If Trouble Arises; When Liftgate/Trunk Lid Cannot be Opened; Cannot be Opened- Page 453

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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 can not 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 fl athead 
screwdriver.

C ap

   2.   Turn the lever to the right to unlock the 

liftgate.

Lev er

C ap

    (4–door)

     1.   Open  the  cover.
   2.   Open  the  cap.

C ov er

C ap

   3.   Turn  the  screw  counterclockwise  and 

remove it, and then remove the inner 
cover.

Screw