Rear lid / Trunk lid
Opening and closing rear lid
You can ope n the rea r lid from in si de th e vehicle using a
sw itc h in the dr iver 's door.
Opening the Rear lid / Trunk lid
Fig. 39 Driver's door:
remote rear lid release
Fig. 40 Position of lock
and handle in the rear
lid
Press t he center button CJ on t he mast er key or the
release butt on
CJ in t he dri ver 's doo r=> fig. 39. The rea r
li d is unl oc ked and opens.
Controls and equip-
ment
Opening and closing
Closing the Rear lid / Trunk lid
- Pull t he rear lid dow n and allow it t o d rop gen t ly. The lid
is then clos ed automat ica lly=> & .
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open . A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out . To reduce the risk of personal injury, never let children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
[ i ] Tips
• If t he rear lid is ope n or not prop erl y locked when t he ig nition is
turned on, the door and rear lid warning
=> page 26 appears in the
instr um ent clus t er display.
• The fol lowing appl ies to vehicles equipped with the Advanced
Key* f eatu re: if the remote co ntro l key is left in the luggage com part -
ment, luggage compartment will automatically unlock itself after
you loc k t he vehicle . This prevents you fr om uni nten ti ona lly locking
you r key in the luggage compartment. •
Vehicle care
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