Auto Trunk Opener
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Auto Trunk Opener
Hey guys I finally picked up my new E300 (finally) and I have a question, with the auto trunk opener, can you kick under the bumper to open it? I know this is doable in the S class but I tried with my E and it didn't work. Was not sure if there was an option to enable or not.
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trunk opening
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I tried to do the kick with two different pairs of shoes and both did not work. Both pairs of shows are black so maybe it does not pick up on black shoes? Ill try a different pair later on and see if that makes a difference.
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I finally got it to work. I ended up kicking the underside of my bumper with my toe and it worked. Its weird because on my mom's S class it works perfectly fine either kicking under the trunk somewhere or waving my foot under the bumper.
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Mine was very picky over whether it works work or not. Turned out having my phone and keys in same pocket must have blocked key signal getting to car. I keep them in separate pockets now and the boot reliably opens with a gently wave of my foot.
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I've noticed that too whenever opening the doors but not the trunk and sometimes it wouldn't even work if I had the keys in my hand. I've also experienced this in my mom's S class.
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its the way you move your foot under neat.
Its more of a fast in and out of the foot then kicking anywhere.....theres no kicking and you should not touch the bumper....
Its more of a fast in and out of the foot then kicking anywhere.....theres no kicking and you should not touch the bumper....
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Size 16!! Maybe it's afraid!!
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I find mine works best when I'm lined up in the middle of the bumper and 'kick/wave' my foot toward the front of the car.... not side to side. Took me a while to get the hang of it but it works fine overtime now.
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I find mine works best when I'm lined up in the middle of the bumper and 'kick/wave' my foot toward the front of the car.... not side to side. Took me a while to get the hang of it but it works fine overtime now.
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^^ plus give it a second or two. I find it takes a little while to make up its mind on my C43. Don't wave your foot twice, once is enough.
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I finally looked at the digital manual and it was a bit confusing because the animation it did was it looked like the guy lifted his leg in front of the bumper instead of kicking under it. Also I wave my foot side to side and if that doesn't work then ill kick quickly under and it works.
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