Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Opening the trunk lid from the outside
The trunk lid lock is located in the rear li-
cense plate recess.
A minimum height clearance of 6.1 ft
(1.90 m) is required to open the trunk lid.
왘
Press trunk lid lock 1 .
The trunk lid swings open. Always make
sure that there is sufficient overhead clear-
ance.
The trunk can also be opened from the in-
side of the trunk in an emergency, see
“Trunk lid emergency release”
(
컄
page 89).
Trunk lid emergency release
The emergency release button is located in
the trunk lid.
Illumination of the emergency release but-
ton:
앫
The button will blink for 30 minutes af-
ter opening the trunk.
앫
The button will blink for 60 minutes af-
ter closing the trunk.
왘
Briefly press the emergency release
button.
The trunk unlocks and the trunk lid
opens.
i
The vehicle must be unlocked.
!
The emergency release button does
not open the trunk lid if the vehicle bat-
tery is discharged or disconnected.
i
If the emergency release button is
pressed and the vehicle was centrally
locked, the exterior lamps will flash and
the alarm will sound as the trunk lid
opens.
To cancel the alarm, insert the key in
the starter switch or press button
Œ
or
‹
on the key.