Chevrolet Cruze Owners Manual: Doors

Chevrolet Cruze Owners Manual / Keys, Doors, and Windows / Doors

Trunk

WARNING

Exhaust gases can enter the vehicle if it is driven with the liftgate, trunk/hatch open, or with any objects that pass through the seal between the body and the trunk/hatch or liftgate. Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide (CO) which cannot be seen or smelled. It can cause unconsciousness and even death.

If the vehicle must be driven with the liftgate, or trunk/hatch open: • Close all of the windows.
• Fully open the air outlets on or under the instrument panel.
• Adjust the climate control system to a setting that brings in only outside air and set the fan speed to the highest setting. See “Climate Control Systems” in the Index.

• If the vehicle has a power liftgate, disable the power liftgate function.

Remote Trunk Release

To open the trunk from outside the vehicle, press the

To open the trunk from outside the vehicle, press the button on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter, or by pressing the touch pad above the license plate when the doors are unlocked.

If the engine is running, the doors must be unlocked. Vehicles with an automatic transmission must be in P (Park), vehicles with a manual transmission must have the park brake applied.

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 an emergency trunk release handle located inside the trunk on the trunk

There is an emergency trunk release handle located inside the trunk on the trunk lid. The release handle can be accessed by folding the rear seatback. Pull the release handle to open the trunk from the inside.

Safety Locks

The rear door safety locks prevent passengers from opening the rear doors from inside the vehicle. Press to activate the safety locks. The indicator light comes on when activated. The rear do ...

Vehicle Security

This vehicle has theft-deterrent features; however, they do not make the vehicle impossible to steal. ...

Other materials:

Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
The vehicle has a passenger sensing system. The instrument panel has a passenger airbag status indicator. United States Canada When the vehicle is started, the passenger airbag status indicator will light ON and OFF, or the symbol for on and off, for several seconds as a system check. If ...

Removal Procedure
Warning: Refer to Approved Equipment for Collision Repair Warning in the Preface section. Warning: Refer to Collision Sectioning Warning in the Preface section. Warning: Refer to Glass and Sheet Metal Handling Warning in the Preface section. Disable the SIR System. Refer to SIR Dis ...

Hood Primary Latch Release Cable Handle Replacement
Preliminary Procedure Remove the front side door sill trim plate. Refer to Front Side Door Sill Trim Plate Replacement. Hood Primary Latch Release Cable Handle Procedure Pull down the hood primary latch release cable handle. To release the handle, pull down the cable and unhook ...