Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Locking and unlocking
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Closing the trunk from the inside auto-
matically
G
Warning!
Maintain sight of the area around the rear
of the vehicle while operating the trunk lid
with the door mounted switch. Monitor the
closing procedure carefully to make sure no
one is in danger of being injured.
To interrupt the closing procedure, press or
pull the door mounted remote trunk open-
ing/closing switch.
Even with the SmartKey removed from the
starter switch or the SmartKey with KEY-
LESS-GO removed from the vehicle, the
remote trunk opening/closing switch can
be operated. Therefore, do not leave chil-
dren unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. A child’s
unsupervised access to a vehicle could
result in an accident and/or serious per-
sonal injury.
If the trunk lid comes into contact with an
object while closing (e.g. luggage that has
been piled too high) in the upper motion
sequence, the closing procedure is stopped
and the trunk reopens slightly.
In vehicles with trunk opening/closing sys-
tem you can close the trunk from the inside
using the remote trunk opening/ closing
switch.
1
Indicator lamp
2
Remote trunk opening switch
X
Press switch
1
until the trunk is closed.
The indicator lamp in the switch goes out
when the trunk is closed.
To interrupt the closing procedure:
X
Release switch
1
.
Closing the trunk from the outside auto-
matically
G
Warning!
Monitor the closing procedure carefully to
make sure no one is in danger of being
injured. To prevent possible personal
injury, always keep hands and fingers away
from the trunk opening when closing the
trunk lid. Be especially careful when small
children are around. To stop the closing
procedure, do one of the following:
R
Press button
i
on the SmartKey.
R
Press or pull the remote trunk opening/
closing switch (on the driver’s door).
R
Press the trunk closing switch.
R
Press the KEYLESS-GO locking/closing
switch.
R
Pull the trunk lid handle.
Even with the SmartKey removed from the
starter switch or the SmartKey with KEY-
LESS-GO removed from the vehicle, the
remote trunk opening/closing switch can
be operated. Therefore, do not leave chil-
dren unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. A child’s
unsupervised access to a vehicle could
result in an accident and/or serious per-
sonal injury.
In vehicles with trunk opening/closing sys-
tem you can close the trunk separately from
the outside using the trunk closing switch.
Controls in detail