2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual - Page 39

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 37 Preventing Inadvertent Locking Of Passive Entry RKE To Unlock/Enter The Liftgate Transmitter In Vehicle The liftgate passive entry unlock feature is built into the To minimize the possibility of unintentionally locking a electronic liftgate release. With a valid Passive Entry RKE Passive Entry RKE transmitter inside your vehicle, the transmitter within 3 ft (1.0 m) of the liftgate, press the Passive Entry system is equipped with an automatic door electronic liftgate release for a power open on vehicles unlock feature which will function if the ignition is OFF. equipped with Power Liftgate. Press the electronic liftgate release and lift for Manual Liftgate vehicles. If one of the vehicle doors is open and the door panel switch is used to lock the vehicle, once all open doors NOTE: If the vehicle is unlocked, then the liftgate will have been closed the vehicle checks the inside and open with the electronic liftgate release and no RKE outside of the vehicle for any valid Passive Entry RKE Transmitter is required. transmitters. If one of the vehicle's Passive Entry RKE transmitters is detected inside the vehicle, and no other valid Passive Entry RKE transmitters are detected outside the vehicle, the Passive Entry System automatically unlocks all vehicle doors and chirps the horn three times (on the third attempt ALL doors will lock and the Passive Entry RKE transmitter can be locked in the vehicle). 2