Premature wear of bulbs? :rolleyes:

I'd understand if you'd write you just don't like the cornering lights, but premature wear of bulbs is just :jackoff: :D

Is there coding available for closing the trunk lid with the button on the console or remote? I can't seem to find it in Carly (BMWhat).

Not yet and it pisses me off. Not that BMWhat doesn't have it yet but that it wasn't programed that way from BMW.

The 2015 Suburban that I've rented for the past two weeks has half the options that I wanted and had to code on the X5 myself and you can open AND close the tailgate from inside or with the key fob from the factory. Why is BMW different? Who are they really trying to keep safe?

Send BMWhat an email asking for it so they'll work on it.

I'm having a problem with coding. I've been trying to get my tailgate to open with the remote...and with the button on the trunklid...and with the button on the lower center dash.

Using Carly, and a Whatsapp GenII I really screwed it up to the point where I could not get in the trunk at all. Went back and tried again, but now the trunk will only open with the button on the lid. Remote does not work, nor does the dash button.

I am confused, as it seems the coding screen for the trunklid locking is more set up for the Touring models than the X5 (as it gives choices of rear Window locking vs Tailgate locking). Does anyone know the correct coding settings to get this right with the Carly?

Or do I have to admit defeat, and hook the car to my friend's Autologic?

PS...I should mention that I do NOT have a power tailgate.

I believe the coding that is available in the BMWhat app is for the power tailgate.
So what were you trying to code on? Dash button opening or key fob opening? I know you want both functioning but what worked before you tried coding?

If your tailgate never opened with the key fob AND/OR the dash button, it might be more than a coding issue. Your non-power tailgate is not going to pop open all the way. It's just going to crack open.

When I started, the button on the dash worked. The key fob button worked. The trunk button would only work if the car was unlocked. (In other words No Comfort Access for the Trunk.)

Now, the button on the trunklid will work with the car locked, as long as the key is in my pocket. It will work if the car is unlocked as well, (I'm not sure if the trunk button will work if the car is unlocked and the key is not present or the key is inside the car). But the key fob does not work, and the dash button does not work.

This was exactly my question. It's always been said that there's some U.S. regulation that prevents remote closing of doors and windows for safety reasons. I don't know how true that is but it's also always been said that coding can fix it.

You can open AND close the power tailgate with the key fob AND the button in the overhead center console in the 2015 Chevrolet Suburban.

Yes, I saw that you posted that. I don't have nor do I want a Suburban, but that's how I'd like my liftgate to work.

It was only to show how asinine BMW's feature coding is and to directly refute the existence of a United States regulation preventing such features. As the X5 is sold worldwide, perhaps it is a European requirement. It is true that US dealers will not code certain features like the power tailgate, on US cars. Maybe a regulation does exist and the Suburban somehow slipped by. I guess I don't or can't know.

The 2015 Suburban was a rental vehicle. It was not top of the line or fully loaded. It had Nav, touchscreen monitor in center console, iPod and Bluetooth phone support (limited), Bose entertainment, power tailgate. It was missing some other features.

Features other than the power tailgate behaviour that I noted were available on the Suburban that I liked:

- wiper cycle complete on ignition off
- wiper rain sensor remain active throughout ignition cycles
- cruise control stays on throughout ignition cycles
- no navigation system or back-up camera warning

The Suburban's touchscreen layout, menu organisation and operation was atrocious with extreme amounts of latency compared to the X5's iDrive controller and interface. The Suburban's camera picture looked like a colourised 1950's television and was useless in the dark; the X5's rear camera is world's better.

Really, what it comes down to is that BMW isn't into features and creature comforts. Yes, they build powerful, great-handling and generally sharp-looking vehicles but they are lacking in some regards. It's not the government or a conspiracy; BMW just doesn't want to program these features at the factory probably because we are a stupid, suit-happy population in the US that likes to blame other people for our stupidity, irresponsibility and misfortune and demand restitution from others.