Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Owner'S Manual

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Tailg ate
O nly d rive w ith th e ta ilg a te c lo s e d as
o th e rw is e e x h a u s t fu m e s m ay e n te r
th e ve h icle in te rio r.
The rear license plate can be seen
c o rre c tly on ly w h e n the ta ilg a te is
clo sed .
To c lo s e th e ta ilg a te , p re s s th e g rip
d o w n un til th e ta ilg a te lo c k en ga ge s.
A n e le c tric p o w e r-a s s is te d m e c h a n ­
ism w ill th e n lo c k th e ta ilg a te q u ie tly
and a u to m a tica lly. W hen th e e le c tric
p o w e r-a s s is te d m e ch a n ism has
s to p p e d , th e ta ilg a te can be re ­
o p en ed .
W arning!
To p reven t p o ssib le personal injury,
alw ays k e e p hands and fingers aw ay
from th e ta ilg a te opening w hen clo s­
ing th e ta ilg a te . The e le c tric p o w er-
assisted m echanism can n o t be
in te rru p ted o n c e it has been
en g ag ed .
The rea r c o m p a rtm e n t lam p w ill be
s w itc h e d o ff by th e c o n ta c t s w itc h
o n ly if th e ta ilg a te is fu lly clo s e d .
N o te s :
L o c k ta ilg a te w ith m a s te r ke y p rio r to
w a s h in g th e v e h ic le in an a u to m a tic
ca r w a sh. The w a s h in g b ru s h c o u ld
o th e rw is e ca u se it to open.
W hen o p e n in g th e ta ilg a te c o m ­
pletely, alw ays m ake sure th a t th e re is
s u ffic ie n t c le ara nce.