Hands-Free Access for tailgate
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GLS 450
Hands-Free Access for tailgate
Hello, I have a 2024 GLS 450. I can't get my rear tailgate to open using the 'kicking motion' described in the manual for the hands-free access. I have the keyfob in my pocket and make a kicking motion in the area described in the manual, but no luck getting the tailgate open. Do all '24 GLS' have this or is it an option. I ordered the car and don't recall seeing it as an option or part of any package. Thanks for any answers.
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2024 GLS450
Kick to the left of the hitch receiver. Forward and back, not left to right. And make the backward motion just as fast as the forward motion. The last part is what I got wrong for so long.
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GLS 450 (2022), EQE SUV 350 (2025). GLS 450 (2007)
It works for me but it frustratingly capricious. You need to do it just the right way to make it work. So next time you're outside near the car practice it a few times to get the knack. You might want to be sure that the neighbors aren't around or they'll wonder why you're kicking your nice new Merc.
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It works for me but it frustratingly capricious. You need to do it just the right way to make it work. So next time you're outside near the car practice it a few times to get the knack. You might want to be sure that the neighbors aren't around or they'll wonder why you're kicking your nice new Merc.
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I am an expert at activating this feature, but only when I am loading or unloading something large and bulky from deep in the cargo area. At no point do I kick, but just standing there taking small steps to reach in and grab or place cargo will cause the liftgate to come down on my head.
So far this feature has activated unintentionally 90% of the time.
Now when I hear it, I know to take evasive action quickly.
I don't want to disable it permanently, but I would love to know how to temporarily disable it for a short period of time from the liftgate area.
So far this feature has activated unintentionally 90% of the time.
Now when I hear it, I know to take evasive action quickly.
I don't want to disable it permanently, but I would love to know how to temporarily disable it for a short period of time from the liftgate area.
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I am an expert at activating this feature, but only when I am loading or unloading something large and bulky from deep in the cargo area. At no point do I kick, but just standing there taking small steps to reach in and grab or place cargo will cause the liftgate to come down on my head.
So far this feature has activated unintentionally 90% of the time.
Now when I hear it, I know to take evasive action quickly.
I don't want to disable it permanently, but I would love to know how to temporarily disable it for a short period of time from the liftgate area.
So far this feature has activated unintentionally 90% of the time.
Now when I hear it, I know to take evasive action quickly.
I don't want to disable it permanently, but I would love to know how to temporarily disable it for a short period of time from the liftgate area.
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I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you. I did a silly race earlier in the year where I had a lot of time to sit around in between. So I sat on the edge of the trunk. And more than once did I have to be rescued by bystanders because my legs accidentally triggered the sensors.
