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      08-17-2019, 02:35 PM   #1
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BMW X5 comfort access tailgate

I just bought a 2014 X5 with pretty much every option in it so it has the comfort access and all that and what I'm curious about is if it has the feature to kick your foot under the bumper to open/close the trunk. it has an OEM tow hitch which was put on after it left the factory. so I'm wondering if it has it and the tow hitch might be just blocking it? I've tried to do it several times with no luck. I've tried to get underneath the car and find the sensors but I have no clue what they look like. There is a black rectangle looking box thing that has a wire coming out of it that I believe is the antenna for comfort access? I've tried to Google this with no luck. Does anyone know what the sensors look like? if anyone can find pictures of what they look like( preferably real pictures and not just a diagram) I would very much appreciate it!
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      08-17-2019, 02:43 PM   #2
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The X5 has never had this function. It was installed on the current model (G05).
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      08-17-2019, 02:54 PM   #3
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... it has the comfort access and all that and what I'm curious about is if it has the feature to kick your foot under the bumper to open/close the trunk. ...
First place I would have looked is the owners manual to see if it was even an optional feature. Have you looked there, yet? If not, I would have looked there before getting down on the ground to look under the vehicle.
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First place I would have looked is the owners manual to see if it was even an optional feature. Have you looked there, yet? If not, I would have looked there before getting down on the ground to look under the vehicle.
Well, I personally was in a quite disbelief that it’s not available on F15, so I actually had to retrofit one.
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Well, I personally was in a quite disbelief that it’s not available on F15, so I actually had to retrofit one.
How hard was this to do?
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How hard was this to do?
Easy. Hers's a thread on this somewhere.
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I think you can get it on the X6, but not the X5 - which I always found strange - but not a huge deal for me.
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Could you please share some details: where did you buy the retrofit kit, price, if it's an easy DIY. I'm in Oakville btw
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I was pretty surprised/disappointed to learn that the F15 didn't have the comfort trunk feature. At least I got active cruise 😶
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The X5 has never had this function. It was installed on the current model (G05).
The F15 has the kick open for the tail gate. Mine has it on the 2018 model. I believe it is a standard feature.
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ETK parts catalogue does not show anything like that for your 2018 50i. I believe is a grey retrofit from a F16.
Is there any reference in your owner's manual about this function?

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The X5 has never had this function. It was installed on the current model (G05).
The F15 has the kick open for the tail gate. Mine has it on the 2018 model. I believe it is a standard feature.
I have 2018 F15 and I don't have it, it must be an option or retrofitted
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