Some 2019 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles built on or before Nov. 14, 2018, and equipped with a power liftgate may exhibit a discharged battery, interior lights cycling on/off erratically, and a Liftgate Ajar message in the instrument panel when the liftgate and doors are closed.
Recharge the battery and reprogram the RGTM using the latest software level.
Some 2019 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles built on or before Nov. 14, 2018, and equipped with a power liftgate may exhibit a discharged battery, interior lights cycling on/off erratically, and a Liftgate Ajar message in the instrument panel when the liftgate and doors are closed.
This may be due to the calibration of the rear gate trunk module (RGTM) keeping the module awake. Recharge the battery and reprogram the RGTM using the latest software level.
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