60GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
LIFTGATE
TO UNLOCK/OPEN THE LIFTGATE
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 Ú page 38.
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
LOCK/CLOSE THE LIFTGATE
Grab the liftgate closing handle and lower the
liftgate.
Liftgate Closing Handle
NOTE:Before closing the liftgate, make sure to be in
possession of the key fob because the liftgate will
be locked automatically.
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