What model/model year X5 do you have? I ask because the facelift or LCI has a slightly different tailgate operation...it has SCA (soft close feature)...and sometimes the relay for the tailgate goes bonkers and a pull and replace can sometimes get it working.

But again...you gave no model/model year information...so don't know if this applies or not.

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