Ford Escape Quick Reference Manual page 9

Liftgate
Manual Liftgate
To Open the Liftgate
1. Unlock all the vehicle doors.
2. Press the button located inside the liftgate pull cup
handle to unlatch the liftgate.
3. Pull on the outside handle to raise the liftgate.
Power Liftgate*
Note: If the vehicle is running,the liftgate will only operate
with the transmission in P (Park).
Open or close the liftgate with your remote control by
pressing the button twice within three seconds. You
will hear a tone when the liftgate is activated. You can
also open or close the liftgate from inside the vehicle by
pressing the button on the instrument panel.
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To Open with the Outside Setting the Liftgate
Liftgate Button Open Height
1. Unlock the liftgate with Once you open the power
liftgate, you can move
the remote control or
power door control. If it manually to a desired
the intelligent access height. If the previously
key* is within 3 feet programmed liftgate height
(1 meter) of the liftgate, is lower than the fully
the liftgate will unlock opened position, you can
when you press the manually push it upward.
liftgate release button.
To Program a New Height
2. Press the button
1. Open the liftgate.
located in the top of the
2. Manually move the
liftgate pull-cup handle.
liftgate to your
3. Allow the power system
desired height.
to open the liftgate after
3. Press and hold the
pressing the control.
control button on the
4. To close, press and
liftgate until you hear
release the control
a tone, indicating that
located to the left of
your programming of
the open liftgate, as
the liftgate height
shown below.
is successful.
The next time you use the
power feature to open the
liftgate, it will open to its
newly programmed height.
To change the
programmed height,
repeat the process above.
*if equipped
Liftgate
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Obstacle Detection Hands-Free
Liftgate Operation*
When you use the power
open or close feature
To Open Your Liftgate
and the liftgate detects
Hands-Free While You Are
a problem, you will hear
at the Liftgate
a warning tone and the
1. Make sure you have
liftgate will stop.
an intelligent access
The Liftgate Will Not
transmitter* within
Power Open or Close When
3 feet (1 meter)
of the liftgate.
• i t detects an object in its
opening or closing path,
2. Move your foot under
and back from the rear
• t he 12-volt battery does
bumper similar to a
not have enough charge
kicking (front-to-back)
to power the liftgate,
motion. The feature
• t he ignition is on and the
will not work if you
transmission is not in P
swipe your foot (using
(Park), or
a side-to-side motion)
under the bumper.
• y ou are traveling at
speeds at or above 3 mph
Note: Vehicles with
(5 km/h).
towing packages MAY
NOT have the hands-
Note: Entering the vehicle
free liftgate feature.
while the liftgate is closing
could cause the vehicle
to bounce and activate
obstacle detection.
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