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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 06:45 PM
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just picked up 2015 C63S with power trunk. They demonstrated all the cool features on the car before I brought it home. They also demonstrated hand free trunk release and close but couple days later it stopped working. It opens fine with remote and keyless but does nothing with kicks. Anyone know the tricks?
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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Alexpark911
just picked up 2015 C63S with power trunk. They demonstrated all the cool features on the car before I brought it home. They also demonstrated hand free trunk release and close but couple days later it stopped working. It opens fine with remote and keyless but does nothing with kicks. Anyone know the tricks?
Get at the center and kick foot straight in and out --works every time.
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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 09:47 PM
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Mine works best when I'm usually washing the car and running the wash mit at the bottom and just when you don't want it to open it opens lol .
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 02:37 AM
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The secret is not to kick it, you might hurt yourself, but to wave your foot from side to side under the centre of the boot/trunk. You might have to do that a couple of times.
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 03:22 PM
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Mine works best when I'm usually washing the car and running the wash mit at the bottom and just when you don't want it to open it opens lol .
Take your key out of your pocket. Won't have to have that happen again. Also won't have the doors randomly locking/unlocking when water hits the door handles.
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Alexpark911
just picked up 2015 C63S with power trunk. They demonstrated all the cool features on the car before I brought it home. They also demonstrated hand free trunk release and close but couple days later it stopped working. It opens fine with remote and keyless but does nothing with kicks. Anyone know the tricks?
Make sure you have your key with you when you do this. I'm pretty sure it only works if it gets the signal that the key is near the trunk area.
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by guhvies
The secret is not to kick it, you might hurt yourself, but to wave your foot from side to side under the centre of the boot/trunk. You might have to do that a couple of times.
That is not the best in my experience. Just go straight in and out in the center. If I try going back and forth it hardly ever works. Don't kick the car just go in and out.
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Old Sep 20, 2018 | 09:38 PM
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I tried all different techniques.... I don’t know what the deal is... it worked when they demonstrated on my car a week ago and now it doesn’t... I made an appt so will see
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Originally Posted by Alexpark911
just picked up 2015 C63S with power trunk. They demonstrated all the cool features on the car before I brought it home. They also demonstrated hand free trunk release and close but couple days later it stopped working. It opens fine with remote and keyless but does nothing with kicks. Anyone know the tricks?
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Old Sep 23, 2018 | 09:06 AM
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I think these are pretty well known issues.... I’m dropping my car off in few days for then to take a look at.... so will find out
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Old Sep 23, 2018 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Alexpark911
I think these are pretty well known issues.... I’m dropping my car off in few days for then to take a look at.... so will find out
Just a note that the car cannot be on when you do this.
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Old Sep 23, 2018 | 02:42 PM
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Yeap checked and still not working thanks
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Old Sep 23, 2018 | 05:59 PM
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If you've double clicked your locking mechanism on your key fob. So as not to use the keyless go option. The trunk release option with your foot will not work.
It has to be in Keyless go option, or unlocked to work.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 02:14 AM
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got the call from SA today, apparent the car was in "Valet" mode somehow....... so its all good now
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Old Nov 13, 2018 | 10:05 PM
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I got a CF diffuser installed and the hands free trunk opening trick no longer works.. Just wondering if anyone else faced something similar or is it a problem on my end only?
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