Cargo Compartment - Mercedes-Benz GLE Operator's Manual

Automatic locking feature
To deactivate: press and hold button : for
X
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
To activate: press and hold button ; for
X
about five seconds until a tone sounds.
If you press one of the two buttons and do not
hear a tone, the relevant setting has already
been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn-
ing.
You could therefore be locked out if:
the vehicle is being pushed.
R
the vehicle is being towed.
R
the vehicle is on a roller dynamometer.
R
You can also switch the automatic locking func-
tion on and off using the on-board computer
( page 233).
Y
Power closing
Power closing pulls the doors and tailgate into
their locks automatically even if they are not
completely closed.
To power close a door: push the door into
X
the lock up to the first detent position.
Power closing will pull the door fully closed.
To power close the tailgate: lightly press
X
the tailgate downwards.
Power closing will pull the tailgate fully
closed.

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Unlocking/locking the driver's door
using the mechanical key
i
If you want to centrally lock the vehicle using
the mechanical key, begin by pressing the
locking button for the interior locking mech-
anism while the driver's door is open. Then
lock the driver's door using the mechanical
key.
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of the
X
driver's door as far as it will go.
To unlock: turn the mechanical key counter-
X
clockwise to position 1.
To lock: turn the mechanical key clockwise as
X
far as it will go to position 1.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm sys-
tem will be triggered. Switch off the alarm
( page 72).
Y
If you lock the vehicle as described above, the
fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-theft alarm
system is not armed.
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Important safety notes
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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.
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