Emergency Tailgate Safety Release - Hyundai 2010 ELANTRA TOURING Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
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Emergency tailgate safety release

Your vehicle is equipped with the emer-
gency tailgate safety release lever locat-
ed on the bottom of the tailgate. When
someone is inadvertently locked in the
luggage compartment, if the lever is
pushed, the tailgate latch mechanism is
released and the tailgate is opened by
pushing backward.
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WARNING
• For emergency, be fully aware of
the location of the emergency
tailgate safety release lever in
this vehicle and how to open the
tailgate if you are accidentally
locked in the luggage compart-
ment.
• No one should be allowed to
occupy the luggage compartment
of the vehicle at any time. The
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luggage compartment is a very
dangerous location in the event
of a crash.
• Use the release lever for emer-
gency only. Use extreme caution,
especially while the vehicle is in
motion.