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Opening/closing automatically from
the outside
Important safety notes
United Kingdom only:
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WARNING
When the double locks are activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside. People in the vehicle can no longer get
out, e.g. in hazardous situations. There is a
risk of injury.
Therefore, do not leave any people unsuper-
vised in the vehicle, particularly children, eld-
erly people or people in need of special assis-
tance. Do not activate the double lock when
people are in the vehicle.
If the vehicle has been locked from the outside,
the double lock function is activated as stand-
ard. It is then not possible to open the doors
from inside the vehicle. You can deactivate the
double lock function by deactivating the interior
motion sensor (
page 82). The doors can then
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be opened from the inside after the vehicle has
been locked from the outside. You can only open
the rear doors from inside the vehicle if they are
not secured by the child-proof locks
(
page 69). The anti-theft alarm system is trig-
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gered if the door is opened from the inside.
Switch off the alarm (
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The anti-theft alarm system is triggered if the
door is opened from the inside. Switch off the
alarm (
page 81).
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All countries:
G
WARNING
Parts of the body could become trapped dur-
ing automatic closing of the tailgate. More-
over, people, e.g. children, may be standing in
the closing area or may enter the closing area
during the closing process. There is a risk of
injury.
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the
closing area during the closing process.
page 81).
Luggage compartment
Use one of the following options to stop the
closing process:
press the F button on the key
R
pull or press the remote operating switch
R
on the driver's door
press the closing or locking button on the
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tailgate
pull the handle on the tailgate
R
G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. If the tailgate
is open when the engine is running, particu-
larly if the vehicle is moving, exhaust fumes
could enter the passenger compartment.
There is a risk of poisoning.
Turn off the engine before opening the tail-
gate. Never drive with the tailgate open.
!
The tailgate swings upwards and to the rear
when opened. Therefore, make sure that
there is sufficient clearance above and behind
the tailgate.
Two warning tones sound while the tailgate is
opening or closing.
The opening dimensions of the tailgate can be
found in the "Vehicle data" section
(
page 442).
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Notes on the automatic reversing feature for
the tailgate (
page 94).
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Opening the tailgate automatically
You can open the tailgate automatically with the
key or the handle in the tailgate.
Press and hold the F button on the key
X
until the tailgate opens.
or
When the tailgate is unlocked, pull the tailgate
X
handle and let it go again immediately.
or
With the tailgate stopped in an intermediate
X
position, pull the tailgate upwards.
You can release the tailgate as soon as the
tailgate starts to open.
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