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Section 540 (Body - Interior & Exterior): Liftgate: Handle: Removal

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Fig 1: Liftgate Handle
GC0027943Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  1. Open the liftgate (4).
  2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
  3. Remove the lower trim panel from the inside of the liftgate. (Refer to BODY/DECKLID/HATCH/LIFTGATE/TAILGATE/TRIM PANEL/LOWER - REMOVAL) .
  4. Disconnect the electrical connector of the latch handle (2) on the inside of the liftgate.
  5. Reach through the clearance hole in the inside of the liftgate panel on each side of the latch to access and remove the two nuts (1) that secure the handle to the liftgate.
    Fig 2: ACTUATOR ROD
    GC0027942Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  6. Disconnect actuator rod (2) from latch handle.
  7. Remove the latch handle from the outside of the liftgate.
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