BMW X5: Settings

General information

Depending on the vehicle equipment and country version, various settings for opening and closing are possible.

These settings are stored for the driver profile currently used.

Unlocking and locking

Doors

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Key button settings".

4. Select the icon.

5. Select the desired setting:

• "Driver's door only"
  Only the driver's door and the fuel filler flap are unlocked. Pressing again unlocks the entire vehicle.
• "All doors"
  The entire vehicle is unlocked.

Confirmation signals from the vehicle

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. Deactivate or activate the desired confirmation signals:

• "Flash when locking/unlocking"
  Unlocking is signaled by blinking twice, locking by blinking once.
• With alarm system:
  "Sound when locking/unlocking"
  Unlocking is confirmed with two sound signals, locking is confirmed with one sound signal.

Folding mirrors in automatically

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. "Fold mirrors in when locked".

Automatic unlocking

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. Select the desired setting:

5.

• "Unlock doors when in Park"
• "Unlock at end of trip"
  After drive-ready state is switched off by pressing the Start/Stop button, the locked vehicle is automatically unlocked.

Automatic locking

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. "Lock in a few minutes".

The vehicle locks automatically after a while if no door is opened after unlocking.

Tailgate

Opening height of the upper tailgate

You can set how far the upper tailgate can be opened.

When adjusting the opening height, make sure the clearance above the tailgate is at least 4 in/10 cm.

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. "Tailgate".

5. "Opening height".

6. Monitor the tailgate and set the desired opening height.

With Comfort Access: upper or both tailgates

The button in the car's interior can be set up to open only the upper tailgate or the upper and lower tailgate together: Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. "Tailgate".

5. Select the desired setting:

• "Upper tailgate"
  Only the upper tailgate opens.
• "Both tailgates"
  The upper and lower tailgate will be opened together.

  To open the upper and lower tailgate at the same time, the upper tailgate must be closed when the button is pressed.

This setting also applies to the touchless opening of the tailgate.

Tailgate and doors

Depending on the vehicle equipment and country version, this setting may not be offered.

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Key button settings".

4. Select the icon.

5. Select the desired setting:

• "Upper tailgate"
  The upper tailgate is opened.
• "Upper tailgate + door(s)"
  The tailgate is opened and the doors unlocked.
• "Both tailgates"
  The upper and lower tailgate will be opened.
• "Both tailgates + door(s)"
  The upper and lower tailgate will be opened and the doors unlocked.

The following settings are available for the button on the vehicle key:

• "Tailgate opens only when vehicle is unlocked."
  The vehicle must be unlocked before the tailgate can be used with the vehicle key.
• "Lock tailgate button"
  The operation of the tailgate via the vehicle key is disabled.

Comfort Access

Touchless locking and unlocking

Contactless locking and unlocking can be switched on or off.

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. "Comfort access".

Touchless opening of the tailgate

For touchless unlocking, a setting can be entered to open only the upper tailgate or the upper and lower tailgate together: Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. "Tailgate".

5. Select the desired setting:

• "Upper tailgate"
  Only the upper tailgate opens.
• "Both tailgates"
  The upper and lower tailgate will be opened together.

  To open the upper and lower tailgate at the same time, the upper tailgate must be closed when the button is pressed.

This setting also applies to opening the tailgate in the interior.

Establishing idle state after opening the front doors

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Doors/ vehicle access".

4. "Turn off vehicle after opening door".

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