Do I Risk Damaging the Lift Gate Motor?

[dduffey]

He also demonstrated that you can stop it at any point of lifting simply with your hand and it stops. When you hit the button again, it does not go up but goes down.

Can you provide a link, this is not quite right. I would not call it "simply with your hand" as if that is a feature.

Yes, it can be done but it is quite forceful and requires some effort to "fight" the lift and you can tell you are causing more stress than simply letting it rise. The car also provides an error message and flashes red message/indicator on the center screen. I don't know what it says since I can't read it when at the rear.

I also don't trust the family to find and time the button press at the right time. It is more natural to just grab the tailgate and pull it down, but I agree with OP that it also feels like creating additional strain, significantly more in my opinion.

I have provided feedback in the app.

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[Zathras]

Can you provide a link, this is not quite right. I would not call it "simply with your hand" as if that is a feature.

Yes, it can be done but it is quite forceful and requires some effort to "fight" the lift and you can tell you are causing more stress than simply letting it rise. The car also provides an error message and flashes red message/indicator on the center screen. I don't know what it says since I can't read it when at the rear.

I also don't trust the family to find and time the button press at the right time. It is more natural to just grab the tailgate and pull it down, but I agree with OP that it also feels like creating additional strain, significantly more in my opinion.

I have provided feedback in the app.

The video was several days ago, and I can't find it now. I thought I saved it. I'll take your word for it potentially damaging the opening mechanism. But I think the fact that the vehicle can sense pressure and stop the gate from opening further would make it possible to program it to stop opening it at a certain angle in software. So when you put a kayak on top of the vehicle, or you back up to the house to charge it and the gate is under an overhang, you can set it to not open too far. Doesn't mean they'll do it, but all we can do is offer feedback.

 

[Thebandit]

User Problem Solved:This prevents the liftgate from over-extending and colliding with low garage ceilings, open garage doors, or overhead storage racks, protecting both the vehicle's paint and home property from accidental damage.

... Or items on the roof rack like canoes and kayaks.

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