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If Trouble Arises

When Liftgate/Trunk Lid Cannot be Opened

When Liftgate/Trunk Lid 

Cannot be Opened

If the vehicle battery is dead or there is a 

malfunction in the electrical system and 

the liftgate/trunk lid cannot be opened, 

perform the following procedure as an 

emergency measure to open it:

(5–door)

1.  Remove the cap on the interior 

surface of the liftgate with a flathead 

screwdriver.

Cap

2.  Turn the lever to the right to unlock the 

liftgate.

Lever

Cap

(4–door)

1.  Open the cover.

2. 

(With theft-prevention cover)

  Open the cap.

Cover

Cap

3. 

(With theft-prevention cover)

  Turn the screw counterclockwise and 

remove it, and then remove the theft-

prevention cover.

Screw

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