Unlocking And Opening The Tailgate - Mercedes-Benz ML350 Operator's Manual

Unlocking and opening the tailgate

A minimum height clearance of 7 ft
(2.15 m) is required to open the tailgate.
If the tailgate can no longer be unlocked
and opened using the Πbutton on the
SmartKey or the KEYLESS-GO* function,
use the manual release to unlock and open
the tailgate.
The manual release is located on the inside
of the tailgate.
1 Release lever
2 Cover
Remove cover 2 from the trim on the
tailgate.
Push release lever 1 all the way to the
left.
Lift the tailgate.
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Always make sure there is sufficient
overhead clearance.
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If the vehicle has previously been
locked from the outside using the
SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*, opening the tailgate
from the inside will trigger the
anti-theft alarm system.
To cancel the alarm, do one of the
following:
With the SmartKey:
Press button Œ or ‹ on the
SmartKey.
Insert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.
Practical hints
Unlocking/locking in an emergency
With KEYLESS-GO*:
Grasp an outside door handle.
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be within 3 ft (1 m) of the ve-
hicle.
or
Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop
button.
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be inside the vehicle.
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