Tailgate - Honda 2011 Element Owner's Manual

Door Locks
Lock the hatch by pushing down
●
the lock tab on the driver's door
(see page 80), or by using the
master key in the driver's door
lock.
Lock or unlock the hatch with the
●
master door lock switch.
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With the hatch unlocked, open it by
pulling the handle and lifting up.
To close the hatch, lower it, then
press down on the back edge.
When both the hatch and tailgate are
open, the hatch cannot be latched
without first closing the tailgate.

Tailgate

You can open the tailgate only when
the hatch is open. To open the
tailgate, slide the lock lever to the left
and swing down the tailgate. To close
the tailgate, lift it up and push it
firmly until it latches.
Before closing the tailgate, make
sure the hatch is raised. Closing the
tailgate on the lowered hatch can
damage the hatch and the tailgate.