Auto Tailgate

[Steve]

I think it can only be closed with the button on the rear door so as you cannot close it from afar and catch someone's -especially an unaccompanied child's - hand, head, other body part in the door as it closes. In otherwords, they want the person who closes it to be there supervising the action.

Yeah, but i've lost track of the number of times I've hit the open button when I'm putting the keys in my pocket and have to go back to the car to close it

Children should be on leads, anyway

[passatpout]

I would recommend this if you can afford it. Like others have mentioned, saves finger prints and possible scratch marks from keys etc. Pity you can't close the tailgate with the same button on the key that you open it with, but what Lance said makes safe sense.
Not having to put down shopping etc on a wet dirty ground while you open your boot is a bonus plus i can only imagine (will have this lovely issue @24/01/10) holding onto your child plus shopping or baby bags would be a easier and safer option of opening via auto tailgate.

Cheers,
Jayse.

I'll let you know how I go with a rugrat and manual tailgate in about 6 weeks..

Mind you, the car that seemed big when I first bought it is looking smaller and smaller the closer to birth we get..

[Breno]

Do the rear sensors prevent it from opening if you are reversed close to a wall? I'd hate to accidently hit the button in my pocket and watch it slam against the wall.

[Benem]

All right, you've all sold me on the auto tailgate

[gead]

Do the rear sensors prevent it from opening if you are reversed close to a wall? I'd hate to accidently hit the button in my pocket and watch it slam against the wall.

not sure breno....not game to try it though...

[passatpout]

not sure breno....not game to try it though...

Do it with a friendly trusting person standing behind the car to activate the sensors..

[Steve]

I'll try it now... one moment.

Edit: Nope, my 2008 R36 isn't smart enough to keep the tailgate closed when there's an obstruction - in this case, a spare tyre.

The engine was on and transmission in reverse, the parking sensors were alerting me to an obstacle but the tailgate still opened and knocked the tyre out of the way.

[Pana]

LOL - looks like I was alone on this one!!! I guess because we are used to taking the CR-V to the shops with the little man and his associated stuff - we're just used to opening a tailgate manually. Not game to take the R36 to the Southland/Chaddy car park wars just yet.

[Jayse]

I'll try it now... one moment.

Edit: Nope, my 2008 R36 isn't smart enough to keep the tailgate closed when there's an obstruction - in this case, a spare tyre.

The engine was on and transmission in reverse, the parking sensors were alerting me to an obstacle but the tailgate still opened and knocked the tyre out of the way.

Yep, like Steve says it doesn't halt the tailgate opening. I reverse park into my spot in our apartment carpark and put my hand in the way of the tailgate then press the button and if you give enough equal force it opens the tailgate, but stops it from hitting the wall. Mind you, i only do this when i can't be bothered (read lazy) moving the car fwd and i need to grab something small like green shopping bag etc.

Cheers,
Jayse.

[Lance B]

I'll try it now... one moment.

Edit: Nope, my 2008 R36 isn't smart enough to keep the tailgate closed when there's an obstruction - in this case, a spare tyre.

The engine was on and transmission in reverse, the parking sensors were alerting me to an obstacle but the tailgate still opened and knocked the tyre out of the way.

Could be a good firmware upgrade for the system.