What is an automatic lift gate?
A power liftgate opens and closes automatically when activated by your key fob, a button inside your car, or by waving your foot below the bumper on select vehicles.
How to disable the power liftgate on a GM car?
1 Weak strut (s) (PLG goes into a customer safe mode and power closes gate slowly). Turn off the power liftgate using the disable switch in the bottom of the center stack. Manually open the liftgate to the full open position using the exterior liftgate pull handle.
What causes the rear liftgate to open and close?
For example – the rear liftgate opens and after motion occurs in one direction, the liftgate may reverse direction and close. The cause of this condition may be specific to the remote keyless entry (RKE) transmitter’s button configuration and the press and hold feature.
Why is the liftgate not working on my Mercedes ML350?
If you manually close the tailgate, will the latch lock and pull the tailgate tighter? A bit of history. Shortly after I bought the vehicle, the liftgate stopped working. When I would push the remote lift button, it would disengage the latch but not lift. Then the latch would re-engage and shut tight.
What causes power liftgate to reverse at start of travel?
Power liftgate reverses while closing at the start (top) of travel. 1 Strut stanchion (strut dries out while sitting open for long periods). Get your lazy ass out and close the gate manually instead of leaving it open for long periods of time.
1 Weak strut (s) (PLG goes into a customer safe mode and power closes gate slowly). Turn off the power liftgate using the disable switch in the bottom of the center stack. Manually open the liftgate to the full open position using the exterior liftgate pull handle.
For example – the rear liftgate opens and after motion occurs in one direction, the liftgate may reverse direction and close. The cause of this condition may be specific to the remote keyless entry (RKE) transmitter’s button configuration and the press and hold feature.
If you manually close the tailgate, will the latch lock and pull the tailgate tighter? A bit of history. Shortly after I bought the vehicle, the liftgate stopped working. When I would push the remote lift button, it would disengage the latch but not lift. Then the latch would re-engage and shut tight.
Power liftgate reverses while closing at the start (top) of travel. 1 Strut stanchion (strut dries out while sitting open for long periods). Get your lazy ass out and close the gate manually instead of leaving it open for long periods of time.