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Opening the rear lid
• Press the button c:s on the remote contro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
lid unlocks and opens slightly . Or
• Press the handle on the rear lid
Q fig. 26.
Closing the rear lid
• Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in
s ide and allow it to drop gently to close it
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A WARNING
-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 po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug
gage area, because then the rear lid can
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es
pecially 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 unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle . Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use .
- Always ensure that no one is w ithin
range of the rear lid whe n it is mov ing, in
part icular close to the h inges -fingers or
hands can be pinched.
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but
ton
c:s on the master key. When you close
the rear lid again, it locks automatically .
Opening and closing 3 7
Emergency unlocking of the luggage
compartment lid
There is an emergency release for the rear lid .
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Fig. 27 R ear lid : Lock cy linder
• Remove the mechanica l key q page 32.
• Ins ert the key in the lock cylinder and turn it
in the direction of the arrow.
Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the luggage com
partment lid can be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle.
Fig . 28 Trun k escape handle: vi ew from inside the
closed re ar lid
To open luggage compartment lid
• Pull the handle down towards the bumper
<:!)fig. 28.
The trunk escape hand le inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate
rial to glow in the dark.
8_ WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
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