Tailgate interior button problem x1(f48)

tsomle · 08-15-2021, 02:05 AM

Hi,
I have a problem with the interior tailgate button. When the tailgate is open I push the button and it doesn't close. It closes normally with the exterior tailgate button, with the driver's door tailgate button and with the key tailgate button. I also want to refer that when the tailgate is opening and I push the interior button it stops. But when I push it again it doesn't close.
Does anybody had the same problem? Doew anybody know how to fix it?
Thanks.

bimmerbenz65 · 08-15-2021, 10:16 AM

You must press and hold the interior button until the door is completely closed. As soon as you lift off the button the door stops, for safety precautions.

SPARTANVI · 08-15-2021, 11:43 AM

We thought ours was broken too for that exact reason, you have to push and hold the switch down until the tailgate is closed. It's a bit unintuitive when considering the vast majority of tailgates dont function this way, but I appreciate it now that I know.

MJE60 · 08-16-2021, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsomle

Hi,
I have a problem with the interior tailgate button. When the tailgate is open I push the button and it doesn't close. It closes normally with the exterior tailgate button, with the driver's door tailgate button and with the key tailgate button. I also want to refer that when the tailgate is opening and I push the interior button it stops. But when I push it again it doesn't close.
Does anybody had the same problem? Doew anybody know how to fix it?
Thanks.

It is a safety feature, the button has to be held otherwise the tailgate stops closing. The reason is that visibility is reduced from front seat position and therefore full closure with one touch is regarded as unsafe.

oakey46 · 08-17-2021, 11:05 AM

An issue I have with mine is that when the tailgate is open, if doors (and occasionally windows) are open and I press the close button (on the tailgate) or use the vehicle key, alarmingly from my perspective, it ends to simply 'slam' into the closed position without activating the soft closure mechanism in the last moment of closure. With doors closed and windows partially open the issue doesn't seem to arise. I have mentioned this to the dealer service people, but they have simply brushed it aside. So I wonder if anyone else has come across this and if so how it was overcome.

rice_rocket88 · 08-17-2021, 01:37 PM

Yeah it is a little "loud" on that last close.

I coded out the holding down the button I believe on bimmercode so it is a flick on and it'll go. Also it'll close with the key fob as well.

locau · 11-14-2021, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rice_rocket88

Yeah it is a little "loud" on that last close.

I coded out the holding down the button I believe on bimmercode so it is a flick on and it'll go. Also it'll close with the key fob as well.

Sorry, i have the same need for coding this and enable audio but when using the bimmercode app it doesn't show me options available/cars/f48/

What i was looking for are:

Close tailgate with button in the interior without long press
Close tailgate with the remote control without long press
Warning sound when closing the tailgate with remote control
Warning sound when closing the tailgate with the button in the interior

How did you change it?

Qsilver7 · 11-14-2021, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by locau

Sorry, i have the same need for coding this and enable audio but when using the bimmercode app it doesn't show me options available/cars/f48/

What i was looking for are:

Close tailgate with button in the interior without long press
Close tailgate with the remote control without long press
Warning sound when closing the tailgate with remote control
Warning sound when closing the tailgate with the button in the interior

How did you change it?

If you go to the link you posted…scroll down to TAILGATE (the list is alphabetical)…if you click on that heading it lists each one of the items you’re asking about. And it also tells you which module you need to open to make the coding changes.

BTW…you did purchase the app and communication tool to connect to your car, right? Only asking because I’ve read some threads where people thought they could download the “test” app and start coding for free. You can’t code anything until you actually pay for the app.

locau · 11-16-2021, 04:55 PM

Well i did go into that same options but for some reason i only get 3 options.

How can i acess the options? And yes, i have premium app

I can however enable expert mode and see some coding but nothing straight forward

Softit · 11-22-2021, 08:35 AM

Dears, I don’t have interior button for my tailgate?

Qsilver7 · 11-25-2021, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by locau

Well i did go into that same options but for some reason i only get 3 options.

How can i acess the options? And yes, i have premium app

I can however enable expert mode and see some coding but nothing straight forward

If the app is reading your modules…and the option doesn’t appear…then it means your BMW doesn’t have that particular capability. The support page on their website lists for all the possibilities…but when your modules are actually read…you are presented with what is capable.

If you want to code the 3 options that appear, then just follow through with the instructions on how to code (activate) what you want. Just select the option and see what selections are codeable…then choose what you want it to be (active or not active etc). There’s no need to go into EXPERT MODE for those 3 options.

Qsilver7 · 11-25-2021, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Softit

Dears, I don’t have interior button for my tailgate?

You don’t have #1 (in the diagram below) just above the master window switch on your driver’s door?

When you decode your VIN does it list the option code for the automatic trunk lid mechanism S316A?

locau · 11-28-2021, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

If the app is reading your modules…and the option doesn’t appear…then it means your BMW doesn’t have that particular capability. The support page on their website lists for all the possibilities…but when your modules are actually read…you are presented with what is capable.

If you want to code the 3 options that appear, then just follow through with the instructions on how to code (activate) what you want. Just select the option and see what selections are codeable…then choose what you want it to be (active or not active etc). There’s no need to go into EXPERT MODE for those 3 options.

OK tks.

A bit weird really, i have all the buttons and i allways assume it's just programing that is missing. I have the buttons in the tailgate ( number 4 on your the post ) and in the interior button on drivers door.

But, it's just a matter of confort not a biggie

08-15-2021, 02:05 AM	#1
tsomle Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: bmw x1 f48 Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: greece iTrader: (0)	Tailgate interior button problem x1(f48) Hi, I have a problem with the interior tailgate button. When the tailgate is open I push the button and it doesn't close. It closes normally with the exterior tailgate button, with the driver's door tailgate button and with the key tailgate button. I also want to refer that when the tailgate is opening and I push the interior button it stops. But when I push it again it doesn't close. Does anybody had the same problem? Doew anybody know how to fix it? Thanks.
	Appreciate 0 Tweet Quote

08-15-2021, 10:16 AM	#2
bimmerbenz65 Private First Class 105 Rep 118 Posts Drives: 2024 330xi Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 BMW 330xi [0.00] 2022 BMW 330xi [0.00]	You must press and hold the interior button until the door is completely closed. As soon as you lift off the button the door stops, for safety precautions.
	Appreciate 2 SPARTANVI9.00 Homersbud202.00 Quote

08-15-2021, 11:43 AM	#3
SPARTANVI New Member 9 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW X1 sDrive28i, 328i Msport Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: California iTrader: (0)	We thought ours was broken too for that exact reason, you have to push and hold the switch down until the tailgate is closed. It's a bit unintuitive when considering the vast majority of tailgates dont function this way, but I appreciate it now that I know.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

08-17-2021, 11:05 AM	#5
oakey46 Lieutenant 159 Rep 458 Posts Drives: BMW 2 A/T 220i Lux Auto 1.5 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: England iTrader: (0)	An issue I have with mine is that when the tailgate is open, if doors (and occasionally windows) are open and I press the close button (on the tailgate) or use the vehicle key, alarmingly from my perspective, it ends to simply 'slam' into the closed position without activating the soft closure mechanism in the last moment of closure. With doors closed and windows partially open the issue doesn't seem to arise. I have mentioned this to the dealer service people, but they have simply brushed it aside. So I wonder if anyone else has come across this and if so how it was overcome.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

08-17-2021, 01:37 PM	#6
rice_rocket88 Major 298 Rep 1,079 Posts Drives: E60 F48 F39 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	Yeah it is a little "loud" on that last close. I coded out the holding down the button I believe on bimmercode so it is a flick on and it'll go. Also it'll close with the key fob as well.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

11-16-2021, 04:55 PM	#9
locau New Member 0 Rep 12 Posts Drives: x1 Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Portugal iTrader: (0)	Well i did go into that same options but for some reason i only get 3 options. How can i acess the options? And yes, i have premium app I can however enable expert mode and see some coding but nothing straight forward
	Appreciate 0 Quote

11-22-2021, 08:35 AM	#10
Softit New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: BMW X1 2020 Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: USA Delaware new castle iTrader: (0)	Dears, I don’t have interior button for my tailgate?
	Appreciate 0 Quote