Subaru 2006 Baja Owner's Manual page 120

To use the license plate bracket at its lowered/open
position, push the two release buttons and pull the li-
cense plate bracket up until it clicks. And then open
the tailgate.
If your vehicle is equipped with a trailer hitch, remove
the ball mount from the hitch receiver tube before
opening the tailgate. Failure to follow this procedure
could result in damage to the license plate bracket.
When you drive with the tailgate closed, the license
plate bracket must be restored to its original position.
To restore the license plate bracket to its original posi-
tion, close the tailgate, and then pull the license plate
UBB096BA
bracket down until it clicks.
If it is difficult to restore the license plate bracket to its
original position, it may be due to the accumulation of
dirt or other debris on the back side of the bracket.
Clean the back of the license plate bracket before pull-
ing it down.
In order to avoid damaging the license plate
bracket or the bumper, the license plate bracket
must be restored to its original position until it
UB2053BA clicks.
Keys and doors
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