be open at least halfway.
●
Interrupt the opening process in the desired
position.
●
Press the
›››Fig.76 butt
on on the rear lid
for at least 3 seconds.
The opening angle is memorised. Memorisation
is indicated by blinking of the hazard warning
lights and an audible warning.
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