Closing

WARNING 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 or with KEYLESS-GO (). button on the SmartKey () or with KEYLESS-GO ().

not lock. If a KEYLESS-GO key is detected in the cargo compartment, the tailgate will not lock.

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