139 . . .–Section 1CAUTION (Continued)Make sure that the air outletson or under the instrumentpanel are fully open.Disable the power featurefor the liftgate. See "PowerLiftgate" for more information.The REAR ACCESS OPEN messagewill appear in the Driver Informa-tion Center when the liftgate orliftglass is not completely closed.A chime will also sound and theinterior lights will turn on.See "Driver Information CenterMessages" earlier in this section formore information.Liftgate/LiftglassTo operate the liftgate manually,the following conditions must bemet:• The transmission must be inP (Park).• The rear wiper must be off.If you attempt to open theliftgate or liftglass with the rearwiper on, the liftgate or liftglasswill not open until the rearwiper has been turned off.If the vehicle's doors are unlockedusing a power door lock switchor the remote keyless entrytransmitter, then the liftgate andliftglass will also be unlocked.Note:If you press the power liftgatebutton on the keyless entrytransmitter when the vehicle islocked, the liftgate will open. Allother doors will remain locked.Press the power liftgate buttonagain to close the liftgate. Theliftgate will automatically lock.For more information, see"Power Liftgate", following.AKENG44_Escalade Page 139 Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:22 PM
