Touch Free Rear Door Issues
#181
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We are all getting oh so spoiled by these gizmos.
#183
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It used to work part time and now it doesn't work at all.
It just beeps, once then two short ones.
It's faster to just put everything down and open with hand.
Today I had a box in one hand, planter in the other, placed my shoulder near the emblem, nothing.... spun around make sure the pocket with the key is facing the gate, got close to the emblem once again...beep..beep...nothing..
Put everything down, got the key fob out. Placed it right in front of the emblem...nothing.
I probably looked pretty stupid doing all that lol..
It just beeps, once then two short ones.
It's faster to just put everything down and open with hand.
Today I had a box in one hand, planter in the other, placed my shoulder near the emblem, nothing.... spun around make sure the pocket with the key is facing the gate, got close to the emblem once again...beep..beep...nothing..
Put everything down, got the key fob out. Placed it right in front of the emblem...nothing.
I probably looked pretty stupid doing all that lol..
#184
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It used to work part time and now it doesn't work at all.
It just beeps, once then two short ones.
It's faster to just put everything down and open with hand.
Today I had a box in one hand, planter in the other, placed my shoulder near the emblem, nothing.... spun around make sure the pocket with the key is facing the gate, got close to the emblem once again...beep..beep...nothing..
Put everything down, got the key fob out. Placed it right in front of the emblem...nothing.
I probably looked pretty stupid doing all that lol..
It just beeps, once then two short ones.
It's faster to just put everything down and open with hand.
Today I had a box in one hand, planter in the other, placed my shoulder near the emblem, nothing.... spun around make sure the pocket with the key is facing the gate, got close to the emblem once again...beep..beep...nothing..
Put everything down, got the key fob out. Placed it right in front of the emblem...nothing.
I probably looked pretty stupid doing all that lol..
Also, make sure the option is turned on!
#185
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Use your palm?
So one of your hands need to be free to operate this? LOL
it used to work when I lean towards with my shoulder.
The main purpose of this function is to open the gate when your hands are full.
I guess That’s why Lexus calls it a Touch-free door. Not a Hands free door.
Your have to use your hand, but don’t need to touch
So one of your hands need to be free to operate this? LOL
it used to work when I lean towards with my shoulder.
The main purpose of this function is to open the gate when your hands are full.
I guess That’s why Lexus calls it a Touch-free door. Not a Hands free door.
Your have to use your hand, but don’t need to touch
#187
Racer
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Use your palm?
So one of your hands need to be free to operate this? LOL
it used to work when I lean towards with my shoulder.
The main purpose of this function is to open the gate when your hands are full.
I guess That’s why Lexus calls it a Touch-free door. Not a Hands free door.
Your have to use your hand, but don’t need to touch
So one of your hands need to be free to operate this? LOL
it used to work when I lean towards with my shoulder.
The main purpose of this function is to open the gate when your hands are full.
I guess That’s why Lexus calls it a Touch-free door. Not a Hands free door.
Your have to use your hand, but don’t need to touch
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I use my arm, no problem.
#189
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I have the touch free rear door lock, where you are supposed to just wave your hand over the Lexus emblem and the door will unlock and open. It rarely works, I see from the manual you can have the dealer adjust the sensitivity to a higher setting (I guess Lexus feels that owners are not quite smart enough to have it as an owner option). Has anyone else had difficulty with the touch free rear door? The side doors work great without touching them.
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I have the touch free rear door lock, where you are supposed to just wave your hand over the Lexus emblem and the door will unlock and open. It rarely works, I see from the manual you can have the dealer adjust the sensitivity to a higher setting (I guess Lexus feels that owners are not quite smart enough to have it as an owner option). Has anyone else had difficulty with the touch free rear door? The side doors work great without touching them.
try say 6" away, hand sideways, over the top of the logo, not the bottom to see if that works.
if the doors unlock, but the gate doesn't open, that is not a feature, thats an aborted open of the gate.
its super easy once you get the idea how it works.
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#191
Racer
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you don't wave your hand. thats the issue
try say 6" away, hand sideways, over the top of the logo, not the bottom to see if that works.
if the doors unlock, but the gate doesn't open, that is not a feature, thats an aborted open of the gate.
its super easy once you get the idea how it works.
try say 6" away, hand sideways, over the top of the logo, not the bottom to see if that works.
if the doors unlock, but the gate doesn't open, that is not a feature, thats an aborted open of the gate.
its super easy once you get the idea how it works.
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#193
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Often use my arm to open rear door.
Also while the door is opening or closing you can touch the emblem and the the door's movement will stop instantly - the best way to stop it quickly if it's going to hit something.
Also while the door is opening or closing you can touch the emblem and the the door's movement will stop instantly - the best way to stop it quickly if it's going to hit something.
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recently purchased a 2016 rx350 and the trunk emblem sensor seems to work 10% of the time. I brought it to the dealer, they got it to work once and every other try failed. Has anyone had this issue? Was Lexus able to resolve it?