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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
LIFTGATE
T
O
U
NLOCK
/O
PEN
T
HE
L
IFTGATE
To unlock the liftgate from the outside, push the
electronic liftgate release and pull the liftgate
open with one fluid motion.
Electronic Liftgate Release
When opening the door, the interior dome light
will illuminate. The interior dome light will turn
off automatically by closing the liftgate
If the liftgate is left open, the interior dome light
will shut off after a few minutes to conserve
battery life.
Emergency Opening
Proceed as follows:
1. Lower the headrests and fold the
seatbacks.
1 — Yellow Tab
2. Using the supplied screwdriver (located
under cargo floor in tool kit), remove the
yellow tab from the liftgate latching
mechanism.
3. With the yellow tab removed, insert the
screwdriver into the now open release tab
slot to trigger the release of the liftgate.
2 — Release Tab Slot
L
OCK
/C
LOSE
T
HE
L
IFTGATE
Grab the liftgate closing handle and lower the
liftgate.
Liftgate Closing Handle
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