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Opening and Locking
Interrupting the opening/closing operation
in the event of danger
The opening or closing operation is interrupted
immediately if one of the following buttons is
operated:
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Press button
on the key
or
Release button
in the driver’s door
or
Briefly press button
A
or
B
in the trim panel on
the tailgate
or
Briefly press the release button on the tailgate.
Automatic operation can be continued again at
any time. To do this, press the corresponding
button.
Detection of obstacles during opening
The tailgate will stop moving and close slightly if
opening is blocked by an obstacle. A warning
signal then sounds.
The opening operation can continue once the
obstacle is removed and after one of the following
buttons is operated:
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Press button
on the key
or
Press button
in the driver’s door
or
Press the release button on the tailgate.
Detection of obstacles during closing
The tailgate closes automatically and is pulled into
the lock and locked. Body parts could become
trapped or crushed between the closing tailgate
and fixed parts of the vehicle.
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Despite the presence of this detection system,
you are still responsible for keeping yourself
and others entirely out of the way of the
tailgate as it is closing.
The closing operation is interrupted if closing of
the tailgate is blocked by an obstacle.
A warning signal sounds and the tailgate opens
again slightly.
When the obstacle has been removed, the tailgate
can be closed by pressing the button in the trim
panel on the tailgate or close it slowly by hand.
Automatic stop in the event of unintentional
tailgate movement
If the tailgate is moved too abruptly or lowers
unaided immediately after opening, e.g. due to
the weight of snow, an electrical mechanism
brakes the tailgate and a series of brief warning
signals sounds until the tailgate stops moving.
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Bring the tailgate to rest for approx. 1 second.
The braking function is deactivated.
Adjusting the opening height of the tailgate
The opening height of the tailgate can be
individually adjusted so that the tailgate does not
hit the garage ceiling, for example.
On vehicles with level control, the vehicle height
changes according to the level control setting.
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Always adjust the tailgate on vehicles with level
control with the vehicle at the highest level
setting so that the tailgate cannot accidentally
hit the garage ceiling, for example.
1.
Stand behind the vehicle and open the tailgate.
2.
Press button
on the key to stop the
automatic opening operation at around 2/3 of
the opening height.
3.
Now move the tailgate up by hand until the
desired opening height is reached. Make sure
that there is a sufficient minimum clearance
from any obstacle.
4.
Press button
A
in the trim panel on the tailgate
for approximately 3 seconds.
An acknowledgement signal sounds.
The opening height of the tailgate has now
been programmed.
The tailgate can now be closed by briefly
pressing the button.
This setting cannot be deleted. If a different
setting is required, repeat steps 1 to 4.
Closing Tailgate
WARNING
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