GMC Terrain: Doors / Hands-Free Operation
The liftgate may be operated with a
kicking motion under the rear
bumper between the left exhaust
pipe and the license plate.
The RKE transmitter must be within
1 m (3 ft) of the rear bumper to
operate the power liftgate
hands-free.
The hands-free feature will not work
while the liftgate is moving. To stop
the liftgate while in motion use one
of the liftgate buttons.
The hands-free feature can be
customized. See Vehicle
Personalization. Choose from
the following:
On-Open and Close : The kicking
motion is activated to both open and
close the liftgate.
On-Open Only : The kicking motion
is activated to only open the liftgate.
Off : The feature is disabled.

Length of Kick Zone

Kick Motion
Caution
Attempting to move the liftgate
too quickly and with excessive
force may result in damage to the
vehicle.
To operate, kick your foot straight up
in one swift motion under the rear
bumper between the left exhaust
pipe and the license plate, then pull
it back.
Caution
Splashing water may cause the
liftgate to open. Keep the RKE
transmitter away from the rear
bumper detection area or turn the
liftgate mode to OFF when
cleaning or working near the rear
bumper to avoid accidental
opening.
- Do not sweep your foot side
to side.
- Do not keep your foot under the
bumper; the liftgate will not
activate.
- Do not touch the liftgate until it
has stopped moving.
- This feature may be temporarily
disabled under some conditions.
If the liftgate does not respond to
the kick, open or close the
liftgate by another method or
start the vehicle. The feature will
be re-enabled.
When closing the liftgate using this
feature, there will be a short delay.
The taillamps will flash and a chime
will sound. Step away from the
liftgate before it starts moving.
Select OFF to manually operate the
liftgate.
Caution
Attempting to move the liftgate
too quickly and with excessive
force may result in damage to the
vehicle...
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal...
Other information:
Info Page Options
The info pages on the DIC can be
turned on or off through the
Options menu.
Press to access the cluster
applications.
Press or
to scroll to the
Options application.
Press to enter the
Options menu.
Scroll to Info Pages and
press .
Press or
to move
through the list of possible
information displays.
Press while an item is
highlighted to select or
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Battery Load Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slight..