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Operation
Open
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page 109). The rear lid will be auto-
matically opened.
Closing the rear lid
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Briefly press the button on the rear lid
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Fig. 85
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in Introduction on page 106.
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OR: depending on the f
eatures, pull the
button on the driver door upwards
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Fig. 86.
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OR: on vehicles with Keyless Access, press
and hold the vehicle key button until the
rear lid is closed, or move one foot into the
area of the sensors located below the rear
bumper (Easy Open)
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page 109. The vehi-
cle key must be in the Keyless Access system
detection zone at the rear outside the vehicle.
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OR: manually move 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
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in Introduction on page 106.
Int
errupting 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 press one of the buttons again, the
rear lid will move again in the original direc-
tion.
If the rear lid is met with resistance or an ob-
stacle during the automatic opening or clos-
ing, opening or closing will be interrupted im-
mediately. For the closing process, the rear
lid opens again slightly.
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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
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Fig. 86,
or with the vehicle key. This happens regard-
less 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
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page 306, the
electric rear lid can only be opened or closed
with the buttons on the rear lid itself or by us-
ing the Easy Open function.
Acoustic warnings
Throughout the process of opening or closing
the rear lid, acoustic warnings can be heard.
Exception: when the rear lid is opened man-
ually using the handle or the Easy Open func-
tion with the movement of the foot or closed
using the button on the rear lid itself
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Fig. 85.
Modifying and memorising the opening
angle
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.
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Interrupt the opening process in the desired
position.
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Press the button
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Fig. 85 on the rear
lid for at least 3 seconds.
The opening angle is memorised. Memorisa-
tion is indicated by blinking of the hazard
warning lights and an audible warning.
Resetting and memorising the opening an-
gle
For the rear lid to reopen completely, the
opening angle must be reset and memorised
again.
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Release the rear lid and open it to the
memorised height.
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Lift the rear lid by hand as far as it goes. To
do this, some force will have to be used.
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Press the button
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Fig. 85 on the rear
lid for at least 3 seconds.
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