Load Assist - Mercedes-Benz 2009 SL-Class Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Loading and storing
X
Securing luggage: Pull strap
holder 2.
X
Secure the luggage with the strap so that it
cannot move.
X
Insert strap into latch 3.
1
X
Releasing strap: Press release button
and guide strap back to holder 2.
1
Load assist in the trunk
To facilitate trunk loading after opening the
trunk lid, use the load assist feature to raise
the retracted hardtop from its storage posi-
tion in the trunk.
G Warning!
To prevent injuries, make sure that there is
no possibility of body parts getting caught
in moving parts. If potential danger exists,
press the switch again. This will immedi-
ately stop the movement of the hardtop.
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out of
1
4
Retracted hardtop
1
Luggage cover
2
Load assist button
3
Hardtop can only be raised or lowered
1
when luggage cover
trunk lid is completely opened.
X
Raising the hardtop: Press button 3.
Hardtop
1
comes on brightly. You can now open
3
luggage cover 2.
X
Lowering the hardtop: Close luggage
cover 2.
X
Press button 3.
Hardtop
1
is closed and the
2
rises a short distance. Button
lowers. Button is dimly lit.
3
! Only close the trunk if the hardtop is com-
pletely lowered. Otherwise you could dam-
age the hardtop.
If you begin to close the trunk lid before the
hardtop is completely lowered, the load
assist button will flash and a warning will
sound.