Open Tailgate From Inside ?

[Lance]

I'm spending a bit of time away in the NP and sleeping in the back.
Climbing in and out through the Rr doors is awkward.
Has anyone setup a method of opening the tailgate from the inside ?

[dean]

Nope.
But you would reckon Mitsubishi might have thought of a way.
Dean

[DougL3NC]

They did in previous generations, but I have no clue why they left it off of ours!

Makes as much since as the pop-out rear side windows...the don't open far enough to even be useful!

[Lance]

Gooday Doug, funny you mention those pop out windows, I'm rapt in them in that they do their job beautifully. They are not a loading or access window, they are there simply as a drafter to allow flow through ventilation. Going back a lot of years, lots of vehicles had permanent open vents in the rear pillar to achieve the same drafting result.

But anyway, yeah, bugger about the rear door access. I wasn't aware that earlier models had that provision.
I wonder if the bits from an earlier model could be adapted to the NP ?

[sandgroper05]

My wife got stuck in the back whilst fidling with the child restraint just before Christmas. We have a Milford Cargo Barrier so there was no way out. She was in there for about 15 min before I heard her calling.

I took a photo before I let her out. For some reason she didn't see the funny side!

[gjh1967]

I'm spending a bit of time away in the NP and sleeping in the back.
Climbing in and out through the Rr doors is awkward.
Has anyone setup a method of opening the tailgate from the inside ?

Hi Lance

Why can't we devise a method that uses a metal fishing trace and plastic handle.
Kind of like what new sedans have as an emergency boot release

Cheers Glenn

[Stevie-Ray]

Not all early models had a release!

On my NH shorty they never put the elongated knob on the sliding part of the interior latch, but by removing the plastic surround I can now operate it from inside until I attach the rectangular button I found (off a old stereo).
As most (all?) of the newer Pajeros have central-locking, I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to add a momentary-on rocker-switch across the connections of the lock-activated switch inside the rear-door. Would have to mount it in the door-trim so it won't be bumped easily (near the handle or inside the tool-kit?).

Cheers