Mercedes-Benz 2007 E -Class Wagon, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
Unlocking/locking in an emergency
Unlocking and opening the tailgate
(Vehicles without foldable third row
seat, E 63 AMG only)
A minimum height clearance of 6.81 ft
(2.07 m) is required to open the tailgate.
The emergency release is located on the
inside of the tailgate.
1
Release lever
2
Cover
왘
Remove cover
2
from the trim on the
tailgate.
왘
Push release lever
1
in direction of ar-
row.
왘
Lift the tailgate.
Locking the vehicle
If you are unable to lock the vehicle with
the SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*, do the following:
왘
Close the passenger door, the rear
doors and the tailgate.
왘
Press the central locking switch in the
center console (
컄
page 127).
왘
Check to see whether the locking
knobs on the doors have moved down.
왘
If necessary, push them down
manually.
Except for the driver’s door, the vehicle
should now be locked.
!
Always make sure there is sufficient over-
head clearance.
i
If the vehicle has previously been locked us-
ing the SmartKey, opening the tailgate from the
inside will trigger the anti-theft alarm system*.
To cancel the alarm, do one of the following:
앫
Press button
Œ
or
‹
on the
SmartKey.
앫
Insert the SmartKey in the starter switch.