Chevrolet 1993 Corvette Owner's Manual page 59

Featurc
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&
Controls
Remote
Hatch
Release
(CONT.)
Pressing the button located in the
center storage console also releases the
hatch
or
qmvgdjble
c;ompartment
cover.
For the console release button to work,
if you have an automatic transmission,
it must be in P (P.a-1~) or N
(Neutral).
For a manual transmission you must set
the parking. brake.
To open the hatch if there is a power
.loss such as a "dead" battery, use the
manual release cable, located between
the carpet and security shade near .the
center of the vehicle. To open the hatch,
pull the cable forward.