Emergency Trunk Safety Release - Hyundai 2016 Azera Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
Closing the trunk
To close, lower the trunk lid, then press
down on it until it locks. To be sure the
trunk lid is securely fastened, always
check by trying to pull it up again.
Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk locks automatically.
WARNING -
Exhaust
fumes
The trunk lid should be always
kept completely closed while
the vehicle is in motion. If it is
left open or ajar, toxic exhaust
gases may enter the vehicle and
serious illness or death may
result.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the trunk is closed with the smart
key in it, the chime will sound for
approximately 3 seconds and the
trunk will not lock.
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Emergency trunk safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with an
emergency trunk release cable locat-
ed inside the trunk. If someone is
inadvertently locked in the trunk,
moving the handle in the direction of
the arrow will release the trunk latch
mechanism and open the trunk.
WARNING
• No person should be allowed
to occupy the trunk of the
vehicle at any time. If the
trunk is partially or totally
latched and the person is
unable to get out, severe
injury or death could occur
due to lack of ventilation,
exhaust fumes and rapid heat
build-up, or because of expo-
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sure to cold or hot weather
conditions. The trunk is also a
highly dangerous location in
the event of a crash because it
is not a protected occupant
space and is a part of the
vehicle's crush zone.
• Your vehicle should be kept
locked and keys be kept out of
the reach of children. Parents
should teach their children
about the potential dangers of
playing in trunks.