Light show - boot doesn’t open

[Cardo]

I’ve had a play with the new light show silliness on my March MiC M3 and discovered the boot doesn’t open and flap along. At the point where it should, the boot unlocks and opens about an inch, then gives up and closes.

If I press the button, the boot does open normally and I’m not aware of any issues. I’ve had the SC have a look at it previously due to it appearing to close a little quickly, but they said it was fine.

So, does the light show failure hint at an underlying issue with the powered boot, or is it just one of those things?

 

[MrT3]

So, does the light show failure hint at an underlying issue with the powered boot, or is it just one of those things?

I think the boot is fundamentally under powered which is why it slams shut on a lot of vehicles and people have different experiences depending on usage and temperature.

I did the light show twice in succession yesterday, the first time it didn’t open and the second time it did.

 

[doats1]

I’ve had a play with the new light show silliness on my March MiC M3 and discovered the boot doesn’t open and flap along. At the point where it should, the boot unlocks and opens about an inch, then gives up and closes.

If I press the button, the boot does open normally and I’m not aware of any issues. I’ve had the SC have a look at it previously due to it appearing to close a little quickly, but they said it was fine.

So, does the light show failure hint at an underlying issue with the powered boot, or is it just one of those things?

I read elsewhere that if you’ve adjusted the tailgate from factory settings (height, speed, closing force), then it won’t work as expected.

 

[Daniel08]

I read elsewhere that if you’ve adjusted the tailgate from factory settings (height, speed, closing force), then it won’t work as expected.

Really?

 

[doats1]

Really?

I should add that it was someone on GitHub who was having similar issues and then updated to say a reset to default settings fixed it.

 

[Mr H]

Mine won't open without help either then it waves just fine, i'll try a reset

 

[Haakon]

Same problem as you, does not open without a nudge. Ones nudged open it does the wave. However it does not automatically close at end.

I had mine aligned a bit at Tesla ones it was new and when I got it back from them the "soft close" at the end never came back. So I am pretty sure its related to that and alignment.

 

[Mr H]

Same problem as you, does not open without a nudge. Ones nudged open it does the wave. However it does not automatically close at end.

I had mine aligned a bit at Tesla ones it was new and when I got it back from them the "soft close" at the end never came back. So I am pretty sure its related to that and alignment.

Mine hasn't been touched since new and does close at the end but only a nudge gets it to open

 

[Cardo]

I read elsewhere that if you’ve adjusted the tailgate from factory settings (height, speed, closing force), then it won’t work as expected.

Ah, could be this. I’ll give a reset a try.

 

[Cardo]

Same problem as you, does not open without a nudge. Ones nudged open it does the wave. However it does not automatically close at end.

I had mine aligned a bit at Tesla ones it was new and when I got it back from them the "soft close" at the end never came back. So I am pretty sure its related to that and alignment.

When I first got the car, it would close with the cinch motor, however at some point it just started closing without cinching. I couldn’t work out what caused the change and Tesla tell me it’s fine, however come to think of it it might have changed behaviour when I adjusted the opening height.

 

[C225]

Mine is a July built MiC M3 and my boot has never been touched away from default, is the exact same though you can here it unlock then nothing and just locks itself again. The boot does function perfectly normally however and never been an issue so very strange

 

[Irata]

It's begging to look a lot like... a design fault.

 

[kelvin 660]

Maybe realising the lightship will come back to haught Tesla with trunck warranty issues...

 

[Durzel]

I’ve had a play with the new light show silliness on my March MiC M3 and discovered the boot doesn’t open and flap along. At the point where it should, the boot unlocks and opens about an inch, then gives up and closes.

If I press the button, the boot does open normally and I’m not aware of any issues. I’ve had the SC have a look at it previously due to it appearing to close a little quickly, but they said it was fine.

So, does the light show failure hint at an underlying issue with the powered boot, or is it just one of those things?

I suspect it’s just one of those things. If the boot works in every other respect, i.e. opening and closing when you use it, then perhaps it’s not worth losing too much sleep over.

I imagine this light show has created some new headaches for Tesla service centres now!

 

[JonB]

I read elsewhere that if you’ve adjusted the tailgate from factory settings (height, speed, closing force), then it won’t work as expected.

I know how to adjust the opening height but speed and closing force? How do you adjust those?

 

[doats1]

I know how to adjust the opening height but speed and closing force? How do you adjust those?

I don’t have the OEM power tailgate so I’m not sure. It’s possible you can’t adjust closing force and speed with the OEM power tailgate.

 

[Irata]

I know how to adjust the opening height but speed and closing force? How do you adjust those?

You can't.

 

[Magstauk]

I know how to adjust the opening height but speed and closing force? How do you adjust those?

you can adjust the opening height

How to Adjust the Maximum Height of the Powered Trunk in Your Tesla Model X, Model 3 or Model Y

Did you know that you can adjust the height the trunk opens? If you have a Tesla with a powered trunk you can adjust the height the hatch opens to avoid hit

www.notateslaapp.com

 

[JonB]

Yeah I know, that’s what my post said!

 

[Magstauk]

Yeah I know, that’s what my post said!

Too. much. Christmas food for me. I should read properly haha. my bad