ok thanks for the replies, I sprayed some silicon lubricant in the latch and have left overnite, will check later .....it is odd though why is that only when i try to open with the keyfob do i have this issue? whereas when opening direct via the softouch button I dont have issue

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E53 X5 3.0d SUV prod.date 11/2004 eng.variant M57N Europe Right hand drive N