Renault Espace Driver's Handbook Manual page 23

AUTOMATIC TAILGATE
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Using the dashboard control
Press and hold switch 4.
Using the hands-free function
The hands-free function grants access
to the boot or allows it to be closed
while you have your hands full.
With the RENAULT card on your person
and with the ignition off, perform a for-
wards/backwards movement with your
foot in the area delimited by the sen-
sors 5.
The sensor detects the approach and
removal of your foot and triggers the
opening or closing of the tailgate.
(3/5)
Do not keep your foot in the air. Carry
out the movement without stopping.
Note: With the tailgate open, after de-
tecting a closure control, it waits around
3 seconds before triggering the closure
(a beep is emitted every second).
Deactivate the hands-free function
when you wash your vehicle. Risk
of unwanted opening of the tailgate.
Activation/deactivation of the
hands-free function
Using the multifunction screen, select
menu "Vehicle", "Context settings"
then "Use handsfree card: open/close".
Select "ON" or "OFF" to activate or de-
activate the function.
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Usage features of the hands-free
function
– the hands-free function is no longer
available after a few days of lack of
movement of the vehicle, or after
around 15 minutes if the vehicle is
unlocked. To reactivate it, use the
unlocking button on the RENAULT
card.
– the hands-free function is only avail-
able with the vehicle at a standstill,
with the engine switched off (and not
on standby using the Stop and Start
function), by pressing the engine
stop button (please refer to the infor-
mation in "Starting and stopping the
engine" in Section 2).
– the hands-free function may not op-
erate if the vehicle is fitted with a
towbar.
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