Mercedes-Benz GLC : Cargo compartment / Closing the tailgate

WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured items in the vehicle

If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip over or be thrown around and thereby hit vehicle occupants.

There is a risk of injury, particularly in the event of sudden braking or a sudden change in direction.

Always stow objects in such a way that they cannot be thrown around.

Before the journey, secure objects, luggage or loads against slipping or tipping over.

Observe the notes on loading the vehicle.

Pull the tailgate downwards with the handle and let it drop into the lock.

Vehicles with an EASY-PACK tailgate

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped during automatic closing of the tailgate

Body parts may become trapped. There may be people in the closing area.

Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the closing area during the closing process.

Use one of the following options to stop the closing process:

• Press the button on the SmartKey.
• Press or pull the remote operating switch on the driver's door.
• Press the closing or locking button on the tailgate.
• Pull the tailgate handle.

Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also possible to stop the closing process by making a kicking movement below the rear bumper.

Pull the tailgate downwards slightly. Release it as soon as it begins to close.

Switch on the power supply or the ignition.

Press remote operating switch for the tailgate.

Press closing button on the tailgate.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO

Press locking button   on the tailgate. If a SmartKey is detected outside the vehicle, the tailgate will close and the vehicle will be locked.

Press and hold the button on the SmartKey. The SmartKey must be in the vicinity of the vehicle.

Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS

Make a kicking movement with your foot below the bumper.

Automatic reversing function for the tailgate

The tailgate is equipped with automatic blockage detection with a reversing function. If an obstacle obstructs the tailgate during the automatic closing process, it will automatically open again slightly. Automatic blockage detection with the reversing function is only an aid and is not a substitute for your attentiveness.

During the closing process, make sure that no body parts are in the closing area.

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped despite reversing function

The reversing function will not react:

• To soft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
• Towards the end of the closing procedure

In these situations in particular, the reversing function cannot prevent someone being trapped.

Ensure that no body parts are in the closing area.

If someone is trapped, either:

• Press the button on the SmartKey.
• Press or pull the remote operating switch on the driver's door.
• Press the closing or locking button on the tailgate.
• Pull the tailgate handle.