Unlatch/Cinching Motor
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Lincoln MKC. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The latch uses a bi-directional motor to accomplish both unlatch and cinch operations. The motor is driven in one direction to unlatch and in the opposite direction to cinch.
During an unlatch operation, power is supplied to the unlatch/cinching motor by the RGTM when a valid open command is received.
During a cinch operation, power is supplied to the unlatch/cinching motor by the RGTM when the secondary latch position is reached during a power close operation. When the motor activates, it pulls the liftgate into the primary latch position. When the primary latch position is reached, the RGTM reverses the polarity to the unlatch/cinching motor until it reaches a neutral position.