Mitsubishi Outlander 2007 Owner's Manual page 69

Locking and unlocking
CAUTION
!
● When closing the upper gate, always ensure your or
other person's fingers cannot be caught by the
upper gate.
● When closing the lower gate, make sure there is no
foreign matter around the striker (C). Otherwise,
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the bar could be damaged and it could become
impossible to close the lower gate.
NOTE
● Always close the lower gate before closing the upper gate.
If you try to close the gates in the reverse order, they could
strike each other and be damaged.
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● Gas struts (D) and wires (E) are installed to support the
tailgate.
To prevent damage or faulty operation.
• Do not hold the gas struts and wires when closing the
tailgate.
• Also, do not push or pull the gas struts and wires.
• Do not attach any plastic material, tape, etc., to the gas
struts and wires.
• Do not tie string, etc., around the gas struts and wires.
• Do not hang any object on the gas struts and wires.