What does the button on the tailgate do?

The button is right there in the picture on the right hand side after the P in jee

Does anybody know on a 2012 Grand Cherokee Laredo there is a button on the chrome strip that says jeep right below the rear window wiper. What is a button for

 

Push it and find out @Bob49 . Most likely it's for a rear view camera

 

I did do you got to stand outside the vehicle to push it?

 

It does nothing

 

I meant you have to stand outside to push the button when you do. Nothing happens when you look at the replacement part. It has wires coming off it. I’m just not sure what it’s for.

 

My last JGC was 1994...perhaps a pic of the mystery button might get you a better answer

 

does it not release the back window?

we have a button on our Highlander that opens the rear window it looks like that

 

No, that button is underneath the chrome piece

 

Owners manual shows nothing

 

How about service department @ the dealership

 

Is it possible it's a (intrusion sensor) anti theft sensor? @LYFZGOOD gave me the idea with a past post.

https://store.mopar.com/v-2012-jeep-grand-cherokee--laredo--3-6l-v6-flex/electrical--sensors

 

I still think it’s a rear window release check the fuses. This what I found

I didn’t know how else to upload

 

On the back of my 2011 JGC there are two buttons. The silver one you're referring to unlocks the hatchback and the entire vehicle and locks it again when pressed a second time (just like the button on the door handles). The button on the underside of the silver panel unlocks the rear window only.