Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 127)

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Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Closing the tailgate from the outside
You can close the tailgate from the outside
using the tailgate closing switch or
the
Š button on the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*. In vehicles
with KEYLESS-GO*, you can also simulta-
neously lock the vehicle.
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.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO*
1 Tailgate closing switch
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*
1 Tailgate closing switch
̈ Press tailgate closing switch 1 or the
Š button on the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* briefly.
The tailgate closes and an acoustic
warning sounds.
Warning!
G
Monitor the closing procedure carefully to
make sure no one is in danger of being in-
jured. To prevent possible personal injury,
always keep hands and fingers away from
the cargo compartment opening when clos-
ing the tailgate. Be especially careful when
small children are around. To stop the clos-
ing procedure, do one of the following:
ț Press tailgate closing switch 1
( ୴ page 126).
ț Press KEYLESS-GO* locking/closing
switch*
1 (vehicles with
KEYLESS-GO*) ( ୴ page 127).
ț Press the Š button on the SmartKey
( ୴ page 112) or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* ( ୴ page 115).
ț Press or pull the remote tailgate switch
on the driver’s door (
୴ page 124).
Even with the SmartKey removed from the
starter switch or the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* removed from the vehicle,
the tailgate closing switch can be operated.
Therefore, do not leave children unattended
in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked
vehicle. A child’s unsupervised access to a
vehicle could result in an accident and/or
serious personal injury.
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