Opening and closing
– Always make sure that there are no valid
keys within the area of detection around the
boot lid.
WARNING
Please refer to the safety information
ðpage 49.
CAUTION
WARNING
Deactivate the function for unlocking with the
convenience key (keyless access) on the MMI
ðpage 52, Activating/deactivating function
to prevent the boot lid from being opened un-
intentionally in the following situations:
– When you park the vehicle close to obsta-
cles such as streetlights, posts or garage
doors, or in an underground car park with a
low ceiling
After you have folded the backrest back up-
wards, always check to see if the locking
mechanism is properly engaged by pulling the
backrest forwards.
Child lock
The child locks disable the rear window switches
and prevent the rear doors from being opened
from the inside.
– Before washing the vehicle
– When using a car wash
– Before any maintenance and repair work on
the vehicle
– Before fitting a bicycle carrier or attaching a
trailer
Releasing the boot lid manually
The boot lid can be released manually from the
inside.
Fig. 32 Driver’s door: Controls
►
To activate/deactivate the child lock (for the
electric window switch and interior door handle
on each of the rear doors), press the left/right
button on the driver's door ðFig. 32. The
LED in the button will light up or go out.
►
Make sure that the child lock is working by
checking that the rear electric window switches
and door handles are out of action.
Fig. 31 Inside of boot lid: Access to manual release
Switching on the child lock deactivates the fol-
lowing functions:
►
Fold the rear seat backrest forwards
ðpage 94.
Take out the emergency key ðpage 45.
– The rear interior door handles
►
– The rear window switches
►
Prise off the cover in the boot lid trim (us-
– The buttons for the blinds* in the rear cabin
– Applies to vehicles with 4-zone automatic air
conditioner: The air conditioner control console
in the rear cabin. In this case, the air condition-
ing the emergency key).
►
To unlock the boot lid, press the release lever in
the direction of the arrow using the emergency
key.
er in the rear cabin can still be operated using
SYNC
the
button ðpage 101 on the air condi-
tioner console in the front cabin.
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