ckinwong

Does anyone experience this issue?
I hardly able to open the tailgate with the kick motion with single kick. The tailgate opens after a few kicks.
The worst time was the tailgate remain closed after 7 kicks..... making me really want to kick the bumper.

Thanks in advance

function12

You have to stand dead center, about one away, and have the FOB on you. Kick has to be one motion up towards the center of the underside of the bumper and then back down. I can do it every time just seems much slower to do than hit the button. I have yet to have my hand full. So, maybe then it will be a benefit.

JCWLS3

Same here, except we can stand a few feet away and it still works. The key is to kick straight toward the bumper at a slight incline. Works like a charm.

However... I rarely use it, and neither does my wife. We both feel a little stupid. We mostly just use the fob or hatch button instead.

Vishal S

Still struggling to learn it, very embarrassing practising several straight kicks in public parking and people give me that look ��

vangoose

You don't have to stand in the center. The trick is to move your feet away fast, don't hold there, it detects motion and open it.

fkim011

The motion sensor is reactive to when you bring your foot backwards. So if you hold your foot still underneath the bumper and you bring your foot back at a normal tempo it will open. Most think its the kick forward that opens it. It is the exact opposite...

c4s911

And then as soon as you thing it works great, it decides not to work for awhile. My wife and I have also experienced that you can be loading groceries etc in the back, and the hatch will decide to close on your because it senses your feet under the bumper. Not safe actually. Probably a feature best left to minivans since they couldn't get it right

pokingaround

The crazy thing is (at least in my Panamera Sport Turismo...assuming same for Cayenne) is that it can be tricky to *open* yet has a hair trigger to close on your head as you're loading or unloading stuff. Accidentally put your foot under the bumper and look out!

function12

Here are two solutions.

Mbiondo

It only works when you're alone in your driveway practicing this function. If you're at the Acme parking lot with both hands full of groceries, it will not work.

vangoose

Learn this way then

ckinwong

Thanks everybody.

"The motion sensor is reactive to when you bring your foot backwards."
----> Works better... 1 out of 3 times instead of 7 times

"And then as soon as you thing it works great, it decides not to work for awhile."
----> Exactly

"it can be tricky to *open* yet has a hair trigger to close"
----> 100% works on closing

"Here are two solutions."
----> Gonna learn whistle

Look like mine is normal.....
Another trick....
Just rumbling "I am taking you to services to check out" 100% works.

BCA01

I also had it close on me 4 or 5 times, after which I said F it and turned off the rear hatch comfort access feature via the PCM. I never used it to open the hatch anyway, and constantly having it close on me while I was leaning inside the vehicle moving stuff around got to be super annoying.

vangoose

They should put the sensors in the corner like Range Rover.

Marin Vizsla

I can’t figure it out the foot swipe on a consistent basis either....

On a related matter: does anyone know how to stop the tailgate to stop wen it senses an obstruction? It seems to auto-stop at the top 1/4 but does not stop for the remainder of the way down. Seems to me a safety hazard.