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2. Push the button to release the handle.
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3. Pull the handle up until you feel a click.
4. Push down on the hatch until you feel
a click.
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5. Lift the hatch and remove the
two-piece prop rod from the storage
area.
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6. Assemble the prop rod and use it to
prop open rear hatch.
Closing the Rear Hatch
Production Model
1.
Pull down the rear hatch.
2. Lightly press the hatch into position so
the latch fully engages.
Competition Model
1.
Lift hatch to remove prop rod.
2. Disassemble prop rod and place in
storage area.
3. Lower rear hatch all the way down and
press till it clicks.
4. Re-engage the latch fully and re-lock
it.
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Ford GT (CGX) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing
Maintenance