Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV 2019 Manual page 99

Electric tailgate*
After unlocking the electric tailgate, push the
tailgate open switch (A) and pull up the tail-
gate.
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CAUTION
l Make sure there is no one around the electric
tailgate when opening it.
NOTE
l If it does not open immediately after pushing
the tailgate open switch, the electric tailgate
cannot be lifted.
If this occurs, push the tailgate open switch
again and pull up the electric tailgate.
l The electric tailgate cannot be opened when
the auxiliary battery is flat or disconnected.
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To close the tailgate, pull the tailgate grip (B)
downward and release it before the tailgate is
completely closed, and then gently slam the
electric tailgate from the outside.
CAUTION
l Do not fully close the electric tailgate with
your hand still on the tailgate grip. Doing so
could trap and injure your hand or arm.
l The safety mechanism is deactivated when
the electric tailgate is closed manually.
Therefore be especially careful not to trap a
hand or finger at this time.
Tailgate easy closer
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The tailgate easy closer is a mechanism for
assisting the closing of the electric tailgate.
If the electric tailgate is closed to a position
where it is detected as being ajar, it closes au-
tomatically.
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WARNING
l Be careful not to catch your hands or fin-
gers when the electric tailgate closes auto-
matically from the door ajar position. If
you think your hands or fingers could be
caught during the operation of the tailgate
easy closer, pull the handle of the electric
tailgate. The electric tailgate will return to
the door ajar position.
CAUTION
l Do not touch the latch (A) on the inside of
the electric tailgate. The tailgate easy closer
could operate and catch your fingers.
NOTE
l The tailgate easy closer operates even when
the electric tailgate power switch is OFF.