Trunk / Liftgate: Description and Operation

Trunk

The trunk houses the spare wheel, the battery, an electrical carrier containing electrical fuses, relays and modules and a compact disc auto-changer attached to body bracketry. The trunk is fitted with push-fit liners to the sides and front inner panel. The carpet covered floor is in two removable sections, one covering the spare wheel and wheel changing equipment, the other covering the battery and electrical carrier. The front and rear edges of the floor board locate in blocks on the fuel tank backboard and the rear of the body, which provide two height settings to accommodate the difference in thickness between the space saver and full sized spare wheels. A moulded finisher covering the rear of the trunk below the sill is secured to the rear panel by tabs and fir tree fasteners. Finisher panels fitted over the rear lamp units provide for access from the trunk. Finisher panels fitted to the rear lamp units provide trunk interior access to the lamps. The trunk lid underside is fitted with a removable moulded liner and two trunk illumination lights. Trunk locking is based on a central latch and striker, operated electrically through the central locking system by an adjacent actuator or by key in a barrel lock located behind the trunk lid badge.