
Sliding door
Opening/closing
thes liding door from out‐
side &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to an open slidin gdoor whic hisnot
engaged in place
On an incline ,the sliding door can mo veby
itself.
This can cause youoro ther people to
become trapped. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat theo pen sliding
door is engaged. Todo so, open thes lid‐
ing door tothes top. *
NO
TEDama getothes liding door due to
incor rect use Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an result in damag etothe
trim and/or mechanic alcomponents of the
sliding door. #
Do no tuse thel owe rguide of thes liding
door (car riage) as astep. Opening
The sliding door is equipped wit
hanactive
re tainer ,whic he ngages when thed oor is opened
as farasitw illg o. #
Pulld oor handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row.
The sliding door opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
1 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door catch.
Closing #
Pull thes liding door bydoor handle 1.
The sliding door is released from its cat ch. #
Push thes liding door firm lyforw ards using
door handle 1and close it. Opening/closing
thes liding door from inside &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. Opening
#
Pull bac krockers witch 1.Ift he door is
loc ked, locking pin 3pops up.
The sliding door unloc ksand opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
2 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door catch.
Closing #
Push rocker switch 1forw ards.
The slidin gdoor is released from its cat ch. #
Push thes liding door forw ards usin gdoor
handle 2and close it. Electric sliding door
Fu
nction of thee lectric sliding door &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereve rsing function
The reve rsing featur edoes no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
R overthe last 00C2in (8 mm) of thec losing
mo vement
The reve rsing featur etherefor ecann otpre‐
ve nt someone being trappe dinthese situa‐
tions. #
Mak esuret hat no body parts ar einthe
closing area. Opening and closing
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Opening
1
Sliding door button fort he sliding door on the
left-hand side
2 Slidin gdoor button fort he sliding door on the
ri ght-han dside
3 Rocker switch
4 Locking knob
5 Sliding door button in thed oor sill
Yo uc an on lyopen asliding door wit hsliding door
button 5inthed oor sill or wit hrockers witch
3 onthed oor handle if thec hild-p roof loc khas
no tb een activated.
The sliding door is equipped wit hanactive
re tainer ,whic he ngages thed oor at thee nd stop
when opened. #
Brief lypress appropriat esliding door button
1 or2 inthec enter console.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill.
or #
Brief lypull bac krockers witch 3.
If th ed oor is loc ked, locking knob 4pops
up. The sliding door unloc ks,a utomatic oper‐
ation is star teda nd thes liding door opens. If
yo uu se slidin gdoor button 1or2 inthe
center consol eyou will hear tw owarning sig‐
nals during theo pening procedure.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console flashes fort he
duration of automatic operation.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console is lit whene ver
th ea ppropriat esliding door is open. Depend‐
ing on thev ehicle equipment, thed ispla ycan
also sho wthe Sliding Door Open message.
Closing #
Brief lypress appropriat esliding door button
1 or2 inthec enter console.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill.
or #
Brief lypush rocker switch 3forw ards.
The slidin gdoor is released from its loc kand
automatic operation is star ted. The sliding
door closes.
If yo uu se slidin gdoor button 1or2 inthe
center consol eyou will hear tw owarning sig‐
nals during thec losing procedure.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console goes out when‐
eve rthe cor responding sliding door is closed.
Inter rupting automatic operation #
Press cor responding sliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console again.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill
again.
or #
Brief lypull bac krockers witch 3. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe key %
If
th ev ehicle is equipped wit htwo sliding
doors, the0042 button on thek eycan on ly
be used toopen or close one of thet wo slid‐
ing door s(/pag e50). #
Tounlo ck:brie flyp ress the 0042 button on
th ek ey. #
Toopen: press and hold the0042 button on
th ek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5seconds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will open automaticall y. Opening and closing
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Problems with
thee lectric sliding door Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
The electric sliding door
is loc kedinp lace. Unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g. frost, ice or heavy soiling, may
obstruct thes liding door. #
Press and hold thes liding door button until thes liding door has
opened or closed.
The sliding door mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e. Obser vethat in such
circum stances, theb lockage detection is les ssensitive. Tostop the
mo vement, release thes liding door button. #
Remo vethec ause of theb lockage atthee arlies topportunit y. Ta
ilgate Opening and closing
thet ailgate &
DANG ER Risk of exhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. *
NO
TEDama getothet ailgat ecaused by
obs tacles ab ovethev ehicle The
tailgat eswings rear wa rdsa nd upwards
when it is opened. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient space
behind and ab ovethet ailgate. %
Yo
uw illfind de tails of thet ailgat eopening
dimension sunder "Technical data"
(/ page232). #
Toopen: push button 1ontheh andle and
ra ise thet ailgate. #
Toclose: pullthet ailgat efirml ydownwards
by loop 2and close it from outside.
Opening thet ailgat einane mergency
If th eb atter yvoltag eisloworthev oltag esupply
is inter rupte d,thet ailgat ecanno tbeo pened.
In an emer gency ,you can open thet ailgat eusing
th er elease catc hfor service purposes. #
Pryo ffthec over on thel owe rpartoft hetail‐
ga te wit has uitable tool, e.g. thes crew driver
from thev ehicle tool kit. Opening and closing
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#
Inser tthe scr ewdriver int othe opening and
mo vether elease le veru ntil thet ailgate
unloc ksand opens. #
Liftthe tailgat eupwards. EAS
Y-PA CK tailgate Note
sont he EAS Y-PA CK tailgate &
DANG ER Risk of exhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. *
NO
TEDama getothet ailgat ecaused by
obs tacles ab ovethev ehicle The
tailgat eswings rear wa rdsa nd upwards
when it is opened. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient space
behind and ab ovethet ailgate. %
Yo
uw illfind de tails of thet ailgat eopening
dimension sunder "Technical data"
(/ page232).
Obstruction de tection wit hreve rsing function
The tailgat eise quipped wit hautomatic object
de tection wi threve rsing function .Ifasolid object
bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat eduring thea uto‐
matic closing process, thet ailgat eopens again
automaticall y.The automatic object de tection
wi th reve rsing function is onl yanaid. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentiveness when closing
th et ailgate. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereversing function
The reve rsing featur edoes no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
R overthe last 00C2in (8 mm) of thec losing
mo vement
The reve rsing featur etherefor ecann otpre‐
ve nt someone being trappe dinthese situa‐
tions. #
Mak esuret hat no body parts ar einthe
closing area.
If someone is trapped: R press the008C button on thek eyor
R press thec losing button on thet ailgat eor
R pull theh andle of thet ailgate Opening and closing
theE ASY-PA CK tailgate
Requ irements:
R The rear wind owis closed.
R The tailgat eisu nlocked.
R Ther eareno persons within thes winging
ra ng eoft hetailgate.
R Ve
hicles with rear windo wwhich can be
opene dsepa rate ly:the 008C button of the
ke ym ustbep rogrammed toopen and close
th et ailgat e(/pag e54).
Opening #
Press but ton1intheh andle and step out of
th es winging rang eoft hetailgate.
or #
Press the008C button of thek eyforl onger
th an 0. 5seconds.
Au tomatic operation is star ted. The tailgate
opens and swings upwards.
In addition ,you will hear tw owarning signals. 52
Opening and closing

*
NO
TEDama getother ear-end door sdue
to object sobstructing their rang eof
mo vement When
ther ear-end door sareopened, any
object sobstructing ther ang eofm ovement of
th er ear-end door scan be damaged as well as
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient clear‐
ance whe nopening ther ear-end doors. Opening
ther ight rear-end door Yo
uc an stop ther ear-end door satanangle of
appr oximately 90° ,and also at 180° or 270°.
Mak esuret hat theo pened rear-en ddoor is stop‐
ped cor rectl yint he catch. #
Pull handle 1. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
% The
rear-en ddoor scan also be opened
be yond 90° (/ page 56).
Opening thel eftr ear-en ddoor #
Mak esuret hat ther ight rear-en ddoor is
open and engaged. #
Pull release handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages. Closing
ther ear-en ddoor sfromo utside #
If necessa ry,p ull ther ear-end door saway
from them agnetic door retainer
(/ page56). #
Close thel eftr ear-end door firm ly from out‐
side. #
Clos ethe right rear-en ddoor firm ly from out‐
side. Opening/closin
gthe rear-end door sfromt he
inside Opening
Aw
hitea reaonl atch2indicates that ther ear-
end door is unloc ked. #
Tounlo ck:slidelatch 2 tothel eft.
Aw hitea reaisv isible. #
Pull release le ver1and open ther ear-end
door. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
% If
yo uo pen aloc kedr ear-end door from
inside, youo nly unlo ckther ear-end door .The
ot her door sremain loc ked.
Closing #
Mak esuret hat thel eftr ear-end door is
closed. #
Pull ther ight rear-en ddoor firm lyto by the
door handle. #
Tolock: slide latch 2tother ight
The whit eareaisnol onger visible. Opening and closing
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Problems with
thes ide windo ws Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Yo uc anno topen or close
as ide wind owallthew ay. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rs‐
ing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been
bloc ked, thes ide windo wwill close wit hincreased or maximum
fo rc e. The reve rsing function is then no tactiv eand body parts may
become trapped. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press the
button again toreopen thes ide windo w. If
th er ea reno object sorleavesint he windo wguide pr eventing thew in‐
do wf romc losing, ther em ayhave been amalfunction or an inter ruption
to theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage. #
Resetthe side windo ws (/pag e58). Anti-thef
tpreve ntion Fu
nction of thei mmobilizer The immobilize
rpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched off, and deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. If thek eyis left
inside thev ehicle, an yone can star tt he engine. ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) Fu
nction of ATA(Anti- theftA larms ystem)
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R When opening adoor
R when openin gthe vehicle wit hthe emergency
key
R When opening theh ood
R When opening thet ailgat eorrear-end door
Af terl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key,theA TA
sy stem is automaticall yarmed. When
theA TAsystem is armed, indicator lamp
1 flashes in theo verhead cont rolp anel.
AT Aisa utomatica llyd eactivated in thef ollowing
situations:
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R When thek eyis inser tedi ntot he ignition
loc k.
% The alar
misnotdeactivated, evenify ou
immediatel yclose theo pen door that has
triggered it, fore xamp le. Opening and closing
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Arming/disarmin
gATA(Anti- theftA larms ys‐
te m)
Arming #
Close al lthe doors. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel flashes.
Disarming #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel goes out.
St opping thea larm #
Press the0036 or0037 button on thek ey.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The alar mstops. Fu
nction of thet ow -awa ya larm Av
isual and audible ala rmis triggered if thei ncli‐
nation of thev ehicle changes when tow- aw ay
alar misa rmed. This can occur if thev ehicle is
ra ised on one side, fore xamp le. Armin
gand disarmin gthe tow- aw ay alarm Re
quirements:
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Arming #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misa utomaticall yarmed
af te ra bou t50s econds.
Disarming #
Open thev ehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The tow- aw ay alar misd isarmed.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misd eactivated.
The tow- aw ay alar mremain sdeactivated until
yo ul ockt he vehicle again.
In thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R When loading and/or transportin gthe vehicle
on aferry or car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
R When parkin gthe vehicle on amovable sur‐
fa ce, suc hasas plit-levelg arage
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larmint hese situa‐
tions. Fu
nction of thei nterior motion sensor Fu
nction
If th ea ctivated interior motion sensor de tects
motion in thev ehicle interior ,avisual and acous‐
tic alar mistriggered. This can happen if some‐
one reaches int othe vehicle interior ,for example. 60
Opening and closing

Ac
tivatin gand deactivatin gthe in terior
motion sensor Re
quirements:
R The side windo wsarec losed.
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Ac tivating #
Makesur ethat no thing (suc hasmascotsor
coat hangers) is hanging on thei nside rear‐
vie wm irro roront he grab handles. This will
pr eve ntfalse alarms. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is armed af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds.
Deactivating #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches off.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
The interior motion sensor remains deactivated
until youl ockt he vehicle again. In
thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R Ifth er ea repeople or animals remaining
inside
R When transporting thev ehicle on aferry or
car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
Deactivat ethe interior motion sensor in these sit‐
uations. Opening and closing
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