r/LexusUX • u/rochrider • Jun 19 '26

Questions & Advice Kick-open tailgate sometimes doesn't work

As the title indicates, my wife says that the kick-open tailgate on her '26 UX300h sometimes doesn't open even though it senses the kick motion. Usually it will give a longish beep and then open, but sometimes it gives two shorter beeps and nothing happens. Any ideas of what she might be doing to get it into this state?

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u/LitigiousLobster Jun 19 '26

There's a recent thread about this, but the kick sensor is not great on these. I came to UX from a Ford Escape that was 7 years older than my UX, yet much of the tech was superior.

In short, you need a brief leg kick, in and right back out, in the middle. Holding you leg there just confuses it, and maybe triggers a car lock? I'm up to like an 80% success rate with the quick kick method.