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Features of your vehicle
Emergency tailgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with an
emergency tailgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the
tailgate. When someone is inadver-
tently locked in the cargo area, the
tailgate can be opened by pushing
the release lever and pushing open
the tailgate.
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WARNING- Safety
release lever use
Unless there is an emergency
which requires otherwise, do
not use the release lever for the
liftgate (tailgete) while the vehi-
cle is in motion. Opening the
liftgate (tailgete) while the vehi-
cle is in motion can increase the
risk of an occupant falling out
of the vehicle and being seri-
ously injured.
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Features of your vehicle
✽
✽NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, power slid-
ing doors and tailgate may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
✽ ✽NOTICE
When the sliding doors are opened
manually (power OFF), more effort
will be required to open and close
than on non-power sliding doors.
✽ ✽NOTICE
• The power sliding door and power
tailgate can be operated when the
engine is not running. However
the power operation consumes
large amounts of vehicle electric
power. To prevent the battery
from being discharged, do not
operate them excessively.
• To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the power
sliding door and power tailgate at
open position for a long lime.
• When jacking up the vehicle to change a tire or repair the vehicle, do
not operate the power sliding door
or power tailgate. This could cause
the power sliding door or power tail-
gate to operate improperly.CAUTION - Operating
sliding door/tailgate
Do not apply excessive force while operating the power slid-ing door or power liftgate (tail-gate). This could cause damageto the power sliding door orpower liftgate (tailgate).
