Body Closures (G1569172): Overview

Powered tailgate 

The powered tailgate is opened and closed by two electrically driven tailgate actuators mounted in place of the gas struts as used on the manual tailgate.

The tailgate actuator assembly has ball joints at either end allowing it to articulate between the fixed mounts on the vehicle. The nominal opening and closing time of the system is 5 seconds (+/2.0 seconds).

The tailgate operates using electronic latches with the addition of a soft-close closing motors to pull the latch closed for the last 6 mm of travel (soft close). The latches and soft closing motor are located in the tailgate. The latch and soft closing motor are located in the lower loadspace. The closing motors pulls the latch closed at the end of the tailgates' travel, when the latches' secondary switch is reached.