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0007
Release thedoor handle. 0007
Turn theemer gency keyco unt er-cloc kwi seto
position 0047. 0007
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid 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 e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 000E
NO
TEDama getothetrunk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sab ove theve hicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. 0007
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntcle arance above thetrunk lid. Yo
uha ve thefo llo wing option sfo ropening the
tr unk lid: 0007
With thetrunk lidunloc ked, press theto pof
th eMer cedes star. 0007
Pull thefo lded-o utMer cedes star when the
re ar vie wcam erais act ivat ed and thetrunk
lid isunloc ked. 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing: With thetrunk lidstopped inan inter‐
mediat eposition, pullthetrunk lidupw ards
and release assoon asitbegin sto open.
0009 Toopen thetrunk lid,pull onthefo lded-o ut
Mer cedes star when there ar vie wcam erais
act ivat ed. 0007
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
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0007
Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(0013 page66).
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing:
If an item obstruct sth etrunk liddur ing theaut o‐
matic opening process, theobs tacle detection
sy stem will stop thetrunk lid.The obstacle de
tection functi onisonly anaid and isno ta
su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess . Closing
thetrunk lid 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 over or be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsudd en braki ng orasu dd en 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 ofthetrunk lid
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing ofthetrunk lid.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. 0007
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop
th eclosing process:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating
switc hon thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Press theto pof thest ar on the
tr unk lid. Ve
hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Itis also
poss ibletostop theclosing process bymaking a 64
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kic
king movement withyo ur foot belo wthere ar
bum per.
Yo uha ve thefo llo wing option sfo rclosi ngthe
tr unk lid: 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Pul ldo wn thetrunk lidslightl y
and release itas soon asitbegin sto clos e. 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Press and hold the008B button
on theSmar tKey (wit hth eSmar tKey inthe
vicinity oftheve hicle). 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Press closi ngbutt on1 onthe
tr unk lid. 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur eand KEYLESS -GO: Press locking
butt on2 onthetrunk lid.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th etrunk lidwill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. 0007
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Press trunk lidremo teoper ating
switc h1. 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(0013 page66).
Tr unk lidaut omatic reve rsing featur e
If an object obstructs thetrunk liddur ing the
aut omat icclo singpr oce ss,thetrunk lidwill Openin
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open
again automaticall y.The automatic reve rs‐
ing featur eis on lyan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . 0007
When closing,mak esur 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. fing ers.
R overth elas 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. 0007
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, useone ofthe
fo llo wing option s:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door . R
Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Press theto pof thest ar on the
tr unk lid. HA
NDS -FREE ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or interru pt trunk lid mo vement byper form ing a
kic kin gmo vement under there ar bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely.
Obser vetheno teswhen opening
(0013 page63) and closing (0013page64 )th e
tr unk lid.
0009 Awa rning tone sou nds while th etrunk lidis
opening orclosing. 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. 66
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000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner 0007
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theSmar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
suc hsituations. 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
Sensor detection rang e
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. The
trunk lidcould beopen edorclos edunin ten‐
tio nal ly,in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifaper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle, sitting ontheedg eof thetrunk ,
or pic king upobjec ts.
R Ifobjec tsaremo vedor placed behind the
ve hicle, e.g.chargin gcable s,tensi oni ng
st ra ps orlugg age.
Deact ivat eKEYL ESS-GO (0013 page56) ordo
no tcar rytheSmar tKey about your per son in
th ese and similar situation s. Switc
hingsepar atetrunk locking on/of f If
yo ucen trally unlocktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. Openin
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0007
Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0048. 0007
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0047.
0009 Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king thetrunk withth eemer gency
re lease from inside Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. 0007
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly.
The trunk lidunloc ksand open s. Un
loc king thetrunk lidusing themec hanical
ke y 0007
Take themec hanical keyout oftheSmar tKey
( 0013 page57 ). 0007
Pres sth eto pof Mer cedes star 1. 68
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0007
With thehandle pointingupw ards, inser tth e
mec hanica lke yin to thetrunk lockas faras it
wil lgo. 0007
Turn themec hanical keyclo ckwise from posi‐
tio n0047 toposition 0048. 0007
Turn themec hanical keybac kto position 0047
and remo veit.
0009 Ifyo uuse themec hanical keyto unlo ckand
open thetrunk lid,theanti- theftalar msys‐
te m wil lbe trigg ered. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe trunk lid ope ning
hei ght restriction Mult
imed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle Setting s
0019 Trunk LidRestric tion
This function allowsyouto avo idbum ping the
tr unk lid on alow ga rage ceiling, forex am ple. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ro
ller sun blinds Ext
ending/r etra ctin gth ere ar windo wroller
sunblind 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ex tendi ng orretracti ngthero ller sun
blind
Body partscould becom eent rapped inthe
sw eep ofthero ller sun blind when itis being
ex tende dor retract ed. 0007
Makesur eth at no body partsarein the
sw eep ofthero ller sun blind when itis
being extende dor retract ed. 0007
Ifsom eone become strap pe d, briefly
pr ess thebutt onagain.
The opening orclosing process is
br ief lystopped. Theroller sun blind
th en retur ns toits star tin gposit ion. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s 0007
Mak esur eth at thero ller sun blind can
mo vefreely . 0007
Toextend orretract: press button 1.
0009 Dep endingonthemodel, button1 isloca‐
te don thedoor control panel onthedr iver's
side. Openin
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Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. 0007
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. 0007
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. 0007
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. 0007
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. 0007
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. 70
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