Originally Posted by UCrewX5

The system was designed for the normal condition where the battery is not in a failed state and can control the functions of the vehicle as designed. There is a fail-safe in the event that the battey has died and, while not convenient, it does function. What's the big deal about climbing over the seats to release the rear trunk mechanism in a manual fashion?

Now if the system had failed and there was no means to release the rear hatch, then you would have a legitimate beef.