[blaknite7]

My girlfriend just bought an 09 X5 and said she was having the same problem. it opens but wouldn't close with any of the buttons. I haven't had a chance to look at it yet but is this common on these cars? Any known fixes?

Also stupid question but since i haven't had a chance to even play with the car yet is it ok to manually shut the tail gate? Or is there some release that needs to be triggered to decouple it from the power motor?...or just drive with the "air brake" deployed? i want to make sure she doesnt get stuck OR break the damn thing... Thanks for the input.