Opening/Closing (Automatically From Inside) - Mercedes-Benz R 350 Operator's Manual

Closing button and locking button (example:
vehicle with the EASY-PACK tailgate and KEYLESS-
GO)
To close: press closing button : on the
X
tailgate.
or
Press and hold the F button on the
X
SmartKey until the tailgate closes.
Vehicles with the EASY-PACK system tailgate
and KEYLESS-GO: you can simultaneously
close and lock the tailgate.
Press locking button ; on the tailgate.
X
If a KEYLESS-GO key is detected outside
the vehicle, the tailgate closes and locks.
i
The tailgate cannot be opened and closed
with the SmartKey if there is a SmartKey in
the ignition.
If the tailgate touches an object while
closing, the closing procedure is
interrupted and the tailgate reopens.
i
If a KEYLESS-GO key is detected in the
cargo compartment, the tailgate will not
lock.
Opening/closing automatically from
inside
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Maintain sight of the area around the rear of
the vehicle while operating the tailgate with
the door-mounted remote tailgate switch.
Monitor the opening procedure carefully to
Cargo compartment
make sure no one is in danger of being
injured.
To interrupt the opening procedure, press or
pull the door-mounted remote tailgate switch.
When the SmartKey is not inserted in the
starter switch (vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
Make sure the vehicle's on-board electronics
have status 0): Press button F on the
SmartKey.
G
WARNING
Maintain sight of the area around the rear of
the vehicle while operating the tailgate with
the door-mounted remote tailgate switch.
Monitor the closing procedure carefully to
make sure no one is in danger of being
injured.
To interrupt the closing procedure, press or
pull the door-mounted remote tailgate switch.
G WARNING
To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the cargo
compartment opening when closing the
tailgate. Be especially careful when small
children are around.
G WARNING
Make sure the tailgate is closed when the
engine is running and while driving. Among
other dangers, deadly carbon monoxide (CO)
gases may enter vehicle interior resulting in
unconsciousness and death.
! The tailgate swings upwards and to the
rear when opened. Therefore, make sure
that there is sufficient clearance above and
behind the tailgate.
i
Tailgate opening dimensions
( page 357).
Y
87
Z