Honda CR-V 2017 Owner's Manual page 161

Opening/Closing the Tailgate
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Using the Tailgate Release Button
Outer Handle
Inner Handle
* Not available on all models
When all the doors are unlocked or press the
tailgate unlock button on the remote
transmitter, the tailgate is unlocked.
Press the tailgate release button and lift open
the tailgate.
Models with smart entry system
If you are carrying the smart entry remote, you
do not have to unlock the tailgate before
opening it.
To close the tailgate, grab the inner handle,
pull the tailgate down, and push it closed
from outside.
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1Using the Tailgate Release Button
Do not leave the key, remote transmitter
entry remote* in the cargo area before closing the
tailgate.
Models with smart entry system
Even if you are not carrying the smart entry remote,
you can lock/unlock the tailgate while someone else
with the remote is within range.
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