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Locate and Press the Release Button

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You do NOT use this handle! #ford #trucks #chevy #automotive

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What happens here

Once the tailgate is lowered, locate the small, usually yellow, button or lever situated on the top edge of the inner tailgate panel. This button is designed to release the integrated tailgate step. Press this button firmly to disengage the step's locking mechanism.

Goal: Disengage the tailgate step's locking mechanism

Tools and materials

  • Hand N/A — To press the release button
  • Tailgate Release Button Ford — To release the step mechanism

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All right, I'll be the first to say it. If you want to use the old man helper button, you got to be at least 50 years old. You got to be 50 year old or you got to be lifting some weight up in the truck bed. No other time is it allowed.

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