Features of your vehicle
Tailgate
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• Toclosethetailgate,lowerand
pushdownthetailgatefirmly.
Makesurethatthetailgateis
securelylatched.
WARNING
Makesureyourhands,feetand
otherpartsofyourbodyaresafely
outofthewaybeforeclosingthe
tailgate.
CAUTION
Makesurenothingisnearthe
tailgatelatchandstrikerwhile
closingthetailgate.Itmaydamage
thetailgate’slatch.
WARNING
Exhaust fumes
Ifyoudrivewiththetailgateopen,
youwilldrawdangerousexhaust
fumesintoyourvehiclewhichcan
causeseriousinjuryordeathto
vehicleoccupants.
Ifyoumustdrivewiththetailgate
open,keeptheairventsandall
windowsopensothatadditional
outsideaircomesintothevehicle.
Thetailgatelidshouldbealways
keptcompletelyclosedwhilethe
vehicleisinmotion.Ifitisleftopen
orajar,poisonousexhaustgases
mayenterthecarandseriousillness
ordeathmayresult.
WARNING
Rear cargo area
Occupantsshouldneverrideinthe
rearcargoareawherenorestraints
areavailable.Toavoidinjuryinthe
eventofanaccidentorsudden
stops,occupantsshouldalwaysbe
properlyrestrained.
WARNING
• Foremergencies,befullyaware
ofthelocationoftheemergency
tailgatesafetyreleaselever
inthevehicleandhowto
openthetailgateifyouare
accidentallylockedintheluggage
compartment.
• Nooneshouldbeallowedto
occupytheluggagecompartment
ofthevehicleatanytime.The
luggagecompartmentisavery
dangerouslocationintheeventof
acrash.
• Usethereleaseleverfor
emergenciesonly.Usewith