BMW X5 Owners & Service Manuals

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

Opening and closing

From the inside

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:

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:

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:

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