Drive with lift glass open?

[KMeloney]

I shattered the glass of my ‘09 slamming it closed on a cold night. Burst into a million pieces. Scared the crap out of me.
Hopefully the glass in these models is a little sturdier. But I rarely ever pop the rear glass after that episode.

 

[Fless]

I picked up some wood a few weeks ago in my '04 and left the glass up with the wood sticking out. Short trip, just a couple of miles, at in-town speeds. I have newer struts on the glass and it stayed up fine. Not many bumps along the way, though. YMMV

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Tried searching with no luck online or here. Is it okay to drive with the rear lift gate glass open? Need to fit some lumber in the back and wasn’t sure if it would risk breaking the glass or not. Manual isn’t clear either.

Thanks!

I have done it a number of times without issue. I wrap around the wood in a towel or moving mat, so that the wrap material contacts both the top of the door bottom and the window bottom. And then, take the slow and careful lane to get to where you need to go with the wood.