Body Closures: Overview

Body Closures

Luggage Compartment Lid

Overview
The luggage compartment lid is manufactured from aluminum and comprises a powered open and close mechanism. Swan-neck hinges support the luggage compartment lid and provide the optimum hinge geometry for the powered system.
Powered movement of the luggage compartment lid is provided by an electrically driven spindle housed in the right-hand strut. The counterbalancing strut on the other side of the luggage compartment lid is not powered.
The opening and closing time of the luggage compartment lid is 5 ± 2 seconds with the closing mechanism of the lid being an electronic latch with the addition of a soft-close power cinching unit. The cinching unit pulls the latch closed for the last 6 mm of travel. The latch and power-cinch unit are both located in the luggage compartment lid.
A child entrapment release handle is built into the latch assembly.