Emergency tailgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with an
emergency tailgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the
tailgate. When someone is inadver-
tently locked in the luggage compart-
ment, the tailgate can be opened by
doing as follows:
1. Remove the cover.
2. Push the release lever to the right.
3. Push up the tailgate.
WARNING
•
In emergencies, be fully aware
of the location of the emer-
gency tailgate safety release
lever in the vehicle and how to
open the tailgate if you are
accidentally locked in the lug-
gage compartment.
•
No one should be allowed to
occupy the luggage compart-
ment of the vehicle at any
time. The luggage compart-
ment is a very dangerous
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location in the event of a
crash.
•
Use the release lever in emer-
gencies
extreme caution, especially
whilst the vehicle is in motion.
Smart tailgate (if equipped)
On a vehicle equipped with a smart
key, the tailgate can be opened with
no-touch activation using the Smart
Tailgate system.
only.
Use
with
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