Chevrolet 2012 Corvette Owner's Manual page 46

Hatch/Trunk Closing (Coupe)
Closing the hatch/trunk
forcefully or from the sides can
cause damage to the glass, the
defogger or the weather stripping.
Be sure objects will fit in the
hatch/trunk area before closing
the hatch/trunk. When closing the
hatch/trunk, gently pull down
from the center.
Do not store heavy or
sharp objects in the rear storage
compartments located in the
hatch/trunk area. The objects
could damage the underbody.
Pull down from the center of the
hatch/trunk, closing it with light
force until the power latch feature
activates. The hatch/trunk will
close the rest of the way and latch
automatically.
Emergency Trunk Release
Handle (Coupe)
Do not use the
emergency trunk release handle
as a tie-down or anchor point
when securing items in the trunk
as it could damage the handle.
Keys, Doors, and Windows
The emergency trunk release
handle is only intended to aid a
person trapped in a latched trunk,
enabling them to open the trunk
from the inside.
There is a glow-in-the-dark
emergency trunk release handle
located on the rear wall of the trunk
below the latch. This handle will
glow following exposure to light.
Pull the release handle down to
open the trunk from the inside.
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