Opening The Trunk - Mercedes-Benz 2006 SL 500 Operator's Manual

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Locking and unlocking

Opening the trunk

A minimum height clearance of
6.2 ft (1.88 m) is required to open the
trunk lid.
!
Always make sure that there is suffi-
cient overhead clearance.
Opening the trunk from the outside
The handle is located above the rear li-
cense plate recess.
1 Handle
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Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO*:
The vehicle must be unlocked.
Pull on handle 1 and lift the trunk lid.
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To facilitate trunk loading and unload-
ing when the hardtop is retracted, you
can raise the hardtop from its storage
position in the trunk using the load as-
sist feature ( page 236). You may also
unhook the luggage cover.
Remember to resecure the luggage
cover after loading/unloading the
trunk. Otherwise you will not be able to
lower the retractable hardtop.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO*:
If the trunk lid does not open, the en-
tire vehicle is still locked globally
( page 96) or it is still locked sepa-
rately ( page 110).
The trunk can also be opened using
the SmartKey, see "Locking and un-
locking" ( page 96)
the remote trunk lid release switch, see
"Opening the trunk from the inside"
( page 108)
the trunk lid emergency release button,
see "Trunk lid emergency release"
( page 111)
Opening the trunk from the inside
You can open the trunk from the inside if
the vehicle is stationary and the retract-
able hardtop is fully opened or closed.
The switch is located on the driver's door.

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