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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.


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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

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highest setting. See Climate

Control Systemsin the Index.

See Engine Exhaust 0 228.


To open the trunk, the vehicle must be off or the shift lever must be in

P (Park).

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Manual Trunk

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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.


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. 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

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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 (PLUGIN Only)

PLUGIN vehicles have a trunk access handle in case of a power loss.


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The handle is under the trim between the rear seat and the rear driver side

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door frame. To access:

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1. Remove the trim molding by pulling until the top three

attachments are removed.


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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.

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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.


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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.

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. 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.

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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.


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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.

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Emergency Trunk Release Handle


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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.


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After pulling the emergency trunk

release handle, push the handle back into the bezel.