Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 85)

children are around. To stop the closing
procedure, do one of the following:
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.
R Pull outside handle on the tailgate.
R When no SmartKey is inserted in the starter
switch (vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Make
sure the vehicle's on-board electronics
have status 0): Press button F on the
SmartKey.
You can close the tailgate automatically using
the SmartKey, the closing button 4 or the
locking button 5 .
Closing button and locking button (example:
vehicle with the EASY-PACK tailgate and KEYLESS-
GO)
X
To close: press closing button : on the
tailgate.
or
X Press and hold the F button on the
SmartKey until the tailgate closes.
X
To close and lock simultaneously:
Press locking button ; on the tailgate.
i Simultaneously closing and locking the
tailgate is only possible if all doors are shut
and the SmartKey is located in the vicinity
of the tailgate.
i The tailgate can only be opened and
closed with the SmartKey if there is no
SmartKey in the ignition lock.
If the tailgate touches an object while
closing, the closing procedure is
interrupted and the tailgate reopens.
i If you leave a KEYLESS-GO key in the
cargo compartment, the tailgate will not
lock.
The tailgate is not closed unless a
KEYLESS-GO key is detected.
Opening/closing automatically from
inside
G WARNING
Maintain sight of the area around the rear of
the vehicle while operating the tailgate with
the door-mounted remote tailgate switch.
Monitor the opening procedure carefully to
make sure no one is in danger of being
injured.
To interrupt the opening procedure, press or
pull the door-mounted remote tailgate switch.
When the SmartKey is not inserted in the
starter switch (vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
Make sure the vehicle's on-board electronics
have status 0): Press button F on the
SmartKey.
G WARNING
Maintain sight of the area around the rear of
the vehicle while operating the tailgate with
the door-mounted remote tailgate switch.
Monitor the closing procedure carefully to
make sure no one is in danger of being
injured.
To interrupt the closing procedure, press or
pull the door-mounted remote tailgate switch.
4 For vehicles with the EASY-PACK tailgate only.
5 For vehicles with the EASY-PACK tailgate and KEYLESS-GO only.
Cargo compartment
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Opening/closing
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