Sensor system for vehicle closure

An assembly for a vehicle having a closure panel, the assembly comprising:

• a sensor;
• a housing supporting the sensor within the closure panel between a first deployed position and a second deployed position, the sensor operable to sense an area proximate to the closure panel in the first deployed position and in the second deployed position;
• and
• an actuation assembly operable to engage a surface of the vehicle to move the housing between the first deployed position and the second deployed position,
• wherein the actuation assembly comprises a manual override, the manual override configured to disconnect the actuation assembly from the housing while allowing the sensor to hold a manual set position, and
• wherein the manual override is a clutch plate, the clutch plate applying a frictional force to the housing supporting the sensor when disconnected from the actuation assembly, the frictional force allowing the sensor to hold the manual set position.