Before Driving; Trunk Lid; Doors and Locks- Page 97

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Before Driving

Doors and Locks

          Opening and Closing the Liftgate/

Trunk Lid

    Opening  the  liftgate  (5–door)

    Using  the  electric  liftgate  opener

    Unlock the doors and liftgate, then press 
the electric liftgate opener on the liftgate 
and raise it when the latch releases.
  

Electric liftgate 
opener

   NOTE

   (With the advanced keyless function) 

y

  A locked liftgate can also be opened 

while the key is being carried.

y

  When opening the liftgate with the 

doors and the liftgate locked, it may 
require a few seconds for the liftgate 
latch to release after the electric liftgate 
opener is pressed.

y

  The liftgate can be closed when the 

doors are locked with the key left in the 
vehicle. However, to prevent locking the 
key in the vehicle, the liftgate can be 
opened by pressing the electric liftgate 
opener. If the liftgate cannot be opened 
despite doing this procedure, 

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 rst push 

the liftgate/trunk lid completely closed, 
then press the electric liftgate opener to 
fully open the liftgate.

y

  When the liftgate latch is released by 

pressing the electric liftgate opener, 
the liftgate raises slightly. If the liftgate 
is not operated for a certain period of 
time, the liftgate cannot be raised. 

 To  open 

  Press the electric liftgate/trunk lid 

opener again. 

To close 

  To close the liftgate/trunk lid from its 

slightly raised position, open it 

¿

 rst by 

pressing the electric liftgate/trunk lid 
opener, then close it after waiting at 
least 1 second.

y

  If the liftgate is not fully closed, the 

driver is noti

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 ed by a warning indicated 

in the instrument cluster.    

y

  If the vehicle battery is dead or there is 

a malfunction in the electrical system 
and the liftgate cannot be unlocked, the 
liftgate can be opened by performing 
the emergency procedure.

  Refer to When Liftgate/Trunk Lid 

Cannot be Opened on page  7-40 .

  Opening the trunk lid (4–door)

    Using  the  remote  release  button

    Push  the  release  button.