Bmw X5 Drivers Door Will Not Open Outside View

Door Lock Stuck Fix with Pics Quite a few of us have experienced problems with the door locks sticking whereby either a the door cannot latch closed pull the door closed and it just swings open again the latch will not catch or b the door has latched closed and now cannot be opened from either the inside or outside handles even though the door pinoperating rod pops up and down ok with the central locking. Although there are various things that can go wrong with the lock and outside handle carrier a common problem can be caused by the door lock mechanism sticking due to corrosion of the moving parts where the cable from the outside handle carrier connects to the door lock. Pulling the outside handle causes the lock mechanism to move up but then it sticks in the up position and its return spring does not reset it to the resting position when the handle is released. This situation leaves the inner lock mechanism in a position where neither the outside or inside handle can release the catch to open the door. Lubricating the sticking part involves accessing the door lock which of course involves removing the door card, side airbag and then the lock. Sounds a bit daunting but its actually strightforward enough and the whole job took me about an hour not having done it before. Of course if the situation is as b above then the lock mechanism must be unstuck before the door can be opened to remove the lock. The good news is that it is possible to free the stuck mechanism without risking any damage or attempting to remove the door card with the door still closed Once you know in your minds eye the whereabouts of the stuck parts within the door cavity a little keyhole surgery is all thats needed to get the door open. You will need the following 2. T2. 0 Torx driverwrench to remove door card. Check out news and reviews on 2015 BMW X6 See exclusive insights, specs, photos, prices and more on Top Speed. Ymoe6Lm00/0.jpg' alt='Bmw X5 Drivers Door Will Not Open Outside View' title='Bmw X5 Drivers Door Will Not Open Outside View' />T3. Torx driverwrench to remove door lock. Hex wrench to remove the key cylinder only required if working on the drivers door. Socketwrench to remove the side airbag. Flat head driver to pry door card clips, window switch and footwell light. Spray on grease to lubricate the lock mechanism. Install Virtualbox Without Admin Privileges Mac. I used a welding rod which is quite thin but also very stiff. A wire coat hanger should work just as well. Put a small right angle bend about 8mm on one end and mark the wire about 1. Bend the other end of the wire in the same or opposite direction so you can tell which way the other end is pointing when its in the door. With the window open the wire can be pushed down into the door cavity where the inner window channel cover ends. By pure chance, this entry point will drop the wire down exactly where you need it to goDO NOT PUT THE WIRE DOWN BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE INNER SEAL THIS WILL SCRATCH THE WINDOW TINT Here is a link to the Real. OEM parts diagram of the front door control. Part 1 is the focus of our attention. Here is a pic of the welding rod I prepared for the job and illustrates how far the wire will need to go down into the door cavity. Okay lets get started Open the window and insert the wire between the rubber channel cover and window frame as shown and push it down vertically about 9 to 1. Use the bend at the other end of the wire as a direction reference. Raise the outside handle slightly as you prod downwards with the wire. When you feel the handle being pulled back in as you prod down you know the wire is hitting the right spot. Prod down frimly a few times and then try the inside handle to release the door. BoardImages/900x900/da645457d21e4509b6fdea2dd42f275b.jpg' alt='Bmw X5 Drivers Door Will Not Open Outside View' title='Bmw X5 Drivers Door Will Not Open Outside View' />Persist with this method until the inner handle releases the catch and the door opens. I got the door open in about a minute. The 2015 BMW X5 is a handsome, capable, techfilled vehicle for the shopper who wants a luxury SUV. Quite a few of us have experienced problems with the door locks sticking whereby either a the door cannot latch closed pull the door closed and it just swings open. LB Motors provides free CarFax reports on all vehicles. Call us today 706 7384744. No mechanical car door key. Battery dead as a doornail. How open door General Questions. Microsoft Windows Common Controls 5.0 Sp2 more. The following pics from inside the door will show you what you are aiming to achieve. Pic A shows the lock mechanism stuck in the raised position. Pic B shows the wire successfully pushing the mechanism down to its rest position. The door can now be opened with the inside door handle. Pic C shows the wire as it rests on the now reset mechanism. Pic D shows the wire rising as the outside handle is pulled. Now that you have the door open, close the window and remove the door card as follows. First remove the upper trim as shown below and pop off the Airbag sign. Carefully pry up the window switch and disconnect the wiring as shown. Remove the 4 T2. 0 torx screws arrowed red and remove and disconnect the footwell light. Starting at the lower inner corner carefully pry free the plastic retaining clips holding on the door card using the flathead driver use a cloth between the tool and paintwork to avoid scratching. Now use your fingers working along the bottom and then up the sides to free the remaining clips. Pull the door card firmly away from the metal clips along the top edge. Unclip the inner handle bowden cable clip as shown and remove the LED light from the inner door release lever. Put the door card out of the way and the door now looks like this. Unfix the airbag by removing the 3 bolts DO NOT DISCONNECT THE CABLE this could store an SRS fault code. Gently peel back the foam lining as shown. Refix the airbag temporarily to the lower fixing point using one bolt as shown. Here is a view into the cavity towards the lock the welding rod used free the mechanism is still in situ. Release the inner handle bowden cable clip and push out and unhook the cable from the lock. Use a flathead driver to pop the outer handle cable off the lock at the points shown below. If working on the drivers side lock you will need to next remove the key cylinder. Pop off the blind plug in the door jamb centre piece first and remove the hex screw as shown below. Pry out the key cylinder the pic shows the passenger door so this is a cylinder blank. Now remove the 3 T3. Rotate the lock in the door cavity to access and remove the wiring connector. Remove the lock from the door cavity as shown. Here is a pic of the now removed lock. Below we can see the rust on the moving joints of the exposed mechanism causing the problem. Apply a good coat of the spray on grease and work it in until the mechanism operates smoothly. Reassemble everything in the reverse order. MODS CAN THIS POST BE PUT IN THE X5 TIPS TRICKS PAGE.