X
Turn themechanic alkey count er-clockwise
as far asitwill gotoposition 0047.
The door isunlocked.
X Turn themechanic alkey back andremove
it.
X Insert mechanic alkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72). Locking
thevehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle cannolonger belocked withthe
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO, usethemechanic al
key.
X Open thedriver's door.
X Close thefront -passenger door,therear
doors andthetailgate.
X Press thelockin gbutton onthe driver’s door
(Y page 75).
X Check whether thelockin gknobs onthe
front -passenger doorandtherear doors are
still visible. Pressdownthelockin gknobs by
hand, ifnecessary.
X Close thedriver's door.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71).
X Insert themechanic alkey into thelock of
the driver's doorasfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechanic alkey clock wiseasfar as
it will gotoposition 0047.
X Turn themechanic alkey back andremove
it.
X Make surethatthedoors andthetailgate
are locked.
X Insert mechanic alkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72).
i If
you lock thevehicle asdescribed above,
the fuel filler flapisnot locked. Theanti-
theft alarm system isnot armed. Cargo
compar tment Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standin gin the closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinit yof
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclose button orSTOP button on
the tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Exh aust gases canenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion .There isarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open. Cargo
compar tment
77Opening andclosing Z
G
WARNING
If objects, luggage orloa dsare not secure d
or not secure dsuffi ciently ,they couldslip ,
tip over orbe flung aroundand thereby hit
vehicl eoccupa nts.There isarisk ofinjury ,
particu larlyin the event ofsud den braki ng
or asud den change indire ction.
Alwa ysstore objects sothat they cannot be
flung around.Secure objects, luggage or
loa dsaga inst slipping ortippi ngbefore the
journey .
! The
tailgate swings upwards andtothe
rear when opened .There fore,make sure
that there issuffi cient clearance aboveand
behi ndthe tailgate.
The openi ngdime nsions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Veh icledata "section
(Y pag e341) .
You shou ldprefera blyplacelug gage orloa ds
in the cargo compartment. Observetheload-
ing guidel ines (Ypag e251).
Do not leavethe SmartKey inthe cargo com-
partment. Youcouldotherwi selock yourself
out.
The tailgate canbe:
R opened andclosed manuallyfrom outside
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate :
opened /closed automatica llyfrom theout-
side
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate :
opened /closed automatica llyfrom the
insid e
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate and
with KEYLESS-GO orKEYLESS-GO start
functio n:closed withtheremote operating
swi tch onthe SmartKey
R rele ased withtheemerge ncyrelease from
the insid e Tailgate
obstruction detectionwith
reversi ngfeature
On vehicl eswith anEASY-PACK tailgate, the
tail gate isequ ipped with automatic obstacle
recognitio nwith areversi ngfeatu re.Ifasoli d
object blocks orrestricts thetailgate when
au tomatica llyopeni ngorclosi ng,this proce-
dure isstoppe d.Ifthe tailgate isstoppe ddur- ing
the closi ngprocess ,the tailgate automati-
call yopens againslig htly. Theautomatic
obstructio ndetection withreversi ngfeatu reis
only anaid.It is not asub stitute foryou ratten-
tiveness whenopeningand closi ngthe tail-
gate. G
WARNING
The reversi ngfeatu redoes notrespo nd:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closi ng
movement
The reversi ngfeatu recannot prevent some-
one from becomi ngtrappe din these situa-
tions inparticu lar.There isarisk ofinjury .
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximi tyduri ngthe closi ngproced ure.
If someb odybecomes trapped:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey ,
or
R pul lor press theremote operatingswitch
on the drive r'sdoor or
R press theclosi ngbutton/STOP buttonin
the tailgate or
R pul lthe handl eon the tailgate
Vehic leswith HANDS -FREEACCES S:itis
als opossi bletostop theclosi ngprocess by
performi ngakicking movement undertherear
bump er. Openi
ngand closing manually
Openi ng 78
Cargo
compar tmentOpeni ngand closi ng
X
Press the0036 button onthe Smart Key.
X Pull handle 0043.
X Lift the tailgate.
Closing X
Pull thetailgate downusinghandle 0043.
X Allow thetailgate todrop intothelock.
X Lock thevehicle ifnecess arywith the0037
button onthe Smart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-
GO. Opening/clo
singautomat ically from
the outside
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standin gin the closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinit yof
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclose button orSTOP button on
the tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Ex haust gases canenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion .There isarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open.
! The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate is
opening orclosing.
The opening dimensions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 341).
Opening automat ically You
canopen thetailgate automatically with
the Smart Keyorthe handle inthe tailgate.
X Press andhold the0054 button onthe
Smart Keyuntil thetailgate opens.
or
X Ifthe tailgate isunlocked, pullthehandle
and letitgo again immediately.
Closing automat ically Vehicles
withEASY-PACK tailgate:you can
also close thetailgate automatically fromout-
side. Cargo
compar tment
79Opening andclosing Z
gered.
Thetailgate couldthusbeopened or
closed uninten tionally, forexample, ifyou:
- set somethin gdown orlift somethin gup
behind thevehicle.
- polish therear ofthe vehicle.
Do not carry theKEYLE SS-GO key about
your person inthese situations orinsitua-
tions similar tothese. Thiswillprevent the
uninten tionalopening/c losingofthe tail-
gate.
Operat ion X
To open/clo se:kick your footintosensor
detect ionzone 0043below thebumper.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate
is opening orclosing.
X If
the tailgat edoes notopen/clo seafter
several attempt s:wait atleast tensec-
onds, usingyourfootkick under thebumper
again.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetailgate doesnotopen orclose.
Repeat thelegmovement morequickly ifthis
occurs.
To stop theopening orclosing procedure:
R kick with your footintosensor detection
range 0043under thebumper, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tail-
gate, or
R press theclosing buttononthe tailgate, or
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key
If the tailgate closingprocedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willopen. If
the tailgate opening procedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willclose. Opening/cl
osingautomat ically from
inside
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standing inthe closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinity of
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclosing orlocking buttononthe
tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Exhaust gasescanenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion. Thereisarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open.
! The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate is
opening orclosing. Cargo
compar tment
81Opening andclosing Z
The
opening dimensions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 341).
Opening andclosing automat ically You
canopen thetailgate fromthedriver's
seat when thevehicle isstation aryand
unlocked.
It is only possible toclose thetailgate fromthe
driver's seatonvehicles withtheEAS Y-PACK
tailgate. X
To open: pullremote operating switchfor
the tailgate 0043until thetailgate opens.
X To close: turntheSmart Keytoposition 0047
or 0048 inthe ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Press andhold theremote operating switch
for tailgate 0043until thetailgate iscom-
pletely closed. Limiting
theopening angleofthe
tailgat e
General notes !
Make
surethere issufficient clearance to
open thetailgate fullywhen settingthe
opening angle.Thetailgate couldotherwise
be damaged. Ideally,setthe opening angle
outside.
You canlimit theopening angleofthe tailgate.
This could beuseful, forexample, ifthere is
insufficien tspace above thetailgate. Itis pos-
sible tolimit thetailgate inthe top half ofits
opening range.
To open thetailgate fully,pullthehandle on
the outside ofthe tailgate againafterithas
stopped automatically. Thisdoes notdelete
the stored position. Activating X
To open thetailgat e:pull thehandle onthe
tailgate.
X To
stop theopening procedur eat the
desired position:
R press theclosing buttoninthe tailgate, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tail-
gate again, or
R press thetailgate buttononthe Smart Key
X To store theposition: pressandhold the
closing buttononthe tailgate untilyouhear
a short tone.
The opening anglelimiter isactivated. The
tailgate willnow stop inthe stored position
when opening.
Deactivating X
Press andhold theclosing buttononthe
tailgate untiltwoshort tonessound. Tailgat
eemergency release
General notes !
The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
The opening dimensions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 341).
If the tailgate cannolonger beunlocked:
R using theSmart Key,or
R using theremote operating switchonthe
door controlpanel
Use theemergenc yrelease insidethetailgate.
You canreach theemergenc yrelease viathe
cargo compart ment. 82
Cargo
compar tmentOpening andclosing
Opening
X
Fold therear seat backr estforwards
(Y page 255).
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71).
X Inser tmechan icalkey 0044into opening 0043in
the trim andpush itin.
X Open thetailgate.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72). Emergency
releasebutton
You canopen thetrun klid from inside the
vehicle withtheemergen cyrelease button. X
Press emergen cyrelease button0043briefly.
The trunklid unlock sand opens.
The trunklid can beunlock edand opened with
the trun klid emergen cyrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstat ionary orwhile driving.
The trunklid emergen cyrelease doesnotopen
the trun klid ifthe batter yis discon nectedor
discharged. Trunk
lidemergen cyrelease light:
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minut esafter thetrun klid isopened.
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minut esafter thetrun klid isclosed. Side
windows Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARN
ING
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or
press theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARN
ING
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injur y.
Act ivate theoverride featureforthe rear
side windows. Whenleaving thevehicle,
alway stake theSmart Keywith youand lock
the vehicle. Neverleavechildren unsuper-
vised inthe vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The side windows areequipped withanauto-
matic revers ingfeature. Ifasolid objec tblocks Side
windows
83Openingandclosi ng Z
or
restric tsaside window fromtraveling
upwards duringtheautomatic closingprocess,
the side window opensagainautomatically.
During themanual closingprocess, theside
window onlyopens againautomatically after
the correspon dingswitch isreleased. The
automatic reversingfeatureisonly anaid and
does notrelieve youofthe responsibility to
pay atten tionwhen closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotreact:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R while adjusting
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe0062
button toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows
The switches forallside windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch on
each doorforthe correspon dingsidewindow.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Fron tleft
0044 Fron tright
0087 Rear right
0085 Rear left X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press/
pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
i If
you press/pull theswitch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
i You
cancont inue tooperate theside win-
dows afteryouswitch offthe engine or
remove theSmart Key.Thisfunct ionremains
active forfive minutes oruntil thedriver's or
front -passenger doorisopened.
i When
theoverride featureforthe side win-
dows isactivated (Ypage 59),theside win-
dows cannotbe operated fromtherear. Conveni
enceopening
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan vent ilate thevehicle
before youstart driving.
The Smart Keycanalso beused tocarry out
the following functionssimultaneously:
R unlock thevehicle
R open theside windows
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel andtheroller sunblind
The conv enienc eopening featurecanonly be
operated usingtheSmart Key.
The "conven ienceopening" featureisalso
availa blewhen thevehicle isunlocked.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: theSmart Key
must beinclose proximity tothe vehicle. 84
Side
window sOpening andclosing
X
Press andhold the0036 button untilthe
side windows andthepanorama sunroofare
in the desired position.
If the roller sunblind ofthe panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelisclosed, the
roller sunblind isopened first.
X Press andhold the0036 button oncemore
until thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel reaches thedesired position.
X To
interr uptconvenien ceopening:
release the0036 button . Convenie
nceclosing feature
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
When theconv enienc eclosing feature is
operating, partsofthe body could become
trapped inthe closing areaofthe side win-
dow andthesliding sunroof. Thereisarisk
of injury.
Observe thecomplete closingprocedure
when theconv enienc eclosing feature is
operating. Makesurethatnobody parts are
in close proximit yduring theclosing proce-
dure.
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan dothe following atthe
same time:
R lock thevehicle
R close theside windows
R close thepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panel
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel,youcan then close theroller
sunblind.
i Notes onthe automatic reversingfeature
for:
R The side window (Ypage 83)
R The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel (Ypage 88)
R The roller sunblind (Ypage 89) Using
theSmar tKey X
Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-
GO star tfunction: forthe following opera-
tions, pointthetipofthe Smart Keyatthe
handle onthe driver's door.TheSmart Key
must beclose tothe driver's doorhandle.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-
GO star tfunction: theSmart Keymust be
in close proximit yto the vehicle.
X Press andhold the0037 button untilthe
side windows andthepanorama slidingsun-
roof arefully closed.
X Make surethatallthe side windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are closed.
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel:
X Press andhold the0037 button againuntil
the roller sunblind ofthe panorama sliding
sunroof closes.
X To interr uptconvenienc eclosing: release
the 0037 button .
Using KEYLESS-GO The
driver's doorandthedoor atwhich the
handle isused, mustbothbeclosed. The
Smart Keymust beoutside thevehicle. The
gap between theSmart Keyand thecorre-
sponding doorhandle shouldnotbegreater
than 3ft (1 m). X
Touch recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe
door handle untiltheside windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are fully closed.
i Make
sureyouonly touch recessed sensor
surface 0043. Side
window s
85Opening andclosing Z