54 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
● While lifting the hood, use both hands.
1. Lower or remove the rear head restraints and fold
the seatbacks.
LIFTGATE
● Before lifting the hood, check that the wiper arms
are not in motion and not in the lifted position.
TO UNLOCK/OPEN THE LIFTGATE
The power liftgate may be opened by pushing the
liftgate button on the key fob, or by pushing the
● For BEV Models: If the vehicle was actively charging
the high voltage battery when the hood was opened,
the vehicle will stop charging until the hood is
closed.
electronic liftgate release handle
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Push the liftgate button on the key fob twice within five
seconds to open the power liftgate.
● For BEV models: Electric drive mode will not be
available while the hood is open. A message will
show in the instrument cluster display to alert the
driver.
Yellow Tab
TO CLOSE THE HOOD
Hoods equipped with gas props are closed from the
point where the props no longer hold the hood open.
2. Using the supplied screwdriver (located under
cargo floor in tool kit), remove the yellow tab from
the liftgate latching mechanism.
WARNING!
3. With the yellow tab removed, insert the screwdriver
into the now open release tab slot to trigger the
release of the liftgate.
To prevent possible damage, do not slam the hood to
close it. Make sure hood is fully closed. Never drive
vehicle unless hood is fully closed and latched.
Electronic Liftgate Release Handle
CAUTION!
When opening the door, the interior dome light
will illuminate. The interior dome light will turn off
To prevent possible damage, do not slam the hood to
close it. Lower hood to approximately 10 – 14 inches
(30 – 36 cm) and drop the hood to close. Make sure
hood is fully closed and latched. Never drive vehicle
unless hood is fully closed, and latched.
automatically by closing the liftgate
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Emergency Opening
Should the vehicle’s 12 V battery be depleted
completely or if the electronic lock is defective, proceed
as follows:
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