06 Locks and alarm
Locking/unlocking – tailgate
The tailgate can be opened, locked and
unlocked in several ways.
NOTE
NOTE
The taillights will illuminate automatically
for a short period when the tailgate has
been opened.
If the doors are locked while the tail-
gate is open, the tailgate will remain
unlocked until the vehicle is relocked
by pressing the Lock button on the
remote key.
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Locking the tailgate with the remote
key
On keyless drive vehicles, the gear
selector must be in the Park (P) posi-
tion, all doors and the tailgate must be
closed and the ignition must be
switched off before the vehicle can be
locked.
Press the lock button (
See also (p. 150).
) on the remote.
The alarm indicator on the dashboard will
begin flashing to show that the vehicle is
locked and that the alarm has been armed.
Unlocking the tailgate from the driver's
seat
Opening that tailgate manually
Tailgate unlock button on the remote key
Unlocking the tailgate with the remote
key
–
Press the tailgate unlock button on the
remote key to unlock (but not open3) the
tailgate. See Remote key and key
06
blade (p. 150) for more information.
> The alarm indicator light on the dash-
board will go out to indicate that the
alarm is not monitoring the entire vehi-
cle.
The tailgate is held closed by an electronic
locking mechanism. To open:
–
Press the button on the lighting panel (1)
to unlock (but not open4) the tailgate.
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4
This button also opens, but does not close, the tailgate on models equipped with the optional power tailgate (p. 167).
This button also opens, but does not close, the tailgate on models equipped with the optional power tailgate (p. 167).
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