Mercedes-Benz EQC 350 4MATIC 2021 Owner's Manual page 84

HANDS-FREE ACCESS function
With HANDS-FREE ACCESS you can open, close
or stop the closing process of the tailgate by
performing a kicking movement under the rear
bumper.
The kicking movement triggers the opening or
closing process alternately.
Observe the notes when opening (
and closing ( page 78) the tailgate.
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% Two warning tones sound when the tailgate
is opening or closing.
* NOTE Vehicle damage due to uninten‐
tional opening of the tailgate
when using an automatic car wash
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when using a high pressure cleaner
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Deactivate the function of the key in
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these situations.
or
Make sure that the key is at a minimum
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distance of 3 m away from the vehicle.
When making the kicking movement, make sure
that you are standing firmly on the ground. You
could otherwise lose your balance, e.g. on ice.
Observe the following notes:
The key is behind the vehicle.
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Stand at least 30 cm away from the vehicle
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while performing the kicking movement.
page 78) Do not come into contact with the bumper
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while making the kicking movement.
Do not carry out the kicking movement too
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slowly.
The kicking movement must be towards the
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vehicle and back again.
1 Detection range of the sensors
If several consecutive kicking movements are
not successful, wait ten seconds.
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