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Dog's Tail - Closure of Tailgate.!!
Dog owners be warned.....
I was out for a walk with my three excited dogs and whilst standing at the back of the Discovery putting Wellies on kids (seated on the the Inner Tailgate) with the car key in my pocket, the Tailgate started to close on us all.......!!!
The Tailgate was stopped by reaching up for the button on the Tailgate RH edge.
At first I thought one of the kids had pressed the controls on the boot internal.
However, the same thing happened again with only one kid on the Inner Tailgate.
It would appear that a Dog's Tail can activate the "Gesture" sensors
12th Mar 2017 5:34 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
I don't have to worry my D5 doesn't have it.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
12th Mar 2017 5:37 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
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Re: Dog's Tail - Closure of Tailgate.!!
Flatcoat wrote:
Dog owners be warned.....
I was out for a walk with my three excited dogs and whilst standing at the back of the Discovery putting Wellies on kids (seated on the the Inner Tailgate) with the car key in my pocket, the Tailgate started to close on us all.......!!!
The Tailgate was stopped by reaching up for the button on the Tailgate RH edge.
At first I thought one of the kids had pressed the controls on the boot internal.
However, the same thing happened again with only one kid on the Inner Tailgate.
It would appear that a Dog's Tail can activate the "Gesture" sensors
Someone didn't think that design through. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
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12th Mar 2017 6:09 pm
Landroverfan1
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Very much hope you were all okay but just to say that is very funny. So basically if you get the D5 with foot-waving tailgate closure you can't have a dog with a waggy tail.
12th Mar 2017 6:33 pm
neilk
Member Since: 27 Aug 2010
Location: Berkshire
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Flatcoat - I may need to borrow your dog as it is a real to trigger that thing. I think I have the knack now, but if the neighbours were watching they were too polite to comment on my attempts to make it work.
Especially as the only reason I bought the car was to fuel my ego and to brag about it on here, I am not sure I can cope
12th Mar 2017 7:25 pm
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
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Here is a clue......
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12th Mar 2017 9:11 pm
Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
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I thought the whole back end of the D5 was designed around a dog... golden retriever wasn't it ? Jarrod
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12th Mar 2017 9:45 pm
Beno2
Member Since: 18 Apr 2009
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So if you park back end against a wall and a cat walks underneath the boot could possibly open.... D3 HSE
12th Mar 2017 10:20 pm
jimbg
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Not unless it has a key with it!!
12th Mar 2017 10:23 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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But you could be sat in the car with the key ......D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
12th Mar 2017 10:33 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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Location: UK
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Discomadness wrote:
I thought the whole back end of the D5 was designed around a dog... golden retriever wasn't it ?
The boot space suggests a Jack Russell. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
12th Mar 2017 10:34 pm
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
Moo wrote:
But you could be sat in the car with the key ......
The key needs to be outside the car and within 1 metre I believe.
13th Mar 2017 8:22 am
Russell
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Same thing can happen when washing the car, did to me the other day, washed car and wiped under edge of bumper and tailgate opened.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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13th Mar 2017 9:20 am
muddywheels4wd
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I bought a fob gaurd to prevent relay attack and it also stopped locking/unlocking when washing vehicle - worth a look Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW
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13th Mar 2017 9:49 am
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Totally off topic, sorry, but is the key fob the same or have they re-designed it ?Velar MY18 D180 S Narvik
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to trigger that thing. I think I have the knack now, but if the neighbours were watching they were too polite to comment on my attempts to make it work.
