Getting to Know Your
Envoy XUV
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Raise the Midgate
• Pull the latch lever located on the
floor of driver’s side of the
vehicle; then raise the Midgate and
lock into full upright position.
• Make certain to fully close the
Midgate. The Midgate must be fully
upright and in the latched position to
raise the Midgate glass.
• If the Midgate is not fully closed and
latched, a “MIDGATE AJAR” mes-
sage will be displayed on the instru-
ment cluster. Open the Midgate and
close it again, making sure it is
securely in the up and latched
position.
Dual Function Tailgate
Your vehicle’s tailgate can swing open to
the right or be lowered to a flat position.
Raise or lower the tailgate/tailgate
glass
The tailgate glass is power operated and
must be fully lowered before lowering
the tailgate. The tailgate glass can be in
any position to swing the tailgate open.
The control is located in the overhead
console.
• Press and hold the overhead console
button (
2
)to lower or raise the
tailgate glass.
• Press and hold the back of the
overhead console button to raise
the glass.
You can also raise or lower the tailgate
glass with the key and tailgate key
cylinder.
• Insert the key into the cylinder on the
tailgate and turn and hold the key in
the clockwise position to lower the
tailgate glass.
• Turn and hold the key in the counter-
clockwise position to raise the tailgate
glass.
• The roof must be in the fully closed
position to raise the glass.
• You can also lower the tailgate glass
by pressing the button twice on the
remote keyless entry transmitter.
• If the roof is not fully closed, a
CLOSE THE ROOF message will
appear on the Driver Message
Center display when you try to raise
the tailgate glass.
• You can also
lower the tail-
gate glass
using the
Cargo Area
Window but-
ton. The large
yellow button
located in the cargo area next to the
window serves as an emergency
release for the cargo area. Press and
release the button to fully lower the
tailgate glass. The vehicle must be in
PARK (P).
Caution: Leaving children, helpless
adults, or pets in a vehicle with the
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