Unlocking an X5 with a dead battery?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by FWIW

the manual key has at least one a trick up its sleeve that the fob buttons do not -- if you hold the key in the lock position it will close all the windows

I'm not sure if everyone knows, but the remote key can also open and close all windows. Just press and hold the "lock" button to close all windows, and the "open" button to open all windows.

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by Dave

I'm not sure if everyone knows, but the remote key can also open and close all windows. Just press and hold the "lock" button to close all windows, and the "open" button to open all windows.

On US models the "unlock" button will open all windows but the 'lock' button on the fob will not close them.

Supposedly this is a saftey feature to keep you from accidentally closing the windows on a hand, etc. when you are too far away to see/hear it. Presumably the reason the manual key does close the windows is that you have to be at most arms length from the car and hence could see/hear if there were a problem.

Funf Dreisig