BMW X5: Upper tailgate - Tailgate
Upper tailgate
Opening
General information
When the trailer socket is occupied, the tailgate cannot be opened with the vehicle key or with the button in the car's interior.
The upper tailgate will be opened to the configured opening height.
From the outside
- Unlock the vehicle and then press the button on the outer side of the tailgate.
- With Comfort Access: carry the vehicle key with you and press the button on the outer side of the tailgate.
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Press and hold the button on
the vehicle
key for approx. 1 second.With Comfort Access: If necessary, the lower tailgate will also be opened.
From the inside
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Press the button in the driver's
door.
If the vehicle is locked, selector lever position P must be engaged first.
With Comfort Access: If necessary, the lower tailgate will also be opened.
Interruption of the opening procedure
The opening procedure is interrupted in the following situations:
- When the vehicle starts moving.
- By pressing the used button used again.
Closing
Functional requirement
Without Comfort Access: The lower tailgate must be closed; otherwise, a Check Control message will be displayed.
From the outside
Without Comfort Access:
1. Closing the lower tailgate manually.
2. Press the button on the inside of the upper tailgate.
With Comfort Access:
- Press the button on the
inside of the
upper tailgate.
The lower tailgate will be closed automatically with the upper tailgate.
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Press the button on the
inside of the
upper tailgate.The vehicle will be locked after closing the tailgate. The driver's door must be closed for this purpose and the vehicle key must be outside of the vehicle in the area of the tailgate.
The lower tailgate will be closed automatically with the upper tailgate.
From the inside
Without Comfort Access:
1. Closing the lower tailgate manually.
2. Pull and hold the button in the
driver
door.
The vehicle key must be located in the car's interior for this function.
With Comfort Access:
Pull and hold the button in the
driver door.
The vehicle key must be located in the car's interior for this function.
The lower tailgate will be closed automatically with the upper tailgate.
An acoustic signal sounds before the tailgate is closed.
Interruption of the closing procedure
The closing procedure is interrupted in the following situations:
- If the vehicle starts off with a jerky movement.
- By pressing the used button used again.
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Lower tailgate - Tailgate
Lower tailgate
Opening
General information
When open, the lower tailgate can support loads
of up to 550 lbs/250 kg.
Functional requirement
The upper tailgate must be open.
From the outside
Without Com
Valet parking mode
Principle
In the valet parking mode, the Control Display is
disabled. The operation via iDrive is no longer
possible.
E.g., this mode can be used when the vehicle is
handed over for valet parking.
Ge
Settings
General information
Depending on the vehicle equipment and country
version, various settings for opening and closing
are possible.
These settings are stored for the driver profile
currently used.
Unl
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Display key battery
General information
Follow the following information:
If the charge state of the display key battery
declines, the display is switched off automatically.
The battery must be recharged so that
the display can be switched back on. The operability
of the standard buttons is re
