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Rear Gate Release Switch: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Subaru Tribeca. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Remove the rear gate trim. Refer to REAR GATE TRIM REMOVAL, Rear Gate Trim.
  2. Disconnect the harness connector of the rear gate release switch.
  3. Hold the rear gate release switch hook, and remove the rear gate release switch.
Fig 1: Locating Harness Connector Of Rear Gate Release Switch
G05672189Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.