Trunk emergency release
With the emergency release button, the
trunk can be opened from inside the trunk.
The emergency release button is located
on the inside of the trunk lid.
1 Emergency release button
Briefly press emergency release
button 1.
The trunk opens.
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The emergency release button unlocks
and opens the trunk while the vehicle is
standing still or in motion.
Illumination of the emergency release but-
ton:
The button will flash for 30 minutes af-
ter opening the trunk.
The button will flash for 60 minutes af-
ter closing the trunk.
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The emergency release button does
not open the trunk if the vehicle battery
is discharged or disconnected.
Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
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If the vehicle has previously been
locked using the SmartKey or
KEYLESS-GO*, opening the trunk from
the inside using the emergency release
button will trigger the anti-theft alarm
system.
To cancel the alarm, do one of the fol-
lowing:
Insert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.
Press button Œ or ‹ on the
SmartKey.
In vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:
Grasp an outside door handle.
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be within 3 ft. (1 m) of the ve-
hicle.
Press the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button ( page 35).
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be inside the vehicle.
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