Emergency Trunk Release Handle - Cadillac 2013 XTS Owner's Manual

Use the handle to assist in closing
the trunk. Do not use the handle as
a tie-down.
If the vehicle is ever without power,
the trunk area can still be accessed
by folding the rear seat:
1. Fold down the rear seatback.
See Rear Seats on page 3 11.
2. Reach inward through the
opening to locate the emergency
trunk release handle.
3. Pull the release handle toward
the front of the vehicle to open
the trunk.
Emergency Trunk Release
Handle
Do not use the

emergency trunk release handle

as a tie-down or anchor point
when securing items in the trunk
as it could damage the handle.
The emergency trunk release
handle is only intended to aid a
person trapped in a latched trunk,
enabling them to open the trunk
from the inside.
Keys, Doors, and Windows
There is a glow-in-the-dark
emergency trunk release handle on
the trunk lid. This handle will glow
following exposure to light. Pull the
release handle to open the trunk
from the inside.
2-15