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Opening
the rear lid
-
Press the center
button
c::5
on the master key or pull the
release
button
c::5
in the driver's door
=>
page
48,
fig.
34.
The rear lid is unlocked.
Opening
rear lid
-
Lift the rear lid.
Closing
the
rear lid
-
Pull
the
rear
lid down and
allow
it
to
drop gently
=>
&,
.
&
WARNING
•
The rear seat area is too small to safely transport passengers
taller than 4'11"
(1.5
ml.
- Persons taller than 4'11"
(1.5
ml
as well as children in
booster seats who are too close to the rear window and roof
can suffer severe head and
neck injuries
when the rear
lid
is
closed
or in a
crash.
- The minimum clearance between the passengers'
heads
and
the rear window must never
-
under any circumstances
-
be
less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) when the passengers sit fully upright.
-
Always make sure that rear seat passengers
cannot
be
struck
when the rear lid is closed.
•
After closing the rear lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it
is properly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle
is
moving
.
•
To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep
the
rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed
.
•
Never
leave
your vehicle unattended espe,eially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the car through the
luggage
compartment and pull the lid
shut,
becoming trapped and unable
Cont
rols and eq uip-
ment
Opening
and closing
&
WARNING
!continued)
to get
out.
To reduce the risk of personal injury, never let children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
[
i]
Tips
•
If
the
rear lid is
open or not properly locked when the ignition is
turned
on, the door and
rear lid
warning appears in
the
instrument
cluster display
.
•
If the
rear
lid
on a locked vehicle
is unlocked
with the middle
button
~
on the remote key, the rear lid is automatically locked
again immediately after closing
.
This is indicated
by
the
turn
signals
blinking
.
•
Emergency
release
for rear lid
If
the rear lid
cannot
be opened, an
emergency release is
provided.
Vehicle care
I
I
Fig.
36 Access to
emergency release on
the left
side
of the
luggage compartment
below the
rear
window
~
irechnical data
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