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To open a rear door when the safety lock is on:
1. Unlock the door by activating the inside handle, by pressing the
power door lock switch, or by using the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter.
2. Open the door from the outside. When the safety lock is enabled,
adults and older children will not be able to open the rear door from the
inside. Cancel the safety locks to
enable the doors to open from the inside.
To cancel the safety lock:
1. Unlock the door and open it from the outside.
2. Move the lever up to unlock. Do the same for the other door.
Doors
Trunk
{ Warning
Exhaust gases can enter the vehicle if it is driven with the liftgate or
trunk/hatch open, or with any
objects that pass through the seal between the body and the trunk/ hatch or liftgate. Engine exhaust
contains carbon monoxide (CO)
which cannot be seen or smelled. It can cause unconsciousness and even death.
If the vehicle must be driven with the liftgate or trunk/hatch open:
. Close all of the windows.
. Fully open the air outlets on or under the instrument
panel.
. Adjust the climate control system to a setting that
brings in only outside air and
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Warning (Continued)
set the fan speed to the
highest setting. See “Climate
Control Systems” in the Index.
To open the trunk, the vehicle must be off or the shift lever must be in
P (Park).
Manual Trunk
(Continued)
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. Press | on the driver door. For PLUG-IN vehicles, the trunk
release switch is part of a dual
switch that includes the fuel door switch. See Filling the Tank 0 296.
. Press X twice quickly on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter.
. Press the touch pad on the rear of the trunk above the license plate when all doors are unlocked.
For Keyless Access, the trunk can be opened while the vehicle is locked by pressing the touch pad above the
license plate while the RKE
transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of the rear of the vehicle. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 35.
Close the trunk by pulling on the
handle. Do not use the handle as a
tie-down. Do not press the touch pad while closing the trunk; this will cause the trunk lid to be unlatched.
The trunk has an electric latch. If the vehicle has lost power or the battery
is disconnected, the trunk will not open. If this happens, use the
emergency trunk release handle.
Manual Trunk Access (PLUG– IN Only)
PLUG–IN vehicles have a trunk access handle in case of a power loss.
The handle is under the trim between the rear seat and the rear driver side
door frame. To access:
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1. Remove the trim molding by pulling until the top three
attachments are removed.
2. While holding the trim molding, pull the trunk release handle
until the trunk manually opens.
3. Place the handle back in its
original position and reinstall the three attachments. Make sure
the trim molding is reinstalled properly.
Power Trunk
Caution
You or others could be injured if caught in the path of the power
trunk. Make sure there is no one in the way of the power trunk as it is opening and closing.
Caution
Do not mount any load-carrying
accessories, such as a bike rack or luggage carriers, to the trunk of a vehicle equipped with the power
trunk feature. This may damage the power trunk system.
If equipped, to open the power trunk:
. Press and release | on the
driver door. The driver door must be unlocked, the ignition must be on, or Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) must be active.
. Press X twice quickly on the RKE transmitter.
. Press the touch pad on the rear of the trunk after unlocking all doors or with the RKE transmitter in
range for Keyless Access.
Monitor the trunk area to make sure nothing will come in contact or move into the path of the trunk lid when
power closing.
To close the power trunk:
. Press and hold | on the driver door until the trunk latches.
A chime will sound and a DIC message will display when the operation is complete.
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. Press the power trunk button on the trunk lid.
Press any trunk button or the touch pad to stop the power operation.
Pressing a trunk button again starts
the operation in the reverse direction.
The touch pad will not close the trunk lid.
Do not manually force the trunk lid open or closed during a power cycle. The power trunk may be temporarily disabled under extreme low
temperatures, or after repeated power cycling over a short period of time.
The trunk can be opened manually.
Obstacle Detection Features
If there is an obstruction during a
power open or close cycle, a closing trunk will reverse direction and an opening trunk will stop power
operation. If there are multiple
obstructions on the same power cycle, the power function will deactivate.
After removing the obstructions,
manually close the trunk lid to allow normal power operation functions to resume.
If the vehicle is locked and an
obstacle prevents the trunk from
closing and latching, the horn will
sound as an alert that the trunk did not close.
Hands-Free Power Trunk
If equipped, the power trunk may be
operated with a kicking motion under the rear bumper. The RKE transmitter must be within 1 m (3 ft).
The hands-free feature will not work while the trunk lid is moving. To stop the trunk while in motion, use one of the power trunk buttons.
To operate, kick your foot straight up in one swift motion under the center of the rear bumper, then pull it back.
. Do not sweep your foot side to side.
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. Do not keep your foot under the bumper; it will not activate.
. Do not touch the trunk lid until it has stopped moving.
. This feature may be temporarily disabled under some conditions.
If it does not respond to the kick, operate the power trunk by
another method or start the
vehicle and the feature will be re-enabled.
When closing the power trunk using this feature, there will be a short
delay. The taillamps will flash and a
chime will sound. Move away from the trunk before it starts moving.
Rear Seat Pass-Through (Gasoline Only)
Use the rear seat pass-through door when transporting long items. See
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door 0 77.
Emergency Trunk Release Handle
Caution
Do not use the emergency trunk release handle as a tie-down or
anchor point when securing items
in the trunk as it could damage the handle.
There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency trunk release handle on the trunk lid.
This handle will glow following
exposure to light. Pull the release handle to open the trunk from the inside.
After pulling the emergency trunk
release handle, push the handle back into the bezel.