Get Opening and closing -> Luggage compartment Guide for Mercedes GLE SUV First Generation (2016-2019)

Luggage compartment

X To power close a door: push the door into

Luggage compartment

the lock up to the first detent position.

Important safety notes

Power closing will pull the door fully closed.

X To power close the tailgate: lightly press

G WARNING

the tailgate downwards.

Power closing will pull the tailgate fully

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

closed.

gases such as carbon monoxide. If the tailgate

is open when the engine is running, particu-

larly if the vehicle is moving, exhaust fumes

Unlocking/locking the driver's door

could enter the passenger compartment.

using the emergency key element

There is a risk of poisoning.

Opening and closing

Turn off the engine before opening the tail-

i In order to lock all the vehicle's locks, begin

by pressing the button for locking the vehicle

gate. Never drive with the tailgate open.

from the inside while the driver's door is open.

Then, proceed to lock the driver's door using

G WARNING

the emergency key element.

If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or

not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip

over or be flung around and thereby hit vehicle

occupants. There is a risk of injury, especially

when braking or abruptly changing directions.

Always store objects so that they cannot be

flung around. Secure objects, luggage or

loads against slipping or tipping before the

journey.

! The tailgate swings upwards and to the rear

when opened. Therefore, make sure that

X Insert the emergency key element into the

there is sufficient clearance above and behind

lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.

the tailgate.

X To unlock: turn the emergency key element

The opening dimensions of the tailgate can be

anti-clockwise to position 1.

found in the "Vehicle data" section

X To lock: turn the emergency key element

( Y page 394).

clockwise as far as it will go to position 1.

Stow luggage or loads preferably in the luggage

Right-hand-drive vehicle: turn the emergency

compartment. Observe the loading guidelines

( Y page 314).

key element in the opposite direction in both

cases.

Do not leave the key in the luggage compart-

ment. If you do so, you could lock yourself out.

If you use the emergency key element to unlock

and open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm

Vehicles without the EASY-PACK tailgate:

system will be triggered. Switch off the alarm

the tailgate can be:

( Y page 80).

R opened and closed manually from outside

If you lock the vehicle as described above, the

R unlocked from the inside with the emergency

fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-theft alarm

release

system is not primed.

Vehicles with the EASY-PACK tailgate: you

can:

R close the tailgate manually from outside

R open the tailgate automatically from outside

R open and close the tailgate automatically

from inside

Luggage compartment

R unlock the tailgate from inside with the emer-

Opening and closing manually from

gency release

the outside

R limit the opening angle of the tailgate

Opening

Tailgate reversing function

On vehicles with tailgate remote closing feature,

the tailgate is equipped with automatic obstacle

recognition with a reversing function. If a solid

object blocks or restricts the tailgate when auto-

matically opening or closing, this procedure is

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stopped. If the tailgate is stopped during the

closing procedure, it will open again automati-

cally. The automatic obstacle detection with

reversing function is only an aid. It is not a sub-

stitute for your attention when opening and

closing the tailgate.

X Press the % button on the key.

G WARNING

X Pull handle :.

X Raise the tailgate.

The reversing function does not react:

Vehicles with the EASY-PACK tailgate: if you

R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers

pull handle : and then release it, the tailgate

R over the last 8 mm of the closing path

opens automatically.

The reversing feature cannot prevent some-

Closing

one being trapped in these situations in par-

ticular. There is a risk of injury.

When closing make sure that no body parts

are in the closing area.

If someone is trapped:

R press the F button on the key or

R pull or press the remote operating switch

on the driver's door or

R press the closing or locking button on the

tailgate or

R pull the handle on the tailgate

X Pull the tailgate down using recess :.

X Let the tailgate to drop into the lock.

X Lock the vehicle if necessary with the &

button on the key or with KEYLESS-GO.

i If a KEYLESS-GO key is detected in the lug-

gage compartment, the tailgate will not lock.

Luggage compartment

Opening and closing automatically

Use one of the following options to stop the

from the outside

closing process:

R press the F button on the key

Important safety notes

R pull or press the remote operating switch

United Kingdom only:

on the driver's door

G WARNING

R press the closing or locking button on the

When the double locks are activated, the

tailgate

doors can no longer be opened from the

R pull the handle on the tailgate

inside. People in the vehicle can no longer get

G WARNING

out, e.g. in hazardous situations. There is a

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risk of injury.

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

Therefore, do not leave any people unsuper-

gases such as carbon monoxide. If the tailgate

vised in the vehicle, particularly children, eld-

is open when the engine is running, particu-

erly people or people in need of special assis-

larly if the vehicle is moving, exhaust fumes

tance. Do not activate the double lock when

could enter the passenger compartment.

people are in the vehicle.

There is a risk of poisoning.

Turn off the engine before opening the tail-

If the vehicle has been locked from the outside,

gate. Never drive with the tailgate open.

the double lock function is activated as stand-

ard. It is then not possible to open the doors

! The tailgate swings upwards and to the rear

from inside the vehicle. You can deactivate the

when opened. Therefore, make sure that

double lock function by switching off the interior

there is sufficient clearance above and behind

motion sensor ( Y page 81). The doors can then

the tailgate.

be opened from the inside after the vehicle has

been locked from the outside. You can open the

Two warning tones sound while the tailgate is

rear doors from inside the vehicle only if they are

opening or closing.

not secured by the child-proof locks

You will find details on the tailgate opening

( Y page 69). The anti-theft alarm system is trig-

dimensions in the "Vehicle data" section

gered if the door is opened from the inside.

( Y page 394).

Switch off the alarm ( Y page 80).

i Notes on the automatic reversing feature for

The anti-theft alarm system is triggered if the

the tailgate ( Y page 92).

door is opened from the inside. Switch off the

alarm ( Y page 80).

Opening the tailgate automatically

All countries:

G WARNING

You can open the tailgate automatically using

the key or the handle on the tailgate.

Parts of the body could become trapped dur-

X Press and hold the F button on the key

ing automatic closing of the tailgate. More-

until the tailgate opens.

over, people, e.g. children, may be standing in

the closing area or may enter the closing area

X When the tailgate is unlocked, pull the tailgate

during the closing process. There is a risk of

handle and let it go again immediately.

injury.

Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the

X With the tailgate stopped in an intermediate

closing area during the closing process.

position, pull the tailgate upwards.

You can release the tailgate as soon as the

tailgate starts to open.

Luggage compartment

Closing the tailgate automatically

dren, during the closing procedure. There is a

risk of injury.

Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the

closing area during the closing process.

Release the remote operating switch imme-

diately if somebody becomes trapped. To re-

open the tailgate pull on the remote operating

switch.

G WARNING

Opening and closing

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

gases such as carbon monoxide. If the tailgate

X To close: press closing button : on the tail-

is open when the engine is running, particu-

gate.

larly if the vehicle is moving, exhaust fumes

could enter the passenger compartment.

X Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or KEYLESS-GO

There is a risk of poisoning.

starting function: press and hold the F

Turn off the engine before opening the tail-

button on the key until the tailgate closes.

gate. Never drive with the tailgate open.

You can release the button as soon as the

tailgate starts to close.

! The tailgate swings upwards and to the rear

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or KEYLESS-GO

when opened. Therefore, make sure that

starting function: you can close and lock the

there is sufficient clearance above and behind

tailgate simultaneously.

the tailgate.

X Press locking button ; on the tailgate.

Two warning tones sound while the tailgate is

If a KEYLESS-GO or KEYLESS-GO starting

opening or closing.

function key is detected outside the vehicle,

You will find details on the tailgate opening

the tailgate closes and locks. All doors must

dimensions in the "Vehicle data" section

be shut and the key must be located in the

( Y page 394).

vicinity of the tailgate.

i Notes on the automatic reversing feature for

i There must not be a key in the ignition lock

the tailgate ( Y page 92).

in order to open and close the tailgate.

If the tailgate touches an object while closing,

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the closing procedure is interrupted and the

tailgate reopens.

If a KEYLESS-GO or KEYLESS-GO starting

function key is detected in the luggage com-

partment, the tailgate will not lock.

Opening and closing automatically

from the inside

Important safety notes

G WARNING

Parts of the body could become trapped dur-

ing automatic closing of the tailgate. In addi-

tion, people may be standing in the closing

area or may enter the closing area, e.g. chil-

Side windows

X To open: pull remote operating switch : for

Tailgate emergency release

the tailgate until the tailgate opens.

General notes

X To close: turn the key to position 1 or 2 in

the ignition lock.

! The tailgate swings upwards and to the rear

X Press remote operating switch for tailgate :

when opened. Therefore, make sure that

until the tailgate is completely closed.

there is sufficient clearance above and behind

You can open and close the tailgate from the

the tailgate.

driver's seat when the vehicle is stationary and

The opening dimensions of the tailgate can be

unlocked.

found in the "Vehicle data" section

( Y page 394).

If the tailgate can no longer be unlocked:

Limiting the opening angle of the tail-

Opening and closing

R using the key, or

gate

R using the remote operating switch in the door

General notes

control panel:

use the emergency release.

! Make sure there is sufficient clearance to

open the tailgate fully when setting the open-

To open

ing angle. The tailgate could otherwise be

damaged. Ideally, set the opening angle out-

side.

Priming

You can limit the opening angle of the tailgate.

This is possible in the top half of its opening

range, up to approximately 10 cm before the

stop.

X To open the tailgate: pull the handle on the

tailgate.

X To stop the opening procedure at the

desired position: press the closing button in

X Take emergency key element ; out of the

the tailgate or pull the handle on the outside

key ( Y page 85).

of the tailgate again.

X Insert emergency key element ; or a suita-

X To store the position: press and hold the

ble tool, e.g. a thin screwdriver, into open-

closing button in the tailgate until two short

ing : of the trim and press in.

tones sound.

The tailgate is released.

The opening angle limiter is activated. The

X Open the tailgate.

tailgate then stops in the stored position

X Insert emergency key element ; into the key

when opened.

( Y page 86).

Switching off

Side windows

X Press and hold the closing button in the tail-

gate until you hear a short tone.

Important safety notes

G WARNING

While opening the side windows, body parts

could become trapped between the side win-

dow and the door frame as the side window

moves. There is a risk of injury.

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