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It does but not all the way open, you still have to yank it open with a hand full of shopping

AndyC wrote:

An automatic boot opener - one push to open and another to close electrically just like on other up market vehicles (BMW & MB)
Sadly LR like to do things differently

That's what I'm talking about

AiiEEX wrote:

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It does but not all the way open, you still have to yank it open with a hand full of shopping

Exactly my point. It just unlocks and clicks open a small amount.
Not a great useable thing to have really, hence why it would be good if the whole boot door opened up instead.

AiiEEX wrote:

AndyC wrote:

An automatic boot opener - one push to open and another to close electrically just like on other up market vehicles (BMW & MB)
Sadly LR like to do things differently

That's what I'm talking about

I can just imagine the fun of putting the FL2 in the garage - closing the garage door - and then thinking did I lock it??? oh! I'll just press the lock button on my remote fob now - and accidentally pressing the boot open (perhaps after a couple of medicinal drinks) not realising and now the boot has opened in the garage!!!

The scenario is that the was just enough space in the garage for the boot to fully open. Now you open the garage which is an electric up&over door. Where the door nicely slides under the fully open boot door and that would make a great photo to put on here for us all to (laugh!) sympathise with. 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

simont wrote:

AiiEEX wrote:

AndyC wrote:

An automatic boot opener - one push to open and another to close electrically just like on other up market vehicles (BMW & MB)
Sadly LR like to do things differently

That's what I'm talking about

I can just imagine the fun of putting the FL2 in the garage - closing the garage door - and then thinking did I lock it??? oh! I'll just press the lock button on my remote fob now - and accidentally pressing the boot open (perhaps after a couple of medicinal drinks) not realising and now the boot has opened in the garage!!!

The scenario is that the was just enough space in the garage for the boot to fully open. Now you open the garage which is an electric up&over door. Where the door nicely slides under the fully open boot door and that would make a great photo to put on here for us all to (laugh!) sympathise with.

Only idiots and horses would do a thing like that You lock the car and then close the garage - if you think you forgot to lock then open the garage to check - you dont just press the f'n wrong button from outside do you  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

I would never do it - I don't have a garage  2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

simont wrote:

I would never do it - I don't have a garage

 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

Maybe the fob should just unlock it but touching the handle would open it. Then in the door itself would be a button to close it again. Locking the car would lock the boot.

This should solve a possible mishap.

Either i don't understand what is being said here or my car doesn't have this feature. If I press the boot unlock button, just the boot door unlocked and the i simply need to raise the door by hand. But there is no opening of the door automatically, not even an inch.

What this test did reveal to me is perhaps the worst flaw in the design of the car. When you subsequently close the boot door after pressing that button to unlock it, the boot locks itself and therefore the whole car is locked. What if you put your keys down in the boot? You will be left locked out.

I think I will stick to the all door unlock button for now. 1st time FL2 owner. 2007 SE i6 in Tambora Flame.

Quite right Whitey. My past 4WD had other such quirks a well (eg: open the door with the remote and lift the back tailgate. If you closed the tailgate without opening one of the side doors, the vehicle locked.) I had many close calls. It's still very frustrating to think that you could lock the fob inside the vehicle this way - I don't think this can happen with the normal doors as you need the fob to lock it. When opening the tailgate, it is often because you are loaing or unloading something and the keys are easily put down whilst you do so. How on earth would you get in to retrieve your fob other than by smashing a window? (Ouch!)

jaksbak@freel2 wrote:

Quite right Whitey. My past 4WD had other such quirks a well (eg: open the door with the remote and lift the back tailgate. If you closed the tailgate without opening one of the side doors, the vehicle locked.) I had many close calls. It's still very frustrating to think that you could lock the fob inside the vehicle this way - I don't think this can happen with the normal doors as you need the fob to lock it. When opening the tailgate, it is often because you are loaing or unloading something and the keys are easily put down whilst you do so. How on earth would you get in to retrieve your fob other than by smashing a window? (Ouch!)

That's why you get a second fob (just keep it in the glove box ) 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

I would like to have the radio display a bit higher so I can actually see phone numbers before I dial some old gf when the missus is in the car ....  MY2014 SD4 XS
Ipanema Sand

MY10 TD4-e GS Manual
Lago Grey Now retired after 8 trouble free years

i'd like to see: a lockable glove box
a hook type thing above the rear side boot window for hanging a suit jacket on

matt-j wrote:

i'd like to see: .......a hook type thing above the rear side boot window for hanging a suit jacket on

Good idea There is one on already each rear passenger roof handle which is far better than the one VW fit just rear of the drivers seat belt - hang your jacket on and it obscures your right sholder blind spot check very nicely

scrimple wrote:

I would like to have the radio display a bit higher so I can actually see phone numbers before I dial some old gf when the missus is in the car ....

But isn't that necessary to make sure you don't get double booked  2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone