SL/R232: Being There
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Being There
Anyone see the movie? Peter Sellers played the part of Chauncey Gardiner, who was the mild mannered White House Gardener. Chauncey became the President of the United States.
Sometimes being there(right place at the right time) is everything.
Today, when I was hovering around the area of my trunk, with my key in my pocket, I heard the trunk latch mechanism release, and up popped the trunk.
Is this a feature? Because if it is a feature, I never knew about it.
Sometimes being there(right place at the right time) is everything.
Today, when I was hovering around the area of my trunk, with my key in my pocket, I heard the trunk latch mechanism release, and up popped the trunk.
Is this a feature? Because if it is a feature, I never knew about it.
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No takers?
Would someone please save this thread?
It’s too young to die!
PS: 74 of you already had the opportunity.
Would someone please save this thread?
It’s too young to die!
PS: 74 of you already had the opportunity.
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I was as Chauncey Gardiner embodied, just “being there” just hovering around like a housefly or a gnat.
Anyway, thanks for coming to the rescue. At least this thread can die a dignified death now.
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It’s a possibility, but I am thinking scant one. At the exact instant the latch released, there was no pressure on the keys in my pocket.
I was as Chauncey Gardiner embodied, just “being there” just hovering around like a housefly or a gnat.
Anyway, thanks for coming to the rescue. At least this thread can die a dignified death now.
I was as Chauncey Gardiner embodied, just “being there” just hovering around like a housefly or a gnat.
Anyway, thanks for coming to the rescue. At least this thread can die a dignified death now.
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I assume that for good reason. There could be another alternative besides the two you have seemingly limited yourself to.
I asked, in the original post, if it was a feature, somewhat like the foot wave under the back bumper in some wagon models, to open the hatchback.
Now, of the 3, if you gave me those options, I might select the most likely alternative to be the option of the feature.
But I don’t know if it is a feature, so I am asking, because like I said in the original post, I haven’t seen where it is a feature, in the R232.
It could very well be.
But at this rate, I may never know, and then just assume I am left to the other remaining 2 explanations you so kindly outlined.
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Yes. $100 option per below.
HANDS-FREE ACCESS lets you power-open or close the trunk with a gentle "kick" of your foot under the rear bumper. It's a convenience you'll really appreciate when you've got an armful of packages.
HANDS-FREE ACCESS lets you power-open or close the trunk with a gentle "kick" of your foot under the rear bumper. It's a convenience you'll really appreciate when you've got an armful of packages.
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Since you seem to be assuming something, I will also assume something, that you haven’t read the thread.
I assume that for good reason. There could be another alternative besides the two you have seemingly limited yourself to.
I asked, in the original post, if it was a feature, somewhat like the foot wave under the back bumper in some wagon models, to open the hatchback.
Now, of the 3, if you gave me those options, I might select the most likely alternative to be the option of the feature.
But I don’t know if it is a feature, so I am asking, because like I said in the original post, I haven’t seen where it is a feature, in the R232.
It could very well be.
But at this rate, I may never know, and then just assume I am left to the other remaining 2 explanations you so kindly outlined.
I assume that for good reason. There could be another alternative besides the two you have seemingly limited yourself to.
I asked, in the original post, if it was a feature, somewhat like the foot wave under the back bumper in some wagon models, to open the hatchback.
Now, of the 3, if you gave me those options, I might select the most likely alternative to be the option of the feature.
But I don’t know if it is a feature, so I am asking, because like I said in the original post, I haven’t seen where it is a feature, in the R232.
It could very well be.
But at this rate, I may never know, and then just assume I am left to the other remaining 2 explanations you so kindly outlined.
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