Tailgate
Locking and unlocking
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If you make a kicking motion to move your
foot underneath the right or left side of the
rear bumper (where the sensor is fitted) and
then withdraw it, while carrying the keyless
operation key within the operating range of
the keyless operation system, the warning
buzzer sounds, the hazard warning lamps
flash, and the electric tailgate operates as fol-
lows:
If you make a kicking motion to move your
foot underneath the right or left side of the
rear bumper (where the sensor is fitted) and
then withdraw it while the electric tailgate is
operating, the electric tailgate stops moving.
If you slip your foot underneath the right or
left side of the rear bumper (where the sensor
is fitted) again, the electric tailgate moves in
the opposite direction to the one in which it
was moving before.
*
: Backward direction
・
While closed: The tailgate completely
opens.
・
While open: The tailgate completely
closes.
NOTE
If people, luggage, etc., touch the sensors,
the electric tailgate cannot be closed.
CAUTION
When you make a kicking motion on a slope,
unpaved road, icy road surface, etc., be care-
ful not to injure yourself by falling.
Turn the automatic operation OFF before
you wash or wax the surrounding area of the
kick motion sensor or install/remove a car
cover, etc. If the hands-free access remains
on, you may be injured due to a sudden oper-
ating of the electric tailgate resulting from a
possible reaction of the kick motion sensor.
Refer to “Switching automatic operation of
the electric tailgate ON/OFF” on page 3-26.
Do not make a kicking motion near the
exhaust pipe. Otherwise, you may get burned
by hot exhaust gas.
Prevent your foot from touching the rear
bumper during a kicking motion.
Otherwise, the rear bumper and the kick
motion sensor may be damaged.
NOTE
If the hands-free access is used while the
doors are locked, all doors are unlocked.
The kick motion sensor may not react and
the electric tailgate may not operate nor-
mally in the following operating environ-
ments:
• When there is equipment nearby that emits
strong radio waves, such as: a power sta-
tion, a radio/TV broadcasting station.
• When the vehicle is parked in a metered
parking space (because the radio waves to
detect a vehicle may affect)
• When wearing a material that hardly con-
duct electricity, such as rubber boots.
CAUTION
