Mercedes-Benz GLE Owner's Manual page 93

90 Opening and closing
The tailgate can open or close unintentionally in
the following situations:
if a person's arms or legs move in the sensor
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detection range, e.g. when polishing the vehi‐
cle, sitting on the edge of the luggage com‐
partment or picking up objects
if objects are moved or placed behind the
R
vehicle, e.g. charging cables, tensioning
straps or luggage
when working on the trailer coupling, trailers
R
or rear bicycle racks
Deactivate the key functions (
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not carry the key about your person in such sit‐
uations.
Limiting the opening angle of the tailgate
Activating the opening angle limiter
You can limit the opening angle of the tailgate in
the top half of its opening range to approx‐
imately 20 cm before the end position.
Stop the opening procedure of the tailgate at
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the desired position.
Press and hold the closing button in the tail‐
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gate until you hear a short acoustic signal.
The opening angle limiter will be activated.
The tailgate will then stop in the stored posi‐
tion when opened.
To open the tailgate fully, pull the handle on the
outside of the tailgate again after it has stopped
automatically.
Deactivating the opening angle limiter
Press and hold the closing button in the tail‐
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gate until two short acoustic signals sound.
page 78) or do
Unlocking the tailgate with the emergency
key
Fold the rear seat backrest forwards.
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Remove the safety net (
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Remove the load compartment cover
#
( page 129).
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Insert emergency key
#
the trim and push it in.
page 131).
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The tailgate will be unlocked.
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