Comfort access and kick boot close

biikon · 06-24-2019, 02:15 PM

Hi there
I have the 330i M sport European spec with the comfort access but not the power tailgate. I can easily kick open the boot but it won’t close by kicking. The dealer said it is normal, but he didn’t sound very certain. What do you think from your experiences?
Thank you

StevenDS85 · 06-24-2019, 02:23 PM

Yup, thats normal. You have to close the boot manually, not a very hard job

biikon · 06-24-2019, 02:51 PM

Thanks for your reply. And another thing, is there a trunk release button inside the car. I can’t find it.

PK2348 · 06-24-2019, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by biikon

Hi there
I have the 330i M sport European spec with the comfort access but not the power tailgate. I can easily kick open the boot but it won’t close by kicking. The dealer said it is normal, but he didn’t sound very certain. What do you think from your experiences?
Thank you

Keep trying, if you persist long enough it will work.
Even without the motor to power the "power tailgate"

DomiGijzen · 06-24-2019, 03:25 PM

Of there is a button for the tailgate in your car, it should be in your at the bottom near your bottle holder.

JimmXinu · 06-24-2019, 05:10 PM

The trunk release button is on the door near the bottle holder.

That part's important.

PandaMobile · 06-24-2019, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PK2348

Keep trying, if you persist long enough it will work.
Even without the motor to power the "power tailgate"

I asked politely and it closed it's trunk....

Macboy · 06-25-2019, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by biikon

Hi there
I have the 330i M sport European spec with the comfort access but not the power tailgate. I can easily kick open the boot but it won’t close by kicking. The dealer said it is normal, but he didn’t sound very certain. What do you think from your experiences?
Thank you

Very funny

biikon · 06-25-2019, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DomiGijzen

Of there is a button for the tailgate in your car, it should be in your at the bottom near your bottle holder.

There is no button inside the car if you don’t order the electric tailgate as the dealer told me and it wasn’t in another g20 either at the dealer shop.

Macsrul · 06-25-2019, 05:43 AM

Mine is in the shop but I swear it went down with the kick motion

JSaid · 06-25-2019, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by biikon

There is no button inside the car if you don’t order the electric tailgate as the dealer told me and it wasn’t in another g20 either at the dealer shop.

I don’t get how you can’t find it

upsidedownfunnel · 06-25-2019, 01:32 PM

I hate that BMW calls the trunklid a tailgate.

biikon · 06-25-2019, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JSaid

I don’t get how you can’t find it

I have attached a pic with the driver's door and you can see it's not there!

StevenDS85 · 06-25-2019, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by biikon

Thanks for your reply. And another thing, is there a trunk release button inside the car. I can’t find it.

I can confirm there is no release button in the drivers door if you don’t have the automatic trunk option. This also dissapointed me a bit but you can also open it with the trunk button on the key, or with yout foot ...

dpod25 · 06-25-2019, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by StevenDS85

I can confirm there is no release button in the drivers door if you don’t have the automatic trunk option. This also dissapointed me a bit but you can also open it with the trunk button on the key, or with yout foot ...

Are you sure the button isn't in the driver's footwell area, above the hood release handle? (That's where it is on the F30).

Otherwise, sounds like this is not a feature on European-market cars

StevenDS85 · 06-27-2019, 02:09 PM

It is a feature on the European version when you have the full electric trunk. If you don’t have this option, the trunk can still jump open by doing the footkick or use the trunk button on the keys.

TWD1775 · 06-29-2019, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by biikon

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomiGijzen

Of there is a button for the tailgate in your car, it should be in your at the bottom near your bottle holder.

There is no button inside the car if you don't order the electric tailgate as the dealer told me and it wasn't in another g20 either at the dealer shop.

Definitely a Euro vs. US spec difference. Mine's US and I don't have the power trunk lid.

siegester · 09-22-2019, 03:32 PM

Just to circle back to this, my US spec trunk opens and closes with the 'foot kick' motion.

tturedraider · 09-23-2019, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biikon

There is no button inside the car if you don’t order the electric tailgate as the dealer told me and it wasn’t in another g20 either at the dealer shop.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSaid

I don’t get how you can’t find it

Different countries have different standard equipment.

silvaquas · 09-24-2019, 01:54 PM

Mine (US) opens and closes automatically with a "foot kick" motion.

It is a touch spotty, but I think it's related to my comfort access being spotty in general.

MmmmmM2 · 09-25-2019, 01:09 PM

Mine works about 10% of the time.

NeverEnough007 · 09-25-2019, 03:25 PM

Mine has not arrived yet however, one of the demo cars would not close with the foot kick. It was pretty annoying. The other had no problem closing with the kick. I hope mine works reliably.

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biikon New Member 14 Rep 20 Posts Drives: BMW 330i M-Sport G20 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW 330i M Sport [0.00]	Comfort access and kick boot close Hi there I have the 330i M sport European spec with the comfort access but not the power tailgate. I can easily kick open the boot but it won’t close by kicking. The dealer said it is normal, but he didn’t sound very certain. What do you think from your experiences? Thank you
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StevenDS85 I ///M Fan 336 Rep 367 Posts Drives: BMW 330i M-Sport Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Yup, thats normal. You have to close the boot manually, not a very hard job
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biikon New Member 14 Rep 20 Posts Drives: BMW 330i M-Sport G20 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW 330i M Sport [0.00]	Thanks for your reply. And another thing, is there a trunk release button inside the car. I can’t find it.
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DomiGijzen Second Lieutenant 70 Rep 223 Posts Drives: BMW iX3 MSport High Exec (G08) Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Of there is a button for the tailgate in your car, it should be in your at the bottom near your bottle holder. __________________ Grz D.!
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JimmXinu New Member 9 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 328i, 2019 BMW 330i Join Date: May 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	The trunk release button is on the door near the bottle holder. That part's important.
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Macsrul New Member 2 Rep 8 Posts Drives: BMW 650i Gran coupe Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	Mine is in the shop but I swear it went down with the kick motion
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upsidedownfunnel Colonel 1996 Rep 2,499 Posts Drives: 2014 335i Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: SoCal iTrader: (4) Garage List 2014 BMW 335i [0.00]	I hate that BMW calls the trunklid a tailgate.
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StevenDS85 I ///M Fan 336 Rep 367 Posts Drives: BMW 330i M-Sport Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	It is a feature on the European version when you have the full electric trunk. If you don’t have this option, the trunk can still jump open by doing the footkick or use the trunk button on the keys.
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siegester Captain 345 Rep 751 Posts Drives: '20 M340i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW M340i [0.00]	Just to circle back to this, my US spec trunk opens and closes with the 'foot kick' motion.
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silvaquas New Member 23 Rep 23 Posts Drives: S2000, F30, G20, G42 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Cleveland iTrader: (0)	Mine (US) opens and closes automatically with a "foot kick" motion. It is a touch spotty, but I think it's related to my comfort access being spotty in general.
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MmmmmM2 Colonel 2589 Rep 2,432 Posts Drives: 2021 M2C Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Claremont, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 Mazda CX-5 [0.00] 2021 BMW M2C [0.00]	Mine works about 10% of the time.
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NeverEnough007 Private 43 Rep 95 Posts Drives: 2020 M340i & 1991 Mtechnic E30 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Mine has not arrived yet however, one of the demo cars would not close with the foot kick. It was pretty annoying. The other had no problem closing with the kick. I hope mine works reliably.
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