Liftgate help!!!

[insofmarine]

Does the loading floor opens up without opening the bottom part of the trunk? I need to get to the battery and connect it, but the sliding floor is only moving toward the bottom door and not up. Please help!

[djbock]

The sliding floor needs to be slid out a couple of inches before it will swing up. So you answer is, no, the the bottom door will need to be open.

[insofmarine]

Originally Posted by djbock

The sliding floor needs to be slid out a couple of inches before it will swing up. So you answer is, no, the the bottom door will need to be open.

So, what are my options? Can I open the bottom door manually? The wires on the battery are disconnected, so I don't know if jump starting will feed the electricity for it to open.

[fatboyoz]

Originally Posted by insofmarine

So, what are my options? Can I open the bottom door manually? The wires on the battery are disconnected, so I don't know if jump starting will feed the electricity for it to open.

Connecting another battery to the jump start connections under the bonnet should power-up the whole car, and you should be able to open your lower rear tailgate. Failing this, go back to the X5 World Home Page, scroll down to General Info & Guides, click on 2005 X5 Owners Manual, wait until it downloads, go to pages 36 & 37 and it explains how to manually open the lower tailgate. You could of course just look in your own Owner's Manual to get the same info'.
Regards Colin.