Mercedes-Benz ML320. Manual — part 66

91

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Opening the liftgate

Opening the liftgate from outside

A minimum height clearance of 7 ft
(2.15 m) is required to open the liftgate.

The handle is located above the rear
license plate recess.

1 Grip molding
2 Handle

왘

Pull on handle 2.

왘

Swing the liftgate upward by using the
grip molding.

Opening the liftgate from inside

A minimum height clearance of 7 ft
(2.15 m) is required to open the liftgate.

The release lever is located on the inside of
the liftgate.

1 Handle
2 Catch

i

If the vehicle has previously been
locked from the outside with the re-
mote control, opening a door from the
inside will trigger the alarm.

To cancel the alarm, do one of the
following:

Switch on the ignition by turning the
key in the steering lock to position 2.

or

Press the

‹ or Œ button on the

remote control.

The alarm is cancelled.

!

Always make sure that there is suffi-
cient overhead clearance.

i

The vehicle must be unlocked.

92

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

왘

To unlock the liftgate, move the
catch 2 to the right.

왘

Pull handle 1 down and swing liftgate
upward.

Closing the liftgate

1 Recessed grip
2 Grip molding

왘

Pull down on recessed grip 1.

왘

Close liftgate by using grip molding 2.

!

Always make sure that there is suffi-
cient overhead clearance.

i

To lock the liftgate, move the catch 2
to the left.

Warning!

G

When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
key from the steering lock and lock the vehi-
cle. Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle. Children could open the liftgate
from inside, which could result in an acci-
dent and/or serious personal injury.

Warning!

G

To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the liftga-
te opening when closing the liftgate. Be es-
pecially careful when small children are
around.

Do not close the liftgate from the inside by
pulling on the handle.

Warning!

G

Only drive with the liftgate closed as exhaust
fumes may enter the vehicle interior.

i

To prevent an inadvertent lockout, do
not place the key in the cargo compart-
ment.

93

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Automatic central locking

The doors and the liftgate automatically
lock when the ignition is switched on and
the left front wheel turns at vehicle speeds
of approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or
more.

If one of the front doors is then opened
from the inside, the vehicle is unlocked
centrally unless only the driver's door was
previously unlocked.

Information on towing the vehicle can be
found in the “Practical hints” section
(

컄

page 241).

The switch is located on the lower center
console.

Central locking switch

1 Locking
2 Unlocking

Activating

왘

Make sure the ignition is switched on.

All the lamps in the instrument cluster
light up.

왘

Press and hold upper part 1 of the
central locking button for approximate-
ly six seconds.

The automatic central locking is
activated.

Deactivating

왘

Make sure the ignition is switched on.

All the lamps in the instrument cluster
light up.

왘

Press and hold lower part 2 of the
central locking button for approximate-
ly six seconds.

The automatic central locking is deacti-
vated.

i

The doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold.

To prevent the vehicle door locks from
locking, deactivate the automatic cen-
tral locking when the vehicle

앫

is pushed or towed

앫

is on a test stand

94

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Locking and unlocking from the inside

You can lock or unlock the doors and the
tailgate from inside using the central lock-
ing switch. This can be useful, for example,
if you want to lock the vehicle before start-
ing to drive.

Locking

왘

Press upper part 1 of central locking
button (

컄

page 93).

If all the doors are closed, the vehicle
locks.

Unlocking

왘

Press lower part 2 of central locking
button (

컄

page 93).

The vehicle unlocks.

Warning!

G

When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
key from the steering lock and lock the vehi-
cle. Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehi-
cle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment
may cause an accident and/or serious per-
sonal injury.

i

You can open a locked door from the
inside. Open door only when conditions
are safe to do so.

If the vehicle was previously centrally
locked using the remote control, it will
not unlock using the central locking
switch.