To Close The Hood
Hold up the hood with one hand, and with the
other hand, remove the support rod from its
seat and reinsert it into the locking tab.
Lower the hood to approximately 12 inches
(30 cm) from the engine compartment and
drop. Make sure that the hood is completely
closed.
WARNING!
Be sure the hood is fully latched before
driving your vehicle. If the hood is not fully
latched, it could open when the vehicle is
in motion and block your vision. Failure to
follow this warning could result in serious
injury or death.
CAUTION!
To prevent possible damage, do not slam
the hood to close it. Lower hood to approxi-
mately 12 inches (30 cm) and drop the
hood to close. Make sure hood is fully
closed for both latches. Never drive ve-
CAUTION!
hicle unless hood is fully closed, with both
latches engaged.
LIFTGATE
Opening
To unlock the liftgate, use the key fob or
activate the power door lock switches located
on the driver door handle.
To open the liftgate, squeeze the electronic
liftgate release and pull the liftgate open with
one fluid motion.
The Liftgate Passive Entry unlock feature is
built into the Electronic Liftgate release.
With a valid Passive Entry key fob within 5 ft
(1.5 m) of the Liftgate, push the Electronic
Liftgate release to open with one fluid mo-
tion.
Emergency Opening
Proceed as follows:
1. Remove the rear shelf (if equipped).
2. Fold the rear seats forward.
3. Using the supplied screwdriver (located
under cargo floor in tool kit), remove the
yellow tab.
4. Insert the screwdriver into the release tab
slot to trigger the release tab of the
liftgate.
Passive Entry Liftgate Handle Location
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