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EnglishOpening and closing -> Tailgate for your BMW X4 2014-2018
Opening and closing
Controls
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Shielding of the remote control due to
metal objects.
Performing the foot movement
1. Stand in the middle behind the vehicle at
about an arm's length away from the rear
of the vehicle.
Do not transport the remote control to‐
gether with metal objects.
2. Wave a foot under the vehicle in the direc‐
tion of travel and immediately pull it back.
With this movement, the leg must pass
through the ranges of both sensors.
Interference of the radio connection by
mobile phones or other electronic devices
in direct proximity of the remote control.
Do not transport the remote control to‐
gether with electronic devices.
In the case of a malfunction, unlock and lock
the vehicle using the buttons of the remote
control or using the integrated key, refer to
page 37.
Tailgate
General information
To avoid locking it in the vehicle, do not place
the remote control in the cargo area.
Opening
Perform the foot movement described earlier.
The tailgate opens, regardless of whether it
was previously locked or unlocked.
Depending on your vehicle's equipment and
the country version, it is possible to specify
whether the doors are also unlocked when un‐
locking with the remote control. Adjusting the
settings, refer to page 45.
Before the opening, the hazard warning sys‐
tem flashes.
Closing
Safety information
Perform the foot movement described earlier.
WARNING
The hazard warning system flashes on and an
acoustic signal sounds before the tailgate
closes.
Body parts can be jammed when operat‐
ing the tailgate. There is a risk of injury. Make
sure that the area of movement of the tailgate
is clear during opening and closing.◀
You can interrupt the closing operation by
moving your foot again.
NOTE
Malfunction
The tailgate swings back and up when it
opens. There is a risk of property damage.
Make sure that the area of movement of the
tailgate is clear during opening and closing.◀
Remote control detection by the vehicle may
malfunction under the following circumstan‐
ces:
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The battery of the remote control is dis‐
charged. Replace the battery, refer to
page 36.
NOTE
Sharp-edged or pointed objects can hit
the rear window and heat conductors while
driving. There is a risk of property damage.
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Interference of the radio connection from
transmission towers or other equipment
with high transmitting power.
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Controls
Opening and closing
Cover the edges and ensure that pointed ob‐
jects do not hit the rear window.◀
Canceling the opening operation
The opening procedure is interrupted in the
following situations:
Opening and closing
Opening
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When the vehicle starts moving.
By pressing the button on the outside of
the tailgate.
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By pressing the button on the inside of the
tailgate.
Adjusting the opening height
You can set how far the tailgate should open.
By pressing the button on the remote con‐
trol.
When adjusting the opening height, ensure
that there is a clearance of at least 4 in/10 cm
above the tailgate.
By pressing or pulling the button in the
driver's door.
1. "Settings"
2. "Tailgate"
Closing
3. Turn the controller until the desired open‐
ing height is selected.
From the outside
Press the button on tailgate's exterior.
4. Press the controller.
From the inside
From the outside
Pull and hold the button in the driver
door.
The remote control must be located in the in‐
terior for this function.
From inside the tailgate
Without Comfort Access:
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Without Comfort Access: unlock vehicle.
Press the button on tailgate's exterior.
Press button on the remote con‐
trol for approx. 1 second.
If the vehicle is stationary, the tailgate opens
automatically to the adjusted opening height.
Press button on the inside of the tailgate.
With Comfort Access:
From the inside
Press button in the driver's door.
If the vehicle is stationary, the tailgate opens
automatically to the adjusted opening height.
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Opening and closing
Controls
Personal Profile
Concept
Using Personal Profile, individual settings for
several drivers can be saved and called up
again at a later time.
General information
There are three driver profiles with which per‐
sonal vehicle settings can be stored. Every re‐
mote control has one of these driver profiles
assigned.
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Press button, arrow 1, on the inside of the
tailgate.
Press button, arrow 2.
The vehicle will be locked after closing the
tailgate. The driver's door must be closed
for this purpose and the remote control
must be outside of the vehicle in the area
of the tailgate.
If the vehicle is unlocked using a remote con‐
trol, the assigned personal driver profile will be
activated. All settings stored in the driver pro‐
file are automatically applied.
If several drivers use their own remote control,
the vehicle will adjust the personal settings
during unlocking. These settings are also re‐
stored, if the vehicle has been used in the
meantime by a person with a different remote
control.
Canceling the closing operation
The closing procedure is interrupted in the fol‐
lowing situations:
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If the vehicle starts off with a jerky move‐
ment.
Changes to the settings are automatically
saved in the driver profile currently activated.
By pressing the button on the outside of
the tailgate.
If another driver profile is selected via iDrive,
the settings saved in it will be applied automat‐
ically. The new driver profile is assigned to the
remote control currently used.
By pressing the button on the inside of the
tailgate.
By releasing the button in the driver's door.
There is an additional profile available that is
not assigned to any remote control: It can be
used to apply settings in the vehicle without
changing the personal driver profiles.
Emergency unlocking
Settings
The settings for the following systems and
functions are saved in the active profile. The
scope of storable settings depends on country
and equipment.
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Unlocking and locking.
Lights.
Pull the handle inside the cargo area.
The tailgate is unlocked.
Climate control.
Radio.
Instrument cluster.
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