Is it possible to disable the kick sensor for the dangerous C5 tailgate problem??

[ChrisKe]

I have 2024 C5 Aircross with motorised tailgate
Tailgate keeps coming down by accident and I attribute this to poorly design kick sensor
This is compounded by the tailgate not stopping if you get trapped
Quite dangerous
I notice this is a problem with Citroen C5
I can only see a setting to disable the whoooooooooooole motorisation making it very heavy to open/close
I heard some say they disabled just the kick sensor?
Is it possible to disable the kick sensor for the dangerous C5 tailgate problem??

[mickthemaverick]

Just an untested suggestion. If you unplug the kick sensor and then measure the resistance of the sensor, you could then connect a substitute resistor across the plug, fooling the ecu into thinking the sensor was dormant and hence stop it activating?

[PaulC5]

Is there anything in the handbook ? I have been able to turn off the kick sensor on our Octavia following info in its handbook which it also says should be done before washing it.

[wheeler]

What happens if you just cover the sensor with duct tape for example?

[PaulC5]

Just realised the first post is over a year old. ChrisKe has been on here a few weeks ago but might not be following this topic.