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Originally Posted by Qsilver7
I googled for a pre LCI e70 X5 owners manual to see what it said about how to select/use the neutral gear selection (found a 2009 manual and took a screen shot).
It appears that as long as you leave the remote fob in the ignition lock...it will remain in NEUTRAL for 30 minutes...then it will go into PARK:
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I can confirm that is true for our '08. The owners manual recommends turning the engine off when going through an automatic car wash, but obviously you need to stay in neutral. The one time we went through (I now only hand wash), it worked as designed.
Note: my fob is not programmed for comfort access, which is what we used. We haven't tried with my wife's key, which has CA, if that needs to be physically in the ignition slot or just within range of the vehicle.