Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 31

Tailgate
O nly drive w ith th e ta ilg a te c lo s e d as
o th e rw ise exh au st fu m e s m ay e n te r
th e veh icle in te rio r.
The rear license plate can be seen
c o rre c tly only w h en the tailga te is
closed.
To clo se th e tailga te , p re ss th e grip
do w n until th e ta ilg a te lo c k engages.
A n e le c tric p o w e r-a s s is te d m e c h a n ­
ism w ill th e n lo c k th e ta ilg a te q u ie tly
and a u tom atica lly. W hen th e e le c tric
p o w e r-a s s is te d m ech an ism has
s to p p e d , the tailga te can be re ­
opened.
W arning!
To p reven t possible personal injury,
always ke ep hands and fingers aw ay
from th e ta ilg a te opening when clo s­
ing th e ta ilg a te . The e le c tric p ow er-
assisted m echanism cann o t be
interru p ted o nce it has been
engaged.
The rear c o m p a rtm e n t lam p w ill be
s w itc h e d o ff by th e c o n ta c t s w itc h
o n ly if th e ta ilg a te is fu lly clo sed .
N o te s :
Lo c k ta ilg a te w ith m a s te r key p rio r to
w a s h in g th e v e h icle in an a u to m a tic
car w ash. The w a sh in g b ru sh c o u ld
o th e rw is e cau se it to open.
W hen o p e n in g th e ta ilg a te c o m ­
pletely, alw ays m ake sure th a t th e re is
s u ffic ie n t clearance.