Boot opening wavey sensor thingy

[5teep]

My foot waving sensor seems to have packed up. I figured it got dirty and looked for it under the car but cannot see any obvious 'sensor" to clean.
Anybody had similar or can think of a solution?

Ignore, boot opening wavey thingy working as normal, Id 10 t error.

 

[salty]

Helps if you can do the CanCan at the back of the car, probably another bit of a gimmick that works in fits and farts.

 

[5teep]

Helps if you can do the CanCan at the back of the car, probably another bit of a gimmick that works in fits and farts.

That was the issue, I was doing a two step..

 

[Rei]

You eventually work out that you have to kick quite fast, not wave your foot under there.

 

[5teep]

You eventually work out that you have to kick quite fast, not wave your foot under there.

Helps if you actually read the manual, my apologies to men everywhere for this.

 

[Rei]

Helps if you actually read the manual, my apologies to men everywhere for this.

Have you seen how long that thing is? Nobody's got time to read all that.

 

[giantbike66]

I find it works best with (left foot in my case) one long sweeping motion from left to right and with one quick smooth motion, and it works every time. If it's too slow or in a broken motion, and it will fail. It needs some practice, but it does save a lot of stuffing around when one is with hands full of shopping bags

 

[Ian Key]

I've turned mine off as I've inadvertently set it off when unloading with arms full of greyhound and having to use my head to stop it, although not painful, it is inconvenient and not very dignified.

 

[5teep]

For clarity the manual says.. move your shin close to the centre of the bumper, extend your foor underneath and then pull it back in a swift movement.

 

[Lovemyev]

I've turned mine off as I've inadvertently set it off when unloading with arms full of greyhound and having to use my head to stop it, although not painful, it is inconvenient and not very dignified.

Hi Ian - I was of the opinion that the foot sensor only works when opening the boot and not for the closing feature.
This would explain why they provide a manual push button in the edge of the boot trim.
Placing it here means that when you reach up to press it, you are more likely to be standing well clear of the closing hatch.
Which makes good sense really.
I had my boot close and almost caught me out on the second day of ownership, while trying to reach inside and grabs some items from the back of the boot.
I just heard the beeping sound and retreated quickly.
I had opened the boot with the fob, then put the fob in my back pocket of my new jeans.
I assumed that the fob button had got pressed, when I reached inside to the back of the boot.
I have tried a couple of times to close the boot with the foot sensor, just to see if it does activate.
But when trying, I just get a long bleep tone warning sound, when attempting to activate the sensor.
I don’t think it’s intended to work for closing, only opening.
But I could be mistaken .

 

[Anon70]

 

[Alb]

From the manual:

 

[Lovemyev]

From the manual:
View attachment 44203

No mention of ability to close the boot via the foot sensor on this page, that I can see.

 

[PeterHR2]

Hi Ian - I was of the opinion that the foot sensor only works when opening the boot and not for the closing feature.
...
I don’t think it’s intended to work for closing, only opening.
But I could be mistaken .

On the MGS6 the tailgate opens and closes with a wave of my size 13s.

 

[Joningy]

My foot waving sensor seems to have packed up. I figured it got dirty and looked for it under the car but cannot see any obvious 'sensor" to clean.
Anybody had similar or can think of a solution?

Ignore, boot opening wavey thingy working as normal, Id 10 t error.

Effing thing is a B nuisance at times, Like you sometimes NO work, but the most annoying is when it opens unannounced when I'm washing it and I get soaked

Have you seen how long that thing is? Nobody's got time to read all that.

Makes excellent bedtime reading to send you asleep!