Chevrolet 2009 Impala Automobile User Manual


 
Trunk Release
To open the trunk from the outside, press the trunk
release button on the RKE transmitter, if equipped.
Remote Trunk Release
G
(Remote Trunk Release): Press the button
located next to the exterior lamps control on the left side
of the instrument panel to open the trunk. The shift
lever must be in P (Park).
The trunk can also be opened by lowering the rear seat
and pulling the emergency trunk release handle
located inside the trunk. See Split Folding Rear Seat on
page 1-10 and “Emergency Trunk Release Handle”
following.
Emergency Trunk Release Handle
Notice: 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.
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 trunk release handle located
on the latch inside the trunk. This handle will glow
following exposure to light. Pull the release handle to
open the trunk from the inside.
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