Member Since: 14 Sep 2011
Location: annecy
Posts: 233
D4 tailgate remote opening
I have a 2012 d4 and I know this topic has appeared before but with no conclusions.
How is remote opening MEANT to work?. When I press the button on the remote is it meant to open fully or not(like remote opening on most cars). If not, what is the point? At the moment, it seems to semi-unlatch and then has to be opened by hand.
Do I have a duff one or did someone in LR marketing screw up?
16th Oct 2016 12:59 pm
markate
Member Since: 17 Sep 2011
Location: England
Posts: 703
Remote unlocking from the key fob just unlatches the tailgate, it doesn't open it, like most vehicles.
16th Oct 2016 1:23 pm
sceh
Member Since: 14 Sep 2011
Location: annecy
Posts: 233
Thanks! Any idea why they did this? Doesn't seem to help me as a user
16th Oct 2016 1:33 pm
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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It's because it's a Land Rover Agree with you it's pointless Cheers Ian
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16th Oct 2016 3:04 pm
DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
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the only time i've found it useful is to pop the upper from inside the house, leave keys in house i can then go out and open boot, do 'boot related task' shut it and car remains locked.
probably designed before the keyless entry system which does pretty much the same but without having the first world problem of having my keys in my pocket!
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17th Oct 2016 11:27 am
bobgolden
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Having watched my powered tailgate on the X5 open against a stone outbuilding and realised I would have to listen to the scraping again as I closed it, I prefer the simple unlatching mechanism on the D4 2010 MX-5 2.0 Sport Tech PRHT
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