Spent 30 seconds at the rear of my car doing something that probably looked like a cross from a Morris Dancer and a Premier league goal poacher and nothing. Could not be ar d trying any longer. Why do Land Rover bother with systems that don't work properly? Is this the most worthless item on the standard / option list?

If it's any consolation, it's no better on the Discovery Sport.

I only ever got mine to work whilst using a jetwash and that was by mistake. I tried once using my leg, looked a complete prat, failed and never bothered again

Before I bought my new car I looked at the Disco 5 as I had always loved the Disco 4 and saw online a dealership doing an in depth review of the car. Anyway, the top and bottom of it was when they got around to demonstrating the gesture tailgate he couldn't get it to work and said on the lengthy video that they'd come back to it.....needless to say they didn't!

Try laying down and rolling under the car , it works fine.

I think gesture tailgates are designed for your dog to be able to get in the car without you being around.......
certainly not for us humans.....  2021 D350 Fifty Edition - Carpathian Grey
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2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster (2016-2021) - Santorini Black

It isn't a great feature. When mine does work, only half the time does it full open.

The foot waggle appears to need to be a fluid single motion, as if you set the boot opening & then the sensor still picks up your foot moving then it stops & an alarm sounds. Does seem a strange setup & also that the sensors are under either side behind the rear wheels, rather than under the middle of the boot as in most other car's with this feature. Paul

MY17 TDV6 Autobiography In Carpathian Grey With Cirrus Interior

Mine works every time, I find it great to use with hands full of shopping.  2010 defender utility
2010 RRS TDV8 (gone)
2007 discovery 3 (gone)
2004 discovery 4 (gone)
1994 discovery 1
1970 v8 hybrid (gone)
1975 bobtail (gone)

Utterly useless. All I see is wasted money which could have been spent on something useful, like making the cars more reliable for example. Loads of tech being added while the core of the product range still has unresolved issues, as my dear old Mum used to say, All fur coat and no knickers.

It's threads like this that really cheer my day up. This forum is so diverse. I'm having a cuppa and a couple of minutes break at work so thought I'd head on FFRR for a look. First thread I check is very heavily technical turbo replacement....and as I panic and wonder if I need to unload my FFRR...I take a look at this one which is a real "first world issue" with a wiggly foot....and relax. My car is staying.

On a serious note....JLR do need to stop some of the gadgets and focus on the delivery of a solid and reliable FFRR....it's their flagship, its £100k give or take...and it's letting a lot of folks down.

On a brighter note...have you seen the rear of a Disco 5  Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

I have N1ck and agree but I actually thought the exterior in that Mad Orange looked good under lights in the showroom. I then had one park next to me whilst dog walking in the Lakes. It was a Black one; an HSE and boy am I glad I didn't buy one. It looked very plain to me. I had considered a nicely specced D5 HSE Lux or First Edition but the trouble was it came out at a price very similar to a 12 month old 4.4 AB and the D5 isn't finished as well as the FFRR. And I'm so pleased I stayed with it, gesture tailgate and all. And by the way, despite having the car for the best part of a week now, I've yet to get the tailgate to respond to the wiggle

bear100 wrote:

Mine works every time, I find it great to use with hands full of shopping.

A lot of people tend to shake or wiggle their foot under the sensor, one simple pass with your foot and mine works every time  2010 defender utility
2010 RRS TDV8 (gone)
2007 discovery 3 (gone)
2004 discovery 4 (gone)
1994 discovery 1
1970 v8 hybrid (gone)
1975 bobtail (gone)

4 months in and I still haven't mastered it but I've got to believe there's a knack.

Anyone seen any videos of how to use this reliably- I've got to believe it will be great once fully twigged! 2016 SDV8 AB

...here you go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojX-1nnfa5A

and

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_que...e+tailgate

 2016 RR ATB (Kaikoura Stone w/Brogue/Ivory-Brogue)