Ford Escape 2019 - Liftgate; Power Liftgate; Touch a Button to Open or Close the Liftgate; You Can Also Open the Liftgate From the Rear of Your Vehicle

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*if equipped
Manual Ligate
To Open the Ligate
1. Press the button located inside the ligate pull cup handle
to unlatch the ligate.
2. Pull on the outside handle to raise the ligate.
Power Ligate*
Note: If the vehicle is running, the ligate operates only with the
transmission in park (P).
Touch a Button to Open or Close the Ligate
Press on your remote entry transmitter twice within a
few seconds or press the button on the instrument panel.
A tone sounds when the ligate starts to close.
You Can Also Open the Ligate From the Rear of
Your Vehicle
1. Unlock your ligate and then press the button in the top
of the ligate pull cup handle.
2. Allow the power system to open the ligate aer pressing
the button.
3. To close the ligate, press and release the button on
the ligate.
When the ligate begins to close, three tones sound.
Setting the Ligate Open Height
Once you open the power ligate, you can move it manually to
a desired height. If the previously programmed ligate height is
lower than the fully opened position, you can manually push
it upward.
To Program a New Height
1. Open the ligate.
2. Stop the ligate movement by pressing
the button on the ligate when it
reaches your desired height. When the
ligate stops moving, you can also
move it manually to your desired height.
3. Press and hold the button on the ligate until you hear a
tone indicating that your programming of the ligate height
is successful.
The ligate then opens to its newly programmed height when
you use the power feature to open it.
To change the programmed height, repeat the process.
*if equipped
Obstacle Detection
When you use the power open or close
feature and the ligate detects a problem,
it sounds warning tones and the
ligate stops.
The Ligate Cannot Power Open or
Close When
• It detects an object in its opening or
closing path.
• The vehicle battery does not have
enough charge to power the ligate.
• The ignition is on and the transmission is
not in park (P).
• You are traveling at speeds at or above
1 mph (1 km/h).
Note: Entering the vehicle when the ligate
is closing could cause the vehicle to bounce
and turn on obstacle detection.
Hands-Free Ligate Operation*
To Open Your Ligate Hands-Free While
You Are at the Ligate
1. Make sure you have an intelligent access
transmitter* behind the ligate, within
3 feet (1 meter).
2. Move your foot under and away from
the rear bumper using a single kicking
motion. Do not move your foot sideways
or the sensors may not detect
the motion.
Note: In vehicles that have the towing
package and the hands-free power ligate
feature, you must move your foot in a single
kicking motion between the trailer hitch and
the exhaust system. Do not kick under the
trailer hitch.
Liftgate