Kia Cee'd: Tailgate / Emergency tailgate safety release
❈ The actual luggage room in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.
Your vehicle is equipped with the emergency tailgate safety release lever located on the bottom of the tailgate. When someone is inadvertently locked in the luggage compartment. The tailgate can be opened by doing as follows:
1. Input the machanical key into the hole.
2. Push the machanical key to the right.
3. Push up the tailgate.
WARNING
- For emergencies, be fully aware of the location of the emergency tailgate safety release lever in the vehicle and how to open the tailgate if you are accidentally locked in the luggage compartment.
- No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compartment of the vehicle at any time. The luggage compartment is a very dangerous location in the event of a crash.
- Use the release lever for emergencies only. Use with extreme caution, especially while the vehicle is in motion.
Closing the tailgate
❈ The actual luggage room in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
Lower and push down the tailgate firmly.
Make sure that the tailgate is securely
latched.
WARNING
Make sure your ...
Windows
(1) Driver’s door power window switch
(2) Front passenger’s door power window
switch
(3) Rear door (left) power window
switch* (for 5 Door and wagon)
(4) Rear door (right) power window
...
Other information:
: Reporting Safety Defects in the United States and Canada
Reporting Safety Defects in the United States
If you believe that your vehicle has
a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying
Ford Motor Company.
If NHTSA ...
Kia Cee'd JD Service Manual: Repair procedures
Removal
1.
Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
2.
Open the tailgate and remove the tailgate trim.
(Refer to Body - "Tailgate Trim")
3.
Disconnect the back view camera connector ...
