When I first got our car , the gesture tailgate was hopeless , taking many attempts to get it to work usually resulting in getting dirt on your shoes . However now , it's just way too sensitive , there must have been a software update or something and all I have to do is walk around the back of the car with the keys in my pocket and the boot opens , not good when I was pressure washing it ! Or today it was open and it stated to close while I was still under it loading the boot . It could not be better when you do want it to open but the unexpected opening closing is getting just as annoying as when it used to barely work at all ! MY 18 RRS HSE Dynamic ,MY 16 RRS Autobiography now gone & MY 2005 Discovery 3 HSE that I will be buried in !

Had my car 3 months and still not mastererd it

Must be one of the most useless devices fitted to a car, I could never get it to work on other cars and it seems to be as useless on my Mini too........ 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

And on my F-Pace, too Tim!

Jock 2018 (MY19) Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 300PS Petrol in Caesium Blue with many bells and whistles.
2015 RRS HSE SDV6 Firenze Red with Santorini Panoramic Glass Roof, gone but not forgotten.

I have to make sure that I don't reverse up too close to the garage because if I have the key in my pocket my dog with his wagging tail is always opening it!! 2010 RR 5.0 Autobiography
2020 F-Pace SV
2018 RRS HSE Dynamic 3.0
2015 Disco XXV
2011 Disco 3.0
2008 RRS HST V8

Useless beyond words.

The only successful opening technique for me is the random wanderings of a West Highland Terrier under the car as she awaits being loaded up for a walk. Unfortunately, while loading said dog, our other Westie, now impatiently waiting to be loaded up, invariably also wanders under the car and the tailgate closes on my head (nearly always the latch!) 2017 SDV6 Autobiography; Carpathian Grey, Ivory, Soft Close, Extended Grand Black.

It's pain!! 2010 RR 5.0 Autobiography
2020 F-Pace SV
2018 RRS HSE Dynamic 3.0
2015 Disco XXV
2011 Disco 3.0
2008 RRS HST V8

Useless beyond words.

The only successful opening technique for me is the random wanderings of a West Highland Terrier under the car as she awaits being loaded up for a walk. Unfortunately, while loading said dog, our other Westie, now impatiently waiting to be loaded up, invariably also wanders under the car and the tailgate closes on my head (nearly always the latch!) 2017 SDV6 Autobiography; Carpathian Grey, Ivory, Soft Close, Extended Grand Black.

Or the hosepipe when washing🙄

Sorry, at the risk of being shot I have to stand up for LR on this one, mine works 9 out of 10 times, as it did on my last RRS. Maybe I have big feet! 2018 MY19 HSE Dynamic, Santorini, Ebony/Ivory, Sliding pano, Adaptive cruise, Black wheels. Arrived 3rd September 2018
2015 MY16 HSE Dynamic, Santorini, ebony/cirrus, sliding pano, cameras, black wheels - Arrived 1 October 2015

I have mud flaps on mine and I kick my big feet just behind them and it works 80% of the time and has been useful. MY16 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography in Aleutian silver, stealth pack and toys.

It drives me mad. The first time I genuinely needed to use it when I had my hands and arms full of a heavy box, I lost my balance and nearly fell over trying to wave by foot just behind the rear wheel trying to open the damn thing!

Jas Current RRS: MY18 SVR
Previous RRS: MY15 RRS 5.0L Autobiography

Touchwood mine has been 100% everytime I have used it

Tom. Indus Silver / Santorini Black Roof MY16 Autobiography Dynamic Hybrid 354bhp. 22" Style 504 Alloys. Lunar Grey / Ebony Seats and Interior. Surround Cameras, Meridian Signature Reference sound system 1700watts, Adaptive cruise & Queue Assist, Blind spot closing vehicle , Adaptive Xenon Headlights, 4zone Climate, infra-red reflective glass, deployable side steps, and a few more extras .......

Dave777 wrote:

I have mud flaps on mine and I kick my big feet just behind them and it works 80% of the time and has been useful.

I think just do it slow is the best technique and as you say just behind the mud flap, well that's if you have them I do it in that area both sides always work for me

I just have to watch my German shepherd if she tries to lay under the back when it's in the garage !!!

Tom. Indus Silver / Santorini Black Roof MY16 Autobiography Dynamic Hybrid 354bhp. 22" Style 504 Alloys. Lunar Grey / Ebony Seats and Interior. Surround Cameras, Meridian Signature Reference sound system 1700watts, Adaptive cruise & Queue Assist, Blind spot closing vehicle , Adaptive Xenon Headlights, 4zone Climate, infra-red reflective glass, deployable side steps, and a few more extras .......