Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon W223 2021 Owner's Manual page 91

Notes on closing the boot lid: your vehicle is
equipped with automatic key recognition. If a key
belonging to the vehicle is detected in the vehicle,
the boot lid will not be locked and will pop open
again.
Note that the boot lid will not be locked if the fol-
lowing situation occurs:
You have locked the vehicle and close the
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boot lid while a key belonging to the vehicle is
inside the vehicle.
and
A second key belonging to the vehicle is not
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detected outside the vehicle.
Automatic key recognition is only an aid and is not
a substitute for your attentiveness.
Before locking, ensure that at least one key
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belonging to the vehicle is outside the vehicle.
To close the boot lid: pull the boot lid down-
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wards using the handle recess and push it
closed.
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If you lightly push the boot lid closed, the
power closing function will automatically pull
the boot lid into the lock.
Vehicles with boot lid convenience closing
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing automatic closing of the boot lid
Parts of the body could become trapped.
There may be people in the closing area.
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity
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of the closing area.
Use one of the following options to stop
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the closing process:
Press the H button on the key.
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Press or pull the remote operating
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switch on the driver's door.
Press the closing or locking button
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on the boot lid.
Pull the boot lid handle.
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Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also
possible to stop the closing process by making a
kicking movement below the rear bumper.
Pull the boot lid handle. Release it as soon as
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it begins to close.
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Opening and closing
If the boot lid is stopped in an intermediate
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position, push it downwards.
The boot lid will continue to close.
Press boot lid remote operating switch 1.
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