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The
vehicle isno tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS -GO. Loc
king/unloc kingtheve hicl ewith KEY‐
LES S-GO Re
quirement s
R The Smar tKey isouts idetheve hicle.
R The distance betwee nth eSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3ft (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor atwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed. 0007
Tounlo cktheve hicl e:touc hth einner sur‐
fa ce ofthedoor handle. 0007
Toloc kth eve hicl e:touc hsen sor surface
1 or2. 0007
Convenience closing:touc hre cess edsen‐
sor surface 2untilth eclosing procedur eis
com plete.
0009 Further information oncon venie nce closing
(0013 page 80) .
If yo uopen theta ilg atefrom outs ideitis aut o‐
matic allyunloc ked. Pr
oblems withKEYLE SS-GO Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Yo ucan nolongerloc kor unloc kth e
ve hicle using KEYLES S-GO. Po
ssible causes are:
R The Smar tKey functions have been deactiv ated (0013 page63).
R The Smar tKey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged. 68
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R Ther eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal source.
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . 0007
Activateth eSmar tKey functions (0013page63). 0007
Che ckthebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(0013 page64 ). 0007
Use theemer gency keyto unlo ckorloc kth eve hicle (0013 page64 ). 0007
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati clo ck ‐
ing featur e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omatic allywhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedonand thewheels aretur n‐
ing faster than walkin gpace. Open
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0007
Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. 0007
Todeac tivate: press and holdbu tton 1 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th er eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunc tion isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbeing tow star ted/
pushed.
R The vehicle isbeing tested on thedynamom‐
et er. Loc
king/unloc kingthedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key 0009
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirelyusing
th eemer gency key,firs tpr es sth ebutt onfor
loc kin gfrom theinside whilethedr iver's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iv‐
er's door using theemer gency key. 0007
Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. 0007
Pull and hold thedoor handle. 0007
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. 0007
Release thedoor handle. 70
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0007
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. 0007
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. 0007
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Car
gocom partmen t Ope
ning the tailga te 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . 000E
NO
TEDama getotheta ilg atecaused by
obs tacle sab ove theve hicle The
tailg ateswing sre ar wa rdsand upwards
when itis opened. 0007
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntspa ce
beh indand above theta ilg ate. To
open thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: 0007
Pullre mo teopening switch1 forth eta il‐
ga te. 0007
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Use
yo ur foot to kic kbe low thebum per
(0013 page74 ). Openin
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0007
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg ate
handle andrelease itag ain immed iately. 0007
Fora ta ilg atestopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open. 0007
Vehicl eswith folding benchseat :Pull but‐
to n1 forth eta ilg atetwic e.
The tailg ateis unloc ked. If
th eta ilg atehas been lockedfrom theoutside,
or thech ild safetyloc khas been activat ed, the
ta ilg atecan notbe unloc kedwit hbutt on1.
The tailg ateis eq uipped withan aut omat ic
obs tacle detection functi on.Ifasol idobje ct
bl oc ks orrestricts theta ilg atewhen opening
aut omat ically,this proces sis stopped. Theauto‐
matic obstacle detection functi onisonly anaid.
It is no ta su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess when
open ingtheta ilg ate. Closing
thetailg ate 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing oftheta ilg ate
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing oftheta ilg ate. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. 0007
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey . 72
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R
Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. Ve
hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Itis also
poss ibletostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthere ar
bum per.
To close thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: 0007
Pullth eta ilg atedo wn wardsslightly .Re lease
it as soon asitbegin sto clos e. 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(0013 page74 ). 0007
Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :Pr ess and hold
th e008B buttonontheSmar tKey (wit hth e
Smar tKey inthevicinit yof theve hicle). 0007
Press remo teoper ating switch1 forth e
ta ilg ate. 0007
Press clos ingbutt on1 ontheta ilg ate. 0007
Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :Pr ess locking
butt on2 onthetai lgat e.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill clos eand theve hicle willbe
loc ked.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionforthe tailga te
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omat icobs tacle
de tection with reve rsing func tion.If asolid Open
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object
blocksorrestricts theta ilg atewhen auto‐
matic allyclos ing, theta ilg atewill automat ically
open again slight ly.Au tomatic obstacle detec‐
tion with reve rsing func tion isonl yan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiven ess when you
ar eclo singth eta ilg ate. 0007
When closing, makesur eth at no body parts
ar ein theclosing area. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Overthelas t00C2 in(8 mm) oftheclosing
pat h.
In these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr eve ntsom eone being trap ‐
pe d. 0007
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. If
someon eis trapped:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey ,
or
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door ,or
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate, or
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. HANDS-
FREEACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby
per form ing akic kin gmo vement under there ar
bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. 74
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Obser
vetheno teswhen opening
(0013 page71 )and closing(0013 page72 )th e
ta ilg ate.
0009 Twowa rning tones soundwhen thetai lgat e
is open ingorclos ing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. 000E
NO
TEVehicle damag edue tounin ten‐
tio nal openi ng oftheta ilg ate R
when usinganaut omat iccar wash
R when usingahigh pressur ecleaner 0007
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theke yloc ated isat leas t10 ft (3
m) away from theve hicle insuc hsit‐
uations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Re quiremen ts:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
if:
R Sno wor dir t,e.g. from road salt ,co vers the
sensor area.
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. Open
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