Trunk Release
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Trunk Release
I just purchased a 2009 GL 550 fro the wife. It seems that the trunk release switch on the driver door will only open the trunk but not close it unless the engine is running.
I am able to open/close the trunk with the key fob but with the door switch only when the engine is running.
I brought it to service and they were told by MB that this convenience feature was discontinued for the 2009 model.
Has anybody else had the saem experience?
I am able to open/close the trunk with the key fob but with the door switch only when the engine is running.
I brought it to service and they were told by MB that this convenience feature was discontinued for the 2009 model.
Has anybody else had the saem experience?
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Well, we haven't had the same experience, but over and over again we've had a similar experience. Somewhere at MBUSA, there's a lawyer with a serious paranoia and panic attack problem who, every time he sees something that might cause a potential lawsuit somewhere, he disables another "convenience" feature.
I mean, what the hell.
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I tested this in my '09 GL550 and although it will only OPEN when the car is off (won't close), it will both open and close if you press the keyless GO one time without actually starting the car (i.e. accessory power for vehicle is on, but the engine is not running). Not sure if that helps at all or not but does give you one more option.
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I tested this in my '09 GL550 and although it will only OPEN when the car is off (won't close), it will both open and close if you press the keyless GO one time without actually starting the car (i.e. accessory power for vehicle is on, but the engine is not running). Not sure if that helps at all or not but does give you one more option.
What idiot at MB thought this was too good of a convenience to give the $80K+?
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I dunno - but the way I see it, if I'm in the drivers seat and need to open it from my drivers door, then surely someone must need to access the rear of the vehicle which is why I opened it to begin with. So, I would just have that person accessing the back press the red button on the rear door to shut it when they're done. Hasn't been a terrible inconvienence to me (yet)...
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I dunno - but the way I see it, if I'm in the drivers seat and need to open it from my drivers door, then surely someone must need to access the rear of the vehicle which is why I opened it to begin with. So, I would just have that person accessing the back press the red button on the rear door to shut it when they're done. Hasn't been a terrible inconvienence to me (yet)...
Good point.
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I dunno - but the way I see it, if I'm in the drivers seat and need to open it from my drivers door, then surely someone must need to access the rear of the vehicle which is why I opened it to begin with. So, I would just have that person accessing the back press the red button on the rear door to shut it when they're done. Hasn't been a terrible inconvienence to me (yet)...
If the hatch were to actually close without someone THERE, another person who is challenged in a Darwinian way MIGHT put their fingers in the door as it shuts and get pinched. Unless the car is running, then it is OK???
. Beyond me!
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I had the whole Disney thing with my son and my daughter (twins). So I had to do princesses and all the boy stuff as well. It's a fair fight here in Casa de StevethePilot!I don't trust penguins. They always look like they're avoiding eye contact, like they're going to cruise the crowd at the zoo and pick their pockets. Always so formal, too. They just creep me out. What are they dressed up for? Waiting for their lawyer at traffic court? Right.
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I guess it comes down to this...
Are you more upset that you actually have to be present next to the rear door when it closes when the car is off?
Or would you be more upset if you tried to close the rear door from the front and your 5 year old gets their head closed into the door... "Why would MB put such a safety hazard of a feature in their cars?"
The way I see it... Nobody wins... Except for people like me who aren't bothered by closing to rear door the old fashioned way: By hand... Its quicker than waiting.
Are you more upset that you actually have to be present next to the rear door when it closes when the car is off?
Or would you be more upset if you tried to close the rear door from the front and your 5 year old gets their head closed into the door... "Why would MB put such a safety hazard of a feature in their cars?"
The way I see it... Nobody wins... Except for people like me who aren't bothered by closing to rear door the old fashioned way: By hand... Its quicker than waiting.
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IF someone were to cite a case where a '5 year old' (or any age) actually got his/her head caught in the rear hatch when it was closing -- AND was hurt in the process -- [keep in mind that the door senses excessive pressure when closing and will stop!] -- THEN I would concede the point. But until then, chalk one up to the lawyers. 'They' just cost us all a bunch of money (to over engineer for an unrealistic 'what if') and the inconvenience of jumping out of the car (in the rain?) OR starting the car unnecessarily and making the earth less green (if you believe that sort of thing).
The Darwinian reference means this - "You just can't fix stupid!"
The Darwinian reference means this - "You just can't fix stupid!"
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