Closing The Trunk Lid; Trunk Lid Emergency Release - Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking

Closing the trunk lid

Warning!
To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the trunk
opening when closing the trunk lid. Be espe-
cially careful when small children are
around.
1 Handle
Lower trunk lid by firmly pulling on
handle 1.
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Warning!
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Only drive with the trunk closed. Among oth-
er dangers, such as your view being blocked,
exhaust fumes may enter the vehicle interi-
or.
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To prevent an inadvertent lockout, do
not place the SmartKey in the trunk.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*: To pre-
vent a possible inadvertent lockout, the
trunk lid will open automatically if a
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is recog-
nized inside the trunk.
When the hardtop is retracted, it must
be completely lowered in the trunk be-
fore the trunk lid can be closed
( page 221).

Trunk lid emergency release

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The emergency release button is located
on the left side of the trunk.
1 Emergency release button
Briefly press emergency release
button 1.
The trunk unlocks and the trunk lid
opens.