Acura MDX 2017 Owner's Manual page 152

Using the Tailgate Outer Handle
Tailgate Outer
Handle
Inner Handle
When all the doors are unlocked, the tailgate
is unlocked. Press the tailgate outer handle for
more than one second, and wait until you
hear three beeps before you lift open the
tailgate.
u Releasing the outer handle within one
second with one beep enables the power
tailgate operations.
2 Power Tailgate Outer Handle P. 154
To manually close the tailgate, grab the inner
handle, pull the tailgate down, and push it
closed from outside.
uuOpening and Closing the TailgateuUsing the Tailgate Outer Handle
1Using the Tailgate Outer Handle
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Do not leave the keyless access remote in the
vehicle when you get out. Carry it with you.
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Even if you are not carrying the keyless access
remote, you can lock/unlock the tailgate while
someone else with the remote is within range.
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Do not leave the keyless access remote inside the
cargo area and close the tailgate. The beeper
sounds repeatedly. You can open the tailgate and
retrieve the key.
If you are carrying the keyless access remote, you do
not have to unlock the tailgate before opening it.
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