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not needed. You then may no longer be able

to unlock your vehicle with the sensors.

WARNING

A coin cell battery is installed in the vehicle

key.

LED and battery in the vehicle key

– If batteries or coin cell batteries are swal-

lowed or enter the body in any other way,

they can cause serious injuries or death

within a short period of time. There is a risk

of chemical burns.

– Keep vehicle keys and key fobs with batter-

ies out of the reach of children.

– Keep new or used batteries away from chil-

dren.

– If the battery compartment on a vehicle key

does not close securely, stop using the key

and keep it away from children.

Fig. 26 Vehicle key: removing the battery holder

LED in the vehicle key

– Seek medical attention immediately if you

suspect that a battery was swallowed or has

entered the body in any other way.

The LED 1 indicates the vehicle key function.

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If you press a button briefly, the LED blinks

once.

For the sake of the environment

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If you press and hold a button (convenience

 Batteries and electrical/electronic devices

must be disposed of in an environmentally

safe manner ðpage 330, Disposal instruc-

tions.

opening/closing), the LED blinks several times.

If the LED does not blink, the vehicle key bat-

tery is drained. Replace the battery in the vehi-

cle key.

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Replacing the vehicle key battery

Luggage compartment

lid

The replacement battery in the vehicle key must

meet the same specifications as the original bat-

tery (battery type CR 2032).

General information

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Remove the mechanical key ðpage 42 and in-

sert it at an angle into the opening ðfig. 26.

WARNING

– No one, especially children, should stay in

the vehicle when it is locked from the out-

side, because the windows can no longer be

opened from the inside. Locked doors make

it more difficult for emergency workers to

enter the vehicle, which increases the risk of

death.

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Push the mechanical key in the opening in the

direction of the arrow to operate the release

button on the inside 2 . To reduce the risk of

damage, do not try to pry off the cover.

Remove the cover from the battery tray.

Insert the new battery with the “+” symbol fac-

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ing up.

– Always close and lock the luggage compart-

ment lid and the doors when the vehicle is

not in use. Otherwise someone, such as a

child, could enter the vehicle through the

luggage compartment and become locked

inside it. To reduce the risk of injury, do not

allow children to play in or around the vehi-

cle.

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Close the battery tray with the cover.

Insert the mechanical key.

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If the

indicator light appears with a corre-

sponding message, the vehicle key battery is

drained and must be replaced.

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Opening and closing

Opening and closing the luggage

compartment lid

– To reduce the risk of injuries by pinching,

make sure that no one is in the operating

area of the luggage compartment lid when

closing, especially near the hinges, at the

upper and lower edges of the lid, or all

around the edge of the lid in general.

– After closing the luggage compartment lid,

make sure that it is latched. Otherwise, the

luggage compartment lid could open sud-

denly while driving, which would increase

the risk of an accident.

– Never drive with the luggage compartment

lid ajar or open, because exhaust fumes

from outside can enter the vehicle interior

and increase the risk of asphyxiation.

– If there is a luggage carrier (such as a bicycle

rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the

luggage compartment lid may not open

completely under certain circumstances or it

could close by itself if open due to the extra

weight. Therefore, the open luggage com-

partment lid must be given additional sup-

port or the cargo must first be removed

from the luggage carrier.

Fig. 27 Rear lid: handle

Fig. 28 Driver's door: opening the luggage compartment

lid

– Applies to: vehicles with power-operated or

sensor-controlled luggage compartment lid:

Pay careful attention when closing the lug-

gage compartment lid. Otherwise, you could

cause serious injury to yourself or others de-

spite the pinch protection.

Opening the luggage compartment lid

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Unlock the vehicle or the luggage compartment

lid using the  /  button on the vehicle key

and press the handle in the luggage compart-

ment lid ðfig. 27. Or

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Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:Press

the handle in the luggage compartment lid

ðfig. 27. When the luggage compartment is

locked, the vehicle key cannot be more than ap-

proximately 4 feet (1.5 m) away from the lug-

gage compartment. Or

Note

The luggage compartment lid can bump into

objects such as the garage ceiling when open-

ing and become damaged.

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Applies to: vehicles with automatic luggage

compartment lid: Select the "P" position and

Tips

– When the vehicle is locked, the luggage

compartment lid can be unlocked separately

by pressing the  button twice on the vehi-

cle key. The luggage compartment lid locks

automatically when it is closed again.

– The ability to open the luggage compart-

ment lid using the handle ðpage 45,

fig. 27 can be deactivated or activated in the

MMI ðpage 38.

pull the  button ðfig. 28 in the driver's door.

Closing the luggage compartment lid

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See ðpage 46, Automatic luggage compart-

ment lid.

WARNING

Observe the safety precautions ðpage 44.

Opening and closing

between you and the luggage compartment lid.

Automatic luggage compartment lid

Applies to: vehicles with automatic luggage compartment lid

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Press the  button in the luggage compart-

ment lid. Or

Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: With

the ignition off, press the  /  button in the

luggage compartment lid. The vehicle key must

not be more than approximately 4 feet (1.5 m)

away from the luggage compartment and it

must not be inside the vehicle. If you press the

* button, then the vehicle will lock.

Stopping automatic opening or closing

Fig. 29 Luggage compartment lid:

closing button*,

lock button* (vehicles with convenience key*)

The automatic opening or closing of the luggage

compartment lid will stop if:

The luggage compartment lid can be opened and

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closed automatically ð

tion on page 44.

in General informa-

You press the  button or press the handle in

the luggage compartment lid again ðpage 45,

fig. 27. Or

Opening the luggage compartment lid

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You press the  button on the convenience

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When the ignition is turned off, press the 

key*. Or

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button on the vehicle key twice ðpage 42,

fig. 24. Or

Something blocks the luggage compartment

lid or makes it difficult for the lid to move.

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Select the “P” position and briefly pull the 

If you press the button  or the handle in the

luggage compartment lid ðpage 45, fig. 27

again, the luggage compartment lid will open or

close again.

button* in the driver's door ðpage 45, fig. 28.

Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: Press

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the handle in the luggage compartment lid

ðpage 45, fig. 27. When the luggage compart-

ment is locked, the vehicle key cannot be more

than approximately 4 feet (1.5 m) away from

the luggage compartment.

Storing the luggage compartment lid

opening position

The position must be at a certain height or higher

to store.

Closing the luggage compartment lid

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Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de-

sired open position. If you want to move the

luggage compartment lid to a lower position,

move it slowly in small increments; otherwise,

the luggage compartment lid will close auto-

matically.

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Press the  button in the luggage compart-

ment lid. Or

Press the handle in the luggage compartment

lid ðpage 45, fig. 27. Or

Press the luggage compartment lid downward

slightly. Or

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Press and hold the  button in the luggage

compartment lid for at least four seconds to

store the new opening position. A visual and

audio signal will follow.

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When the ignition is turned on, pull the 

switch in the driver's door ðpage 45, fig. 28

until the luggage compartment lid is closed. Or

Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: Press

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To set a higher open position, wait at least five

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seconds and then carefully press the luggage

compartment lid upward.

Press and hold the  button again for at least

four seconds to store the desired opening posi-

tion.

and hold the  button on the vehicle key while

the ignition is off until the luggage compart-

ment lid closes. Make sure there is enough dis-

tance (maximum of approximately 9 feet (3 m))

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Opening and closing

Manually opening and closing the luggage

compartment lid

must be standard behind the luggage compart-

ment lid, toward the left side of the vehicle.

If the electric motor malfunctions or the vehicle

battery charge level is low, the luggage compart-

ment lid can be opened or closed by hand. Extra

force will be needed to do this. Move the lid slow-

ly to reduce the amount of force needed.

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Move your foot back and forth under the bump-

er one time ðfig. 30. Do not touch the bumper.

Make sure you have secure footing. The lug-

gage compartment lid will open or close once

the system detects the movement. The auto-

matic opening or closing will be canceled if you

repeat one of the movements described.

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Pull the luggage compartment lid down slightly

by the inside handle* and then press on the lid

until it latches.

WARNING

Observe the safety precautions ðpage 44.

WARNING

Tips

Please note that when you have the conven-

ience key with you, the sensor-controlled lug-

gage compartment lid could open or close un-

expectedly during activity near the rear of the

vehicle. This increases the risk of an accident.

If the luggage compartment lid is open while

the vehicle key is inside the luggage compart-

ment or the passenger compartment, then

the * button on the luggage compartment

lid will be disabled.

Note

Please note that when you have the conven-

ience key with you, the sensor-controlled lug-

gage compartment lid could open or close un-

expectedly during activity near the rear of the

vehicle (for example, the lid could hit the ceil-

ing in a garage).

Opening and closing the luggage

compartment lid with foot motion (kicking

movement)

Applies to: vehicles with sensor-controlled luggage compart-

ment lid

Tips

The luggage compartment lid will only open

or close if you perform the movement as

described. This prevents the luggage com-

partment lid from opening or closing due to

similar movements , such as when you walk

between the rear of the vehicle and your ga-

rage door. In some situations, the function

may be limited or temporarily unavailable.

This may happen if:

Fig. 30 Vehicle rear: foot motion (example)

The luggage compartment lid can be opened and

closed automatically ð

tion on page 44.

in General informa-

– You are standing too close to the bumper or

too far away from it.

– The luggage compartment lid was closed or

opened immediately beforehand.

Requirements: you must be carrying your conven-

ience key* with you. The ignition must be off. You

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The closing function applies to vehicles that also have au-

tomatic luggage compartment lid operation.

Opening and closing

– You park close to a hedge and the branches

move back and forth under the vehicle for a

long period of time.

WARNING

If you have folded the backrests into the up-

right position, always check if the lock is cor-

rectly engaged by pulling forward on the

backrest.

– You clean your vehicle, for example with a

pressure washer or in a car wash.

– There is heavy rain.

– The bumper is very dirty, for example after

driving on roads that have been treated with

salt.

Child safety lock

The child safety lock prevents the rear doors

from being opened from the inside and the rear

power windows from being operated.

– There is interference to the vehicle key's ra-

dio signal, such as from mobile devices or

remote controls

– If the vehicle key is located in the luggage

compartment or passenger compartment

while the luggage compartment lid is open,

then it will not be possible to close the lug-

gage compartment lid using foot motions.

Manually unlocking the luggage

compartment lid

The luggage compartment lid can be released

from the inside in an emergency.

Fig. 32 Driver's door: controls

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To activate or deactivate the child safety lock

for the rear doors (which controls the power

windows and interior door handle), press the

left and/or right  button in the driver's door

ðfig. 32. The LED in the button will turn on or

off.

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Make sure the child safety lock is working by

checking the function on the rear power win-

dow switch and door handle.

Fig. 31 Inner luggage compartment lid: access to the man-

ual release

When the child safety lock is turned on, the fol-

lowing functions are disabled:

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– The rear inner door handles

Fold the backrest on the rear bench seat for-

ward ðpage 89.

– The rear power windows

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Remove the mechanical key ðpage 42.

Using the mechanical key, pry the cover  off

the luggage compartment lid trim panel.

Press the lever with the mechanical key in the

– The buttons in the rear for the sunshades*

– The control panel* for the climate control sys-

tem in the rear. In this case, you can continue

operating the climate control system in the rear

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direction of the arrow to release the luggage

compartment lid.

SYNC

using the

button ðpage 94 in the cli-

mate control system controls in the cockpit.

Message in the instrument cluster display

WARNING

The following messages may appear, depending

on the vehicle equipment:

Observe the safety precautions ðpage 44.

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