Closing
WARNING
To prevent possible personal injury, always keep hands and fingers away from the cargo compartment opening when closing the tailgate. Be especially careful when small children are around.

- Pull the tailgate down using recess 1.
- Push the tailgate closed from outside the vehicle.
- If necessary, lock the vehicle with the
button on the SmartKey ()
or with KEYLESS-GO ().
If a KEYLESS-GO key is detected in the cargo compartment, the tailgate will
not lock.
See also:
Towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised
Only possible on vehicles without
4MATIC.
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions.
The ignition must be switched off if yo ...
Setting the rear-compartment side air
vents
These rear-compartment side air vents are
only available if your vehicle has 3-zone
automatic climate control.
1 B-pillar air vent
2 Thumbwheel for B-pillar air vent
- To open/close: turn thu ...
MAX COOL maximum cooling
The MAX COOL function is only available in vehicles for the USA.
MAX COOL is only operational when the engine is running.
When you activate MAX COOL, climate control switches to the following functi ...
