Open ing and closing
(I) Tip s
• If the rear lid is open or not properly closed when the ignition is
turned on, the door and rear lid warning ~
page 24 appears in the
instrument cluster display.
• Should you not be able to open the rear lid as described, make sure
the valet key function is not activated
~ page 43. •
App lies to veh icles: with automatic rear lid /trunk lid ope rat ion
Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation
The trunk lid can be opened and closed automatically.
F ig. 35 Drive r's door:
Unlocking the re ar lid
F ig. 36 Lock ing sw itch
i n t he rear lid
Op ening rear lid
- Press the middle button e:> on the remote key for at least
one second, or
- Press the unlock button
e:> in the driver's door=> fig . 35,
or
- Press the hand le on the rear lid =>
page 49, fig. 34.
- The opening process
is stopped immediate ly if the middle
button
e:> on the remote key is pressed again for at least
one second or the unlock button
e:> in the driver's door is
pressed again or the handle in the rear lid is pressed again .
-Middle button in the remote key and unlock button in the
driver's door:
The opening process is continued by
pressing one of the buttons again .
Handle in the rear lid: the rear lid is closed again by
pressing the hand le again =>& .
Closing rear lid /trunk lid
Press the close button in the open rear lid=> fig . 36. The
trunk lid moves to the closed position by itself and soft
close locks it automatically =>& .
- The closing process
i s stopped immediately if the close
button in the rear lid is pressed again.
- By pushing the button again, the rear lid is opened again.
Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
- Bring the rear lid manually or automatically to the desired
opening position and leave it in this position. ..,_
- Press the button in the rear lid => page 50, fig. 36 for at
least fo ur seconds in o rder to save the desired opening
pos it ion . T he posi tio n ca n on ly be saved s tarting at a
certai n level.
& WARNING
• Never clo se the rear lid inattentively or without che cking fi rst.
Although the closing forc e of the r ear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure you rself or others .
• Always ensure that no one i s within range of the rear l id when
it i s moving, in particular clo se to the hinge s and the upper and
lower edge s -finger s or hands can be pinched .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust ga s from being drawn into
the vehicl e, always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than tho se which fit completely into the
luggage ar ea, b eca use then the rear lid cannot be fully clo sed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended e specially with the rear lid
l e ft open . A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid shut , be coming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the r isk of per sonal injury, never let children
play in o r around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well a s
the v ehicle doors closed when not in u se.
• If there i s a luggage rack or bicycle rack mounted on the rear
lid, it may not be able to open completely or an opened rear lid
may close by itself because of the added weight. So the open rear
lid must be supported or the we ight must be removed from the
luggage rack fir st.
[I) Tips
• If the rea r lid is open or not properly loc ked when the ig nit ion is
tur ned on, t he doo r and rear lid warning=>
page 24 appears in t he
instrument cluster display.
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
•
The a utomat ic rear lid ope ning/closing process can be stopped by
holdi ng the re ar l id w it h your h and. The lid can the n be f urther
opened/closed by hand.
• If the re is a mech anic al prob lem wi th the au tomatic re ar lid
opening process or there is a n obstruction, the process is stopped
immedia tely.
• If there is a mechanical problem with
automati c closing for the
re ar lid or there is an o bst ru ct io n, i t opens ag ain slightly righ t aw ay .
Check to see why the rea r lid could not be closed before attempting
t o close it again .
• If the rea r lid on a locked vehicle is unlocked w ith the midd le
bu tton .::::so n the remo te key, the rear l id is au tom atically loc ke d
again immediately after closing. T his is indicated by the tur n signa ls
blinking.
• The following app lies to veh icles equipped with the Convenience
key * fea ture: if t he re mote cont rol key is left in the l ugg age compart
me nt, luggage compartment will automatically un lock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This prevents yo u from unin tentionally lock ing
your key in the luggage compartment .
• If the veh icle ba tte ry c ha rge drops be low a cer tain level, you c an
st ill open or close the rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more fo rce to close it.
• As soon as the elect rical connec tion to the t railer socket is
c omple ted o n veh icles with a fa cto ry ins talled towing hi tch , or a
trai ler hitch that was installed later accord ing to factory spec ifica
ti ons, the a utoma tic rear li d fu nct io n can only be opera ted v ia the
hand le in the rear lid .•
Vehicle care Technical data
Open ing and closing
Rear lid emergency unlocking
If the rear lid cannot be opened, an emergency release is
provided.
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- Tilt the seatback forward.
- Move into the trunk.
Fig. 37 Sect ion of the
luggage compartment:
Access to eme rgency
release
Fig. 38 Section of the
luggage compartment :
Emergency re lease
- Take the screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit. As an alter-
native, you can also use the vehicle key.
- Put the flat side of the screw driver into the recess and pry
the cover up=> fig. 37 -Arrow-.
- Press the lever in the direction of the arrow~ fig. 38 to
unlock the rear lid .•
Child safety lock
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside .
Fig. 39 Sect ion from
drive r's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power child safety lock . It
is operated with the two safety buttons(!) in the driver's door
~ fig. 39.
- Press the left and/or r ight safety button to d isable the
rear power window(s) and prevent the respective rear door
from being opened from the inside . The LED in the button
will light up when the child safety lock is turned
on.
Press the illuminated button again to turn the child safety
features
off.
When the child safety lock is activated, the interior door open ing
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from the outside. In
add ition, the window regulator fo r that door is also inoperative when
the child safety lock is activated.
If the child safety lock has been activated on one or both sides, the
buttons in the rear for the Pa noramic slid ing sunroof* are disabled. .,
If the child safety lock has been activated on the left and on the right
side, t he rear cont rols are locke d on veh icles wi th re ar a ir-c ondi
tioning* . Dashes" ---" are shown in the displays for the rear climate
controls, and t he rear ai r-conditioning can only be operate d from the
cl imate contro ls in the cabin ::::;, page 116 .
[I) Tips
• In order to activate t he child safety lock on the left and the r ight
side, yo u have to press the two safety b uttons in success ion.
• Make certain that the c heck light comes on in t he correspondi ng
safety switch when the c hild safety loc k is activated. •
Convenience key
App lies to vehicl es: w ith Conven ience key
Description
A ccess and vehicl e opera tion based on: Mas ter key
remains in driver 's pocket.
Th e Conve nience key vehicle a uth o rization syste m allows keyless
unlocking, lock ing and start ing of the vehicle. You only have to car ry
th e master key on your perso n.
It makes no d ifference whether the master key is i n your jacke t pocke t
or in your br ief case . As soon as you approach yo ur vehicle, the Conve
nie nce key recog nizes the reques t fo r access, checks for author izat io n
and enab les the fo llow ing functions:
• Unlo cking the vehicle ::::;, page 54.
• Locking the vehicle ::::;, page 54.
• Switching on ignition and start ing the eng ine by press ing the
[ S T ART ] button; the master key does not have to be in t he ign it ion
switch::::;, page 12 7.
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
& WARNING
•
When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody -especially
children - should remain in side the vehicle . Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and take it with you. This will prevent pa ssenger s (children, for
example ) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking switch in the front
doors .
• Do not leave children in side the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
outside w ithout the key .
[ i ] Tips
• In order for the Convenience key to function , you must a lways
carry the master key with yo u.
• In order to be able to unloc k or loc k the vehicle, the a utho rized
master key must be within a range of about S feet (1.5 meters) from
the door o r the rear lid.
• Of course, you can still unlock and lock your veh icle using the
buttons on the master key . T he se lecto r lever must be in the P posi
tion .
• F or Declar ation o f Compliance to Uni ted St ates FCC a nd I ndu stry
Canada regulations::::;, page 369 . •
Vehicle care Technical data
Opening and closing
Applie s to veh icl es : wi th Conv enie nce key
Unlocking the vehicle
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked without oper
ating the master key.
Fig. 40 Convenience
key: unlocking vehicle
door
- Take hold of the door handle . The door is unlocked auto-
matically.
- Pull the handle to open the door.
A door is unlocked as soon as you approach the door handle and the
system recognizes an authorized master key . The vehicle can be
unlocked at any door. The authorized master key only has to be within
a range of about 5 feet (1.5 meters) from the respective door.
When a door is unlocked, the driver's door is always unlocked as well.
It depends on the settings in the central locking menu in the MMI
whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or only certain doors
~ page 47.
[I] Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an extended period, please note
the following : •
The proximity sensors are deactivated after a few days to save
power . You then have to pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second t ime to open the vehicle.
• To prevent the battery from being discharged and to preserve your
vehicle 's ability to start for as long as possible, the energy manage
ment system gradually switches off unnecessary convenience func
tions . It is possible that you will not be able to unlock your veh icle
using these convenience functions. •
Appli es to vehicles : wit h Con venie nce key
Locking the vehicle
The vehicle can be locked without operating the master
key.
Fig . 41 Convenience
k ey: Locking the
vehicle
- Move the selector lever to the P position .
- Press the locking button in the door handle to lock the
vehicle =>& .
The vehicle can be locked at any door . The authorized master key only
has to be within a range of about 5 feet (1.5 meters) from the parti c
ular door.
T he selector lever must be in the P position, otherwise the vehicle
cannot be locked.
& WARNING
• Wh en you lock your vehicle from outs ide , nobody - especially
c hildren - should remain in side the vehicle . Remember , when you
lo ck the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot b e opened
from the inside .
• When you lea ve the vehicle, always remove the ignit ion key
and take it with you. This will prevent pa ssenger s (c hildren, for
e xample ) from a ccidentally be ing locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally pres s the power locking switch in the front
doors .
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsuperv ised . In an
e mergency it would be impossible to open the door s from the
outside without the key.
[I] Tips
It is not possible to re -open the door fo r a b rief period directly after
clos ing it . This a llows you to ensure that the doors are p roper ly
loc ked .•
Anti-theft alarm system
The an ti-theft alarm triggers an al arm if any one
attempts to break into the vehicle .
The a nti-theft alarm system trigge rs an a udible a larm and t urns o n
th e emergen cy flas her if an unau thori zed inte rfe rence wi th t he
vehicle is sensed by the system.
How is the anti-theft alarm system sw itched on?
T he anti-theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the vehicle.
Th e system is activa ted app rox ima tely 30 seconds after the vehicle is
locked. The indicator light on top o f the doo r trim start flashing
r a pidly fo r 30 seconds and then blink s low ly .
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
How is the anti-theft alarm system switched off?
Th
e an ti- the ft alarm system is switche d off on ly when yo u unlock your
veh icle . If you do not o pen a door wit hin 60 seconds after you have
unlocked wit h the remote control , the vehicle will lock itself again
automa tically .
When will the anti-theft alarm system be
triggered?
When the vehicle is locked, the a larm system monitors and protects
the following parts of the veh icle:
• engine compartment
• lu ggage compa rtment
• doors
• ignition
Whe n the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of the
doors, the engine hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the ignition is
t ur ne d on . The anti-t heft a la rm system will a lso go off when the
ba ttery is d isco nnected.
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PANIC button on your remote con trol. This will alert o ther peop le in case of eme rge ncy.
Press the
PANIC butto n aga in to turn off the a larm .
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off when
triggered?
Th e alarm sys tem is swi tched off whe n yo u un lo ck the veh icle o r whe n
the ignit ion is sw itched on . The a larm will also switch itself off when
i t comes to the end o f its cy cl e.
Emergency flasher and horn
Th e emerge ncy fl ashe r will blink briefly and the hor n sounds whe n
the doo rs, engine hood and rear lid a re prope rly closed.
If the eme rgency flashers do not blink, o r th e horn does no t soun d,
check the doo rs, eng ine hood and rear lid to make s ure they a re prop
er ly closed.
If you close a door, the hood o r the rear lid with the anti -
Vehicle care Technical data
Opening and closing
theft alarm switched on, the emergency flashers will blink and the ....
horn will so und only after you have closed the doo r o r li d.
[ i ] Tips
For the anti -t h eft a larm system to function p rope rly, ma ke sure all
vehicle doors a nd windows are closed before leaving the vehicle .•
Power windows
Controls
Switches for front door windows
@ operates the window in the driver's door.
Fig. 42 Drive r's doo r:
power wind ow
switche s
® operates the window in the front passenger 's door .
Switches for rear w indows
© operates the left rear window .
® operates the right rear window .
Safety switch
© Safety switch for rear w indow operat io n.
& WARNING
• Do not leav e children unatt ended in the vehicle , especially with
a cces s to vehicle key s. Un supervi sed use of the keys can re sult in
starting of the engine and use of vehicle sy stems such as power
window s, etc . which could result in seriou s injury .
• Remember -you can still open or close the power windows for
about ten minutes after the ignition is switched off . Only when
e ith er of the front doors are opened are the power windows
s witched off.
• Be careful when clos ing th e window s. Check to see that no one
is in the way, or serious injury could re sult !
• Always remo ve the ign ition key whenever you leave your
vehicle.
• If you lock your vehicle f rom the outside, no one, especially
children, should remain in the vehicle.
• Do not st ick anything on the windows o r the windshield that
may interfere with the driver 's field of vi sion .
[I] Tips
In a ddit ion to the sw itches in t he driver's doo r there is a separate
switch in each door for the power window in that door =>
page 57,
fig. 4 3. a
Switches in the driver 's door
The driver can operate all windows.
If the respective sw itch is pus hed or pu lled the w indow will
open or close . T he power window switches have a
two-posi-
tion function : ..,
Opening and closing
Opening the windows
-Press the switch to the first position and hold it until you
have opened the window as far as you want.
- Press the switch quickly to the
second position and the
window will automatically open all the way.
Closing the windows
Pull the switch to the first position and hold it until you
have closed the window as far as you want .
- Pull the switch quickly to the
second position and the
window will automatically close all the way .
[ i ] Tips
The windows can still be opened and closed for about ten minutes
after the ignition has been turned off . The power windows are not
shut off until one of the front doors is opened .•
Convenience close/open feature with the
lock in the driver 's door
You can close or open the windows from outside when you
lock or unlock your car with the key in the driver's door
lock.
Closing windows
Fig . 44 Key turns for
opening and closing
-Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door .
- Make sure that the windows are not blocked
=> &.
- Turn and hold the key in the lock position @=> fig. 44
until the windows and the Panoramic sliding sunroof* with
the power sun blind are completely closed .
Opening windows
-Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
- Turn and hold the key in the open position @.
The automat ic close/open function will cease if the key is returned to
its original position . .._