2-20 Keys and doors/Trunk lid (4–door)
& Internal trunk lid release
time.
. Load the trunk so that cargo can
handle
not strike the release handle. If
WARNING
the cargo hits the handle while
The internal trunk lid release handle is a
the vehicle is being driven, the
device designed to open the trunk lid from
Never allow any child to get in the
handle may be pulled up and the
inside the trunk. In the event children or
trunk and play with the release
trunk lid may open. That may
adults become locked inside the trunk, the
handle. If the driver starts the vehi-
cause cargo to fall out of the
handle allows them to open the lid. The
cle without knowing that a child is
trunk, which could create a traffic
handle is located on the inside of the trunk
inside the trunk and the child opens
safety hazard.
lid.
the lid using the release handle, the
child could fall out and be killed or
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seriously injured.
Perform the following steps at least twice
a year to check the release handle for
CAUTION
correct operation.
1. Open the trunk lid.
. Do not close the lid while grip-
ping the release handle. The
handle may be damaged.
. Do not use the handle as a hook
to fasten straps or ropes to
secure your cargo in the trunk.
Such use may result in damage
of the handle.
To open the trunk lid from inside the trunk,
pull the yellow handle upward as indicated
by the arrow on the handle.
This operation unlocks the trunk lid. Then,
push up the lid.
The handle is made of material that
2. Use a flat-head screwdriver with a thin
remains luminescent for approximately
blade. Slide the screwdriver blade from
an hour in the dark trunk space after it is
the slit aperture of the lock assembly to
exposed to ambient light even for a short