Opening and closi ng, Trunk – Mercedes-Benz C-Sedan 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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especially if the vehicle is in motion. There is a

risk of poisoning.
Always switch off the engine before opening

the trunk lid. Never drive with the trunk lid

open.

WARNING

If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or

not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip

over or be flung around and thereby hit vehicle

occupants. There is a risk of injury, particu-

larly in the event of sudden braking or a sud-

den change in direction.
Always store objects so that they cannot be

flung around. Secure objects, luggage or

loads against slipping or tipping before the

journey.

The trunk lid swings upwards when

opened. Therefore, make sure that there is

sufficient clearance above the trunk lid.

The opening dimensions of the trunk lid can

be found in the "Vehicle data" section

(

page 403).

You can limit the opening angle of the

trunk lid in COMAND or Audio 20 (see the

separate operating instructions).

Do not leave the SmartKey in the trunk. You

could otherwise lock yourself out.
You should preferably place luggage or loads

in the trunk. Observe the loading guidelines

(

page 298).

Obstacle recognition with trunk lid

reversing feature

Vehicles with trunk lid remote closing

feature: the trunk lid is equipped with auto-

matic obstacle detection with reversing fea-

ture. If a solid object blocks or restricts the

trunk lid when automatically opening, this

procedure is stopped. If a solid object blocks

or restricts the trunk lid when automatically

closing, the trunk lid opens again automati-

cally. The automatic obstacle recognition

with reversing feature is only an aid. It is not a

substitute for your attentiveness when open-

ing and closing the trunk lid.

WARNING

The reversing feature does not react:

to soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small fin-

gers

over the last 1/3 in(8 mm) of the closing

movement

This means that the reversing feature cannot

prevent someone being trapped in these sit-

uations. There is a risk of injury.
Make sure that no body parts are in close

proximity during the closing procedure.
If somebody becomes trapped:

press the F button on the SmartKey, or

press the remote operating switch on the

driver's door, or

press the closing or locking button on the

trunk lid, or

pull on the trunk lid handle

Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is

also possible to stop the closing process by

performing a kicking movement under the

rear bumper.

Opening and closing manually

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