To release the rods, push the hook end of the plastic clip off the rod so the plastic pivots in the rod hole, then pull the rod down out of the clip.
Note the bent lever in the center. This is what happens when someone attempts to open the t/g before the glass is fully down. It results in the inside handle standing up, and the t/g being hard to open even with the glass all the way down.
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