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30 Doors, windows and boot lid ›
Do not attach a bike rack to the tailgate of vehicles
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with an extended rear window.
Operation
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
Only operate the tailgate when there is nobody or
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no objects in the swivel area.
CAUTION
Danger of opening the tailgate while driving!
Make sure that the latch engages after the flap is
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closed.
NOTICE
Do not manually close the tailgate when moving.
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Before operating the tailgate, check that there are
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no objects in the swivel area that could damage the
tailgate. Also check that there are no objects with-
in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle that could
damage the vehicle interior and the transported
objects.
If the tailgate hits an obstacle when closing, it
stops and an audible signal sounds.
When automatically closing the tailgate, e.g. un-
der the weight of snow, a broken beep sounds.
The rear parking light flashing twice indicates
that the flap is closed.
Handle in the tailgate
is opened.
Button in the tailgate
Boot lid - with electrical control
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Press the handle to
open, close or stop the
movement of the tail-
gate.
The option to open by
pressing the handle is
deactivated once a
speed of 5 km/h is
reached. This is activated
again after the vehicle
has stopped and a door
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Press the button to
open, close or stop the
movement of the tail-
gate.
Button in the door
release the button.
Button on the key
The tailgate can also be closed by pulling it briefly
downwards.
Settings
Set the uppermost position of the tailgate and
store it
It makes sense to set the top position of the tailgate,
e.g. setting for the opening of the tailgate in a limited
space due to the garage height.
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Stop the tailgate in the desired position.
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Press the
button and hold down on the lower
edge of the tailgate until an audible signal sounds.
Re-adjusting the top starting position of the tail-
gate
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Carefully raise the tailgate manually to the limit.
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Press the
button and hold down on the lower
edge of the tailgate until an audible signal sounds.
Troubleshooting
The tailgate does not react to the opening signal
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There is a possible obstacle, e.g. snow; remove it.
Or:
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Press the handle in the tailgate and lift the lid.
Or:
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Mechanically unlock the flap
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To open the tailgate,
pull and hold the but-
ton until the tailgate
starts to open.
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To close the tailgate,
pull and hold the but-
ton until the tailgate is
fully closed.
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To stop the movement
of the tailgate, pull or
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Press the
button to
open, close or stop the
movement of the tail-
gate.
The option to lock exists
only on vehicles with a
keyless locking system.
The key must not be in
the vehicle and must be
at a distance of max. 2 m
from the tailgate.
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