Power Tailgate - Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual

Emergency tailgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with the
emergency tailgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the
tailgate. When someone is inadver-
tently locked in the luggage compart-
ment. The tailgate can be opened by
doing as follows:
1. Remove the cover.
2. Push the release lever to the right
by a key.
3. Push up the tailgate.
•
For emergencies, be fully aware
of the location of the emer-
gency tailgate safety release
lever in the vehicle and how to
open the tailgate if you are acci-
dentally locked in the luggage
compartment.
•
No one should be allowed to
occupy the luggage compart-
ment of the vehicle at any time.
The luggage compartment is a
very dangerous location in the
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event of a crash.
•
Use the release lever for emer-
gencies only. Use with extreme
caution, especially whilst the
vehicle is in motion.
WARNING
Power tailgate (if equipped)
Power tailgate button
The power tailgate operates when:
• The power tailgate button is
pressed with the engine off.
• The power tailgate button is pressed
when the ignition switch is in the ON
position with the shift lever in P
(Park, for automatic transmission
vehicle) or the shift lever in neutral
(for manual transmission vehicle).
To activate or de-activate the power
tailgate, go to User Settings mode
and select the Power Tailgate on the
LCD display.
For more details, refer to "LCD
Display" in this chapter.
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