Rear Spoiler - Operation

OPERATION





The rear spoiler is powered by an electric motor located directly below the spoiler wing in the spoiler assembly. When the vehicle reaches 62 MPH (102 km/h), the rear spoiler deploys, giving the vehicle 40 Lbs. (356 Newtons) of downforce at 80 MPH (129 km/h). As the vehicle decelerates, the rear spoiler starts to retract at a speed of 39 MPH (62 km/h). When retracted, the spoiler nestles between the rear quarter panels and the rear liftgate window.





The spoiler can be manually deployed at lower speed using the override switch mounted in the center console. Pushing the switch up raises the rear spoiler. Pushing the switch down lowers the rear spoiler.

To prevent injury, the rear spoiler retracts in defined steps to allow time to pull any hands or foreign objects that may be in the path of the rear spoiler before it is all the way down. If the rear spoiler gets disturbed while retracting automatically or while retracting manually, the rear spoiler is automatically driven up again and will lock in the up position. During manual retraction, if you let up on the switch, the rear spoiler will be driven to its up position. When retracting the rear spoiler manually, a single audible chime is produced to indicate to the driver that the rear spoiler is in the fully retracted position. A warning signal (LED) on the spoiler override switch illuminates, indicating a malfunction to the driver. A malfunction that prevents the spoiler from deploying illuminates a red warning lamp in the override switch.