Using the Tailgate Release Button
When all the doors are unlocked, the tailgate is unlocked. Press the tailgate release button and lift open the tailgate.
Models with smart entry system
Even if the tailgate is locked, you can open the tailgate if you carry the smart entry remote.
To close the tailgate, grab the inner handle, pull the tailgate down, and push it closed from outside.
Models with smart entry system
• Do not leave the smart entry remote in the vehicle
when you get out. Carry it with you.
• A person who is not carrying the smart entry
remote can unlock the tailgate if a person who is
carrying it is within range.
• Do not leave the smart entry remote inside the
cargo area and close the tailgate. The beeper
sounds and the tailgate cannot be closed.
See also:
Maintenance
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Maintenance Items Under the Hood
4-cylinder models
6-cylinder models
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Security System Alarm
The security system alarm activates when the doors, tailgate, glass hatch, or
hood is opened without the key, or remote transmitter.
When the security system alarm activates
The horn sounds intermi ...