Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2005 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 103)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Opening the trunk
Opening the trunk from the outside
A minimum height clearance of 6.3 ft
(1.90 m) is required to open the trunk lid.
The trunk lid lock button is located in the
rear license plate recess.
1 Trunk lid lock
In vehicles without KEYLESS-GO*: The ve-
hicle must be unlocked.
̈ Press trunk lid lock 1.
The trunk lid opens.
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If the vehicle has previously been
locked from the outside with the
SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO*, opening a
door from the inside will trigger the an-
ti-theft alarm system.
To cancel the alarm, do one of the fol-
lowing:
ț Insert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.
ț Press button Œ or ‹ on the
SmartKey.
In vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:
ț Grasp the outside door handle.
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be within 3 ft. (1 m) of the ve-
hicle.
ț Press the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button (
୴ page 35).
The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
must be inside the vehicle.
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The trunk lid swings open upwards au-
tomatically. Always make sure that
there is sufficient overhead clearance.
Vehicles with trunk lid opening/closing
system*: To stop the opening proce-
dure, press button
Š on the
SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*.
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The trunk can also be opened using
button
Š on the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* or from
its inside in an emergency, see “Trunk
lid emergency release” (
୴ page 109).