[niam]

I know you have to have key. BUT WHY!!!?? You don’t need the key to open hatch with you hand. What’s the difference???????

Having the key fob in your pocket is transferring the signal via you foot to the sensor. If you have an let’s say iphone in your pocket and connecting with the car via NFC, you can only open/ close the door when you touch the handle wit your phone. to start the engine you have to place the phone on the wireless charge to work. if you have the key fob in your pocket you only have to press the start button…

 

[ssh]

Having the key fob in your pocket is transferring the signal via you foot to the sensor. If you have an let’s say iphone in your pocket and connecting with the car via NFC, you can only open/ close the door when you touch the handle wit your phone. to start the engine you have to place the phone on the wireless charge to work. if you have the key fob in your pocket you only have to press the start button…

Yes, but he's saying when the car is unlocked, why doesn't the foot sensor work. I think it has to do with safety: it has to know you're there, but not too close to the car.

 

[Stickware]

Yes. So the foot sensor actually uses a signal from the key fob. I don’t think it’s a great design. If car is unlocked then just the foot should open it IMHO. My hand opens it. Why not my foot? (Had hands full today)

 

[ssh]

Yes. So the foot sensor actually uses a signal from the key fob. I don’t think it’s a great design. If car is unlocked then just the foot should open it IMHO. My hand opens it. Why not my foot? (Had hands full today)

So... something rolling under the car opens it? A child who does it without knowing it will hit her in the face? A ball? There are good reasons.

 

[Stickware]

You actually have a good point. . A double kick?

 

[ssh]

You actually have a good point. . A double kick?

Well... there has to be a first time for everything, right?

Given the frustration we've seen with people who try to do the kick-to-open jig, that'll go over well...!

 

[niam]

Yes, but he's saying when the car is unlocked, why doesn't the foot sensor work. I think it has to do with safety: it has to know you're there, but not too close to the car.

For security reasons. Otherwise on every traffic light stop, a nice unknown person to you could open the trunk and empty it…

 

[Marvellous]

Charging cable (or a cat) is enough to trigger this function. I hate it so I unchecked the closing part.

Putting the charging cable out the cable swung by and triggered the closing, annoying...

 

[ssh]

Charging cable (or a cat) is enough to trigger this function. I hate it so I unchecked the closing part.

Putting the charging cable out the cable swung by and triggered the closing, annoying...

Only when the fob is near, though, right?

 

[Kevin P]

One thing that happens with these kick-to-open systems is something activating it and causing it to open and hit your garage door. I think having to have the fob close is a good idea, basically removes that possibility.

 

[Vocian]

Having the key fob in your pocket is transferring the signal via you foot to the sensor. If you have an let’s say iphone in your pocket and connecting with the car via NFC, you can only open/ close the door when you touch the handle wit your phone. to start the engine you have to place the phone on the wireless charge to work. if you have the key fob in your pocket you only have to press the start button…

I doubt this is the case. Your foot is not touching the sensor under the bumper. Also another day I showed my 6-year-old how to open the trunk and the fob was in my pocket he managed to open the trunk following my advice. You can try it with your friend. As soon as you are close to the rear bumper anyone can kick it open.

 

[niam]

I doubt this is the case. Your foot is not touching the sensor under the bumper. Also another day I showed my 6-year-old how to open the trunk and the fob was in my pocket he managed to open the trunk following my advice. You can try it with your friend. As soon as you are close to the rear bumper anyone can kick it open.

Try it with the key inside the car. not working…, of course if you stay near your son 1/2 m - 1 m, i agree…

 

[niam]

Only when the fob is near, though, right?

that’s typically the case….the key fob must be outside the car in a close range to the car (did not measure the exact distance) then it works. Same if you have the fob i the trunk. the trunk will not close….it’s not the foot triggering the signal. the signal must be present trough the fob. your foot triggers the sensor. if the fob is nearby it opens…

 

[Vocian]

Try it with the key inside the car. not working…, of course if you stay near your son 1/2 m - 1 m, i agree…

That is my point. The signal is not transferred though your foot. The signal should be strong enough (read close enough) to the receiver at the rear bottom of I4. It doesn’t matter if it is in your pocket or on the floor or taped to the trunk. Outside and close to the trunk is the key.

 

[gsbaker]

That is my point. The signal is not transferred though your foot. The signal should be strong enough (read close enough) to the receiver at the rear bottom of I4. It doesn’t matter if it is in your pocket or on the floor or taped to the trunk. Outside and close to the trunk is the key.

I find a sideways kick is necessary regardless of the state of locking

 

[niam]

I find a sideways kick is necessary regardless of the state of locking

with the new release 11/2022.44 it works much better. no more dancing behind the car…

 

[Marvellous]

Only when the fob is near, though, right?

would be spooky if the cable moves on its own

 

[Squirrel1974]

with the new release 11/2022.44 it works much better. no more dancing behind the car…

I've found the opposite. I haven't managed to open it at all since that update!

 

[niam]

My i4 is a 2nd half february 2020 built. At least for me the new upgrade stabilized to a good portion OS8. It’s still not “waterproof”, but some errors have been corrected…
Fortunately rel. 03/2023.xx is only one moth far away, at least for the dealer. For us it will be may 2023. Hope they have fixed some other problems and start to offer new functionalities…

 

[ssh]

I've found the opposite. I haven't managed to open it at all since that update!

Looks like we need video of each of you making the attempts...