Using the Tailgate Outer Handle/Release Button

Models with keyless access system
When all the doors are unlocked, the tailgate is unlocked. Press the tailgate release button and lift open the tailgate.
Even if the tailgate is locked, you can open the tailgate if you carry the keyless remote.
Models without keyless access system
Pull up the tailgate outer handle and lift open the tailgate.
Models with remote transmitter
When all the doors are unlocked, the tailgate is unlocked.
All models
To close the tailgate, grab the inner handle, pull the tailgate down, and push it closed from outside.
Detail
Models with keyless access system
  • Do not leave the keyless remote in the vehicle when you get out. Carry it with you.
  • Even if you are not carrying the remote, you can unlock the tailgate while someone else with the remote is within range.
  • Do not leave the keyless remote inside the cargo area and close the tailgate. The beeper sounds and the tailgate cannot be closed.

If you are carrying the keyless remote, you do not have to unlock the tailgate before opening it.

Models with remote transmitter
If you have unlocked and opened the tailgate using the remote transmitter, or keyless remote, when closing, the tailgate locks automatically.
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