Closing; Hands-Free Liftgate - If Equipped - Jeep CHEROKEE 2020 Owner's Manual

86 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
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LOSING
There are several different ways to close the
liftgate:
Manually by grasping the liftgate closing

handle and initiating lowering of the liftgate.
Release the handle when the liftgate takes
over the closing effort.
Key Fob

Hands-Free (if equipped)

Liftgate Instrument Panel button

Power Liftgate button on the pillar in the

cargo area
To Lock The Liftgate
With a valid Passive Entry key fob within 5 ft
(1.5 m) of the liftgate, pushing the Keyless
Enter-N-Go — Passive Entry lock/push button
located to the left of the back-up camera will
lock the vehicle only.
The power liftgate may be closed by pushing the
rear power liftgate button, located in the upper
left trim in the liftgate opening. Pushing the
button will only close the liftgate. This button
cannot be used to open the liftgate.
Rear Power Liftgate Button
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ANDS REE IFTGATE
Hands-Free Liftgate Activation Zone
To open or close the liftgate using hands-free
activation, use a straight in and out kicking
motion under the vehicle activation zone in the
general location below the rear license plate.
Do not move your foot sideways or in a
sweeping motion or the sensors may not detect
the motion.
NOTE:
Activation zone is the same for vehicles
equipped with and without trailer tow package.
When a valid kicking motion is completed, the
liftgate will chime, the hazard lights will flash
and the liftgate will open after approximately
one second, or close after approximately three
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F QUIPPED
seconds. This assumes all options are enabled
in the radio.
NOTE:
Opening or closing the Hands-Free Liftgate

requires a valid Passive Entry key fob within
5 ft (1.5 m) of the door handle. If a valid
Passive Entry key fob is not within 5 ft
(1.5 m), the liftgate will not respond to any
kicks.
The Hands-Free Liftgate feature may be

turned on or off in Uconnect Settings. Refer
to "Uconnect Settings" in "Multimedia" for
further information. The Hands-Free Liftgate
feature should be turned off during jacking,
tire changing, manual car wash, and vehicle
service.