Access
Ensure that you are steady on your feet
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you are washing your vehicle,
your vehicle is being serviced,
you are accessing the spare wheel
(depending on version).
Automatic locking
before making the kicking movement
below the rear bumper.
Take care not to touch the exhaust
system, which may be hot – Risk of burns!
To lock the vehicle when the tailgate closes
using a kicking movement, activate "Hands-
free tailgate access self-locking" in the
Driving menu of the touch screen.
To avoid such operating problems, keep the
electronic key away from the recognition zone
or deactivate the Hands-Free Tailgate Access
function.
Recommendations related
to the Hands-Free Tailgate
Access function
If several kicking movements to operate the
tailgate have no effect, wait a few seconds
before trying again.
If it does not work, check that the electronic key
is not exposed to a source of electromagnetic
interference (e.g. smartphone).
"Hands-free" closing
After installing a towing device, it is
F If your hands are full, with the remote
control on you in the recognition zone A,
make a kicking movement with your foot
below the rear bumper.
Flashing of the direction indicator lamps and
a beeping sound confirm the request.
essential to contact a CITROËN dealer
or a qualified workshop so that it is taken
into account by the detection system.
Otherwise, there is a risk of malfunction of
the Hands-Free Tailgate Access function.
Making another kicking movement with your
foot below the bumper while the tailgate is
closing interrupts the movement. A third kicking
movement reverses the direction of movement.
Ensure that no object or person might
prevent the correct opening or closing of
the tailgate.
Be particularly aware of children when
operating the tailgate.
The function may be deactivated or affected if
there is rain or snow.
The function may not work correctly with
a prosthetic leg.
In some circumstances, the tailgate may open
or close by itself, particularly if:
Deactivation
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you hitch or unhitch a trailer,
you fit or remove a bicycle carrier,
you load or unload bicycles from a bicycle
carrier,
By default, hands-free access is activated.
This function can be activated or deactivated
by selecting "Hands-Free Tailgate Access" in
the Driving menu of the touch screen.
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you place or lift something behind the
vehicle,
an animal approaches the rear bumper,
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