Mercedes-Benz SL-Class - Manual (Page 109)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Opening the trunk
A minimum height clearance of
6.2 ft (1.88 m) is required to open the
trunk lid.
Opening the trunk from the outside
The handle is located above the rear li-
cense plate recess.
1 Handle
̈ Pull on handle 1 and lift the trunk lid.
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If you open a door, the side windows on
that side of the vehicle will lower slight-
ly. The windows close again when you
close the door.
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Always make sure that there is suffi-
cient overhead clearance.
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Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO*:
The vehicle must be unlocked.
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To facilitate trunk loading and unload-
ing when the hardtop is retracted, you
can raise the hardtop from its storage
position in the trunk using the load as-
sist feature (
୴ page 235). You may also
unhook the luggage cover.
Remember to resecure the luggage
cover after loading/unloading the
trunk. Otherwise you will not be able to
lower the retractable hardtop.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO*:
If the trunk lid does not open, the en-
tire vehicle is still locked globally
(
୴ page 94).