2005 Dodge Neon Owner Manual SRT-4 - Page 17

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 17 INTERNAL EMERGENCY TRUNK LID RELEASE WARNING! Do not allow children to have access to the trunk, either by climbing into the trunk from outside, or through the inside of the vehicle. Always close the trunk lid when your vehicle is unattended. Once in the trunk, young children may not be able to escape, even if they entered through the rear seat. If trapped in the trunk, children can die from suffocation or heat stroke. Emergency Release 2 As a security measure, a Trunk Internal Emergency Release lever is built into the trunk latching mechanism. In the event of an individual being locked inside the trunk, the trunk can be simply opened by pulling on the glow-in-the-dark lever attached to the trunk latching mechanism. See picture below. REMOTE TRUNK LID RELEASE You can open the trunk from inside the vehicle by pressing a switch located inside the glove compartment. NOTE: The remote trunk release feature will operate with the ignition switch in all positions. The remote trunk release will not operate above 5 mph.