Vehicles With Push Button Start
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
If the doors were not previously electronically unlocked when the liftgate release switch is pressed, the RFA module activates the liftgate passive entry feature. If the RFA module detects a valid programmed passive key, the RFA module sends a message to the RGTM to open the liftgate.
If the doors were previously electronically unlocked when the liftgate switch is pressed, the BCM sends a message to the RGTM to open the liftgate.
Any subsequent presses of the switch stops the motion or reverses direction.