07-03-2019, 08:08 AM | #1 |
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no kick to open/close tailgate with trailer hitch?
so the car i picked up had the trailer hitch. i never use it. but i do use the kick to open/close. so it seems like you lose that ability with the hitch? if i remove it is the sensor still there?
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If you get the trailer hitch as a factory option, the rear axle is beefed up at the factory. The tow rating will always be higher with a factory optioned hitch than aftermarket.
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thanks guys. i never use the trailer hitch and would have preferred the kick to open/close. was hoping the sensor was still there so i can simply remove the hitch and use it. no big deal. thanks
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Ah you're right, there are aftermarket hitches rated for more. Now I'm getting tempted to add one to the G07
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I’m not sure which option you have, but here we had one single option for hitch, which was the electric folding trailer hitch and this works well with the kick to open/close function of the car (as long as folded in, I never tried the function with the hitch folded out, would make little sense anyway).
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We've gone through this before. There are two types of factory hitches, European and North American. The European version retains kick to open, the North American one disables it. Instead of a factory hitch, it is possible to get an after-market (eg Stealth Hitch) in the North American style (with female receiver) that does not disable the kick to open. My post here has pics of the two factory models:
https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=24738131
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I believe one important advantage of the factory hitch is the addition of trailer stability control to stop the swaying of the trailer.
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Assumed It didn’t have the kick to open, but it does. Very happy surprise, it’s a useful function. It’s rated to tow 3500kg here in the uk. Think the non factory fit is 2700kg. S |
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Yes mine also works. But when my trailer is connected the kick to open stills works !!! So when the bikes are setup i still can open the trunk where it shouldn't work. I have seen an option in idrive to say to the system that you are using the trailer hitch. I didn't try it yet that it is disabling the kick to open trunk function when the trailer hitch is present. I did experience this when disconnecting the trailer and my food moved under the trunk and trigged the open trunk.
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Here is a picture of the kick to open sensor which is located under the lower bumper cover. As you can see, this sensor is where the North American hitch receiver is located hence why you can't have kick to open & the NA hitch receiver. I believe there is also a second sensor located further underneath the bumper. Both sensors are needed for kick to open to work.
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