Manual Liftgate; Power Liftgate; Obstacle Detection; Hands-Free Liftgate Operation - Ford Escape 2016 Quick Reference Manual

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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 operates only
with the transmission in park (P).
Touch a button to open or close the liftgate:
Press
twice within three seconds on your remote entry
transmitter or the
button on the instrument panel. A
tone sounds when the liftgate starts to close.
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You Can Also Open the
height. If the previously
Liftgate from the Rear of
programmed liftgate height
Your Vehicle
is lower than the fully
opened position, you can
1. Make sure you unlock
manually push it upward.
your liftgate first and
then press the button
To Program a New Height
in the top of the liftgate
1. Open the liftgate.
pull-cup handle.
2. Stop the liftgate
2. Allow the power system
movement by pressing
to open the liftgate after
the control button on the
pressing the control.
liftgate when it reaches
your desired height.
3. To close, press and
release the control
Once the liftgate stops
pictured below.
moving, you can also
move it manually to your
When the liftgate begins to
desired height.
close, a tone sounds.
3. Press and hold the
Setting the Liftgate
control button on the
Open Height
liftgate until you hear
a tone, indicating that
Once you open the power
your programming of
liftgate, you can move
the liftgate height
it manually to a desired
is successful.
The liftgate then opens
to its newly programmed
height when you use the
power feature to open it.
To change the
programmed height,
repeat the process above.
*if equipped
Liftgate
continued

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, it sounds a
at the Liftgate
warning tone and the
1. Make sure you have
liftgate stops.
an intelligent access
The Liftgate Cannot Power
transmitter* within
Open or Close When
3 feet (1 meter) and
behind the liftgate.
• It detects an object in its
opening or closing path.
2. Move your foot under
and away from the
• The vehicle battery does
rear bumper using a
not have enough charge
single kicking motion.
to power the liftgate.
Do not move your
• The ignition is on and
foot sideways or
the transmission is not
the sensors may not
in park (P).
detect the motion.
• You are traveling at
Note: In vehicles equipped
speeds at or above 1 mph
with the towing package
(1 km/h).
and the hands-free power
liftgate feature, you must
Note: Entering the vehicle
kick your foot between
while the liftgate is closing
the trailer hitch and the
could cause the vehicle
exhaust system. Do not
to bounce and activate
kick under the hitch.
obstacle detection.
*if equipped
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