Lincoln Aviator 2020-2025 Owners Manual / Liftgate / Hands-Free Feature (If Equipped)

Lincoln Aviator: Liftgate / Hands-Free Feature (If Equipped)

Make sure you have the passive key within 3 ft (1 m) of the liftgate.

  1. Stand behind your vehicle, and face the liftgate.
  2. Move your foot, in a single-kick motion, without pausing, under and away from the rear bumper detection area.

    Lincoln Aviator. Hands-Free Feature (If Equipped)

  3. The liftgate opens or closes.

Avoid the following actions when using the hands-free opening feature:

  • Making physical contact with the bumper.
  • Holding your foot under the bumper.
  • Sweeping your foot from side to side, or kicking at an odd angle.

Detection Zones

Vehicles Without a Trailer Hitch

Lincoln Aviator. Hands-Free Feature (If Equipped)

The detection area is in the center of the rear bumper.

Vehicles With a Trailer Hitch

Lincoln Aviator. Hands-Free Feature (If Equipped)

The detection area is on the left-hand side and right-hand side of the hitch, between the exhaust and the hitch.

Note: Allow the power system to open the liftgate. Manually pushing or pulling the liftgate could activate the system’s obstacle detection feature and stop the power operation or reverse its direction, replicate a strut failure, or damage mechanical components.

Note: Any physical actions that mimic a kicking motion such as splashing water, trailer chains or vacuum hoses could cause the hands-free liftgate to activate. Switch the power liftgate off through your vehicle settings or keep the passive key away from the rear bumper detection area.

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