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Opening and closing
vehicle. Ensure that nobody remains inside
the vehicle
.
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Never allow children to play inside or
around the vehicle without supervision, es-
pecially if the rear lid is open. Children
could enter the luggage compartment,
close the rear lid and become trapped. De-
pending on the time of the year, tempera-
tures inside a locked and closed vehicle
can be extremely high or extremely low re-
sulting in serious injuries and illness or even
death, particularly for young children.
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Never leave children or disabled people
alone in the vehicle. If the vehicle key or the
central locking button is used, they may be
locked in the vehicle.
WARNING
Unsuitable or careless unlocking and open-
ing of the rear lid could cause serious inju-
ries.
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If ther
e is a loaded luggage carrier on the
rear lid, it could be unlocked or open but
not recognised as such. An unlocked or
open rear lid could open unexpectedly
while driving.
CAUTION
Before opening the rear lid, ensure that
there is sufficient free space t
o open and
close it, for example if you are towing a
trailer or in a garage.
Warning lamp
It lights up
The rear lid is open or not correctly shut.
Do not continue driving! Open the rear lid and
close it again.
Several warning and control lamps light up
for a fe
w seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds.
The warning lamp appears on the dash
panel if the rear lid is open or not properly
closed.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, a sym-
bol may be displayed on the dash panel
screen instead of the warning lamp. The indi-
cation is also visible when the ignition is
switched off. The indication disappears
around 15 seconds after the vehicle has been
locked.
WARNING
If the rear lid is not correctly closed, it
could open unexpect
edly when driving and
cause serious injuries.
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Always stop immediately and close the
rear lid.
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Ensure that the rear lid has been locked
into place by the element on the lock carri-
er when you close it.
Note
At outside temperatures of less than 0°C
(+32°F), the pressurised gas struts cannot
alw
ays automatically lift the rear lid. In this
case, open the rear lid manually.
Closing the rear lid
Fig. 139
Rear lid open: space for pulling.
Closing the rear lid
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Grab the handgrip inside the rear lid
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Fig. 139 (arrow).
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Push the rear lid downwards until it locks in-
to place in the lock.
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Ensure that it is correctly closed by pulling
on it firmly.
Locking the rear lid
If you unlock the vehicle without opening any
doors or the rear lid, it will lock again
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