MikeInPA

Thanks. I located the connector for the sensors under the bumper cover on the passenger side. I now have power with no accidental opening and closing!

I wrapped both the male end and female socket in electrical tape. I ziptied the wire out of the way. I used 3M Barrier Moldable Putty (because I had some and it stays sticky and soft) to further protect the female socket from corrosion.

On 7/19/2016 at 1:02 PM, TourGuide said:

 

The best example I can think of is - towing.

 

There are times - like when I am towing my lawn tractor, or I have my bike rack hooked up - where I DON'T want that tailgate popping open - at all. When I am hooking either of those things up - I frequently will trigger the liftgate to open without trying.

 

Now I know I need to leave my key elsewhere and I don't have to worry about it - but a switch that allows me to temporarily disable the sensor would also solve this without forcing me to alter my behavior in carrying my smartkey.

 

Sifting through the menus doesn't seem very user friendly to me. My Buick made this very easy.

My 2022 Edge only allows me to disable the Power Operation of the liftgate. The foot sensor is still active and I have to lift and close the liftgate manually. This does prevent it from accidentally hitting my bike rack.

Has anyone found a way to physically disconnect the sensors so that I can have a Power Operation without the foot sensors?