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Old 04-16-2005, 08:32 PM
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Hi Everyone,

I have a 2002 X5, it's been sitting in my driveway for about 4 weeks. This morning I went to open it and found the battery completly dead. I went to the local auto parts store and bought a new battery. But, while I can open the drivers door I cannot seem to be able to open any of the other ones (especially the lift gate). Is there a manual release procedure for the X5? I need to get to the battery and really don't want to have to climb over the rear seats.

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Old 04-16-2005, 08:33 PM
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Hi Everyone,

I have a 2002 X5, it's been sitting in my driveway for about 4 weeks. This morning I went to open it and found the battery completly dead. I went to the local auto parts store and bought a new battery. But, while I can open the drivers door I cannot seem to be able to open any of the other ones (especially the lift gate). Is there a manual release procedure for the X5? I need to get to the battery and really don't want to have to climb over the rear seats.

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It's in the manual... It has to do with that black thing on the inside of the cargo door, I believe.
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It's in the manual... It has to do with that black thing on the inside of the cargo door, I believe.
But that means I would have to climb through the interior from the drivers door all the way to the rear...

There must be a hidden way to manually unlock all of the doors..
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But that means I would have to climb through the interior from the drivers door all the way to the rear...

There must be a hidden way to manually unlock all of the doors..
You could smash the rear window and go through there...
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See page 38 of the owners manual -

http://www.bmwmotorsports.org/pdf/BM...20-%202002.pdf

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See page 38 of the owners manual -

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Yea.. I guess I was hoping that there would be a way to unlock the doors from the drivers area. I guess I'll try crawling through the interior and opening the gate from the inside.

This is really stupid . Why design a system that has no manual override?? What if I have to open the passengers door? or the rear doors? really really stupid
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Yea.. I guess I was hoping that there would be a way to unlock the doors from the drivers area. I guess I'll try crawling through the interior and opening the gate from the inside.

This is really stupid . Why design a system that has no manual override?? What if I have to open the passengers door? or the rear doors? really really stupid
Climb in the driver's seat and reach behind to the inside rear door handle and pull twice (once to pop up the unlock button and once more to open the door).
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Yea.. I guess I was hoping that there would be a way to unlock the doors from the drivers area. I guess I'll try crawling through the interior and opening the gate from the inside.

This is really stupid . Why design a system that has no manual override?? What if I have to open the passengers door? or the rear doors? really really stupid
The system was designed for the normal condition where the battery is not in a failed state and can control the functions of the vehicle as designed. There is a fail-safe in the event that the battey has died and, while not convenient, it does function. What's the big deal about climbing over the seats to release the rear trunk mechanism in a manual fashion?

Now if the system had failed and there was no means to release the rear hatch, then you would have a legitimate beef.
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The system was designed for the normal condition where the battery is not in a failed state and can control the functions of the vehicle as designed. There is a fail-safe in the event that the battey has died and, while not convenient, it does function. What's the big deal about climbing over the seats to release the rear trunk mechanism in a manual fashion?

Now if the system had failed and there was no means to release the rear hatch, then you would have a legitimate beef.
Agreed. It is what it is...
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Hi Everyone,

I have a 2002 X5, it's been sitting in my driveway for about 4 weeks. This morning I went to open it and found the battery completely dead. I went to the local auto parts store and bought a new battery. But, while I can open the drivers door I cannot seem to be able to open any of the other ones (especially the lift gate). Is there a manual release procedure for the X5? I need to get to the battery and really don't want to have to climb over the rear seats.

Thanks...
Dude just climb over the seats. Or all you have to do is pull the little black switch on the top of the seat and that will make them fold down.

BTW: Why have you not driven your car in 4 weeks?
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