Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method for operating a flap arrangement, wherein a control arrangement for activating a motorized drive arrangement assigned to the flap arrangement and a radar sensor coupled to the control arrangement are provided, wherein sensor values relating to a user action of a user situated outside of the motor vehicle are detected by the radar sensor, wherein the detected sensor values are checked, by the control arrangement, for the fulfillment of prescribed user action criteria, wherein, depending on the result of the check, the user action detected via the sensor values is rejected or is qualified as a valid user action, and wherein, upon detection of a valid user action, the control arrangement activates the drive arrangement for the motorized displacement of the flap arrangement. It is proposed that, a time-dependent association of detected sensor values with the user is performed by means of the control arrangement.

Abstract: A closure element of a motor vehicle, the closure element having a closure body, to the exterior of which a decorative strip is connected. The decorative strip accommodates a radar sensor unit having a housing.