Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Locking and unlocking
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Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO
1
Tailgate closing switch
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO
1
Tailgate closing switch
X
Press tailgate closing switch
1
briefly or
press and hold button
i
on the
SmartKey.
The tailgate closes. Depending on
production date, an acoustic warning
sounds when the tailgate closes.
If the tailgate comes into contact with an
object while closing (e.g. luggage that has
been piled too high), the closing procedure is
stopped and the tailgate reopens.
Closing the tailgate and locking the
vehicle from the outside (vehicles with
KEYLESS-GO)
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 cargo compartment opening when
closing the tailgate. 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 tailgate
opening/closing switch on the driver’s
door.
R
Press the tailgate closing switch.
R
Press the KEYLESS-GO locking/closing
switch.
In vehicles with power tailgate and KEYLESS-
GO, you can close the tailgate and lock the
vehicle simultaneously from the outside using
the KEYLESS-GO locking/closing switch.
1
KEYLESS-GO locking/closing switch
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