WARNING!
Driving with the liftgate open can allow poisonous
exhaust gases into your vehicle. You and your passen-
gers could be injured by these fumes. Keep the liftgate
closed when you are operating the vehicle.
Closing
Grasp the liftgate closing handle and initiate lowering the
liftgate. Release the handle when the liftgate takes over the
closing effort.
To Lock The Liftgate
With a valid Passive Entry key fob within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the
liftgate, pushing the Keyless Enter-N-Go — Passive Entry
lock button located to the right of the outside handle
release will lock the vehicle.
NOTE:The liftgate unlock feature is built into the elec-
tronic liftgate release.
Power Liftgate — If Equipped
The power liftgate may also be opened or closed by
pushing the liftgate button located on the front overhead
console. If the liftgate is fully open, the liftgate can be
closed by pushing the liftgate button located on the left rear trim panel, near the liftgate opening. If the liftgate is in
motion, pushing the liftgate button located on the left rear
trim panel will reverse the liftgate.
When the liftgate button on the key fob is pushed two
times, the turn signals will flash to signal that the liftgate is
opening or closing (if Flash Lamps with Lock is enabled in
the Uconnect settings), and the liftgate chime will be
audible. Refer to
Uconnect Settings inMultimedia” for
further information.
NOTE:
•
In the event of a power malfunction to the liftgate, an
emergency liftgate latch release can be used to open the
liftgate. The emergency liftgate latch release can be ac-
cessed through a snap-in cover located on the liftgate trim
panel.
• If liftgate is left open for an extended period of time, the
liftgate may need to be closed manually to reset power
liftgate functionality.
