Mitsubishi LANCER Owner's Manual page 151

Features and controls
Operation from inside the vehicle
3
Pull the trunk lid release lever, located to the left of the driver's
seat, up to open the trunk.
CAUTION
!
Do not use the trunk lid release lever while the vehi-
cle is moving. If the trunk lid is opened, objects in
the trunk could fall onto the road and cause an acci-
dent.
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NOTE
The trunk area light comes on when the trunk lid is
opened, and goes out when it is closed.
The trunk area light remains illuminated for a certain
period and then goes off automatically. Refer to "Interior
light auto-cutout function (dome light and other lights)"
on page 3-277.