westcoast550

I love it !

HotLap

I'm thinking whoever launches that Starbucks better pray the sunroof is closed...the way the trunk lid swings open...that's a slam dunk waiting to happen

Felix

I simply grab my license plate frame and slam the lid down. I can relate to the issue with the open trunk. If you have a lot of stuff to unload in the rain you need to lock and unlock the lid repeatedly if you don't want to flood your trunk, can be a pain in the b.... The "auto open" lid is probably meant to be a convenience, but I wouldn't mind to lift it up myself if I wanted it to stay open just like it was on older cars.

BTW once in a while I get a message "Trunk open" when I loaded it to the brim and start driving off. When I stop and check it, it's actually closed. There must be a sensor that can get blocked. After re-arranging the stuff close to the lid it's usually okay.

Felix

Rudy

Once you learn to use the inside handle technique for closing the trunk, it's really quite simple and natural. The main problem with using the license plate or plate frame is that you can get your hands dirty and/or leave smudge mark on a dirty car.

As far as the automatic lid pop up, I think you'll find that people are split about it. If it didn't pop up, you'd hear people complaining that other cars do, etc. and they'd wonder why BMW chose to leave it down. Damned if you do, damned if you don't, I guess. (I do think the E90 lid stays closed and the E39 did for sure...) For me, the main drawback to the automatic opening is only during times when it's raining or something and I don't want the inside of the trunk to get wet. When that possibility exists, I just walk up to the car and open the trunk from the release above the license plate (or press the remote while I'm standing there.) Any other time, I'd say I prefer the pop open method because it can save a step as you approach the car...

Allen

This is exactly what I was looking for...thank you very much. I agree that this doesn't seem like it will change things much, but just a little reduction in tension might be just the ticket. I think the trick will be to reduce the closing tension, but also allow the lid to stay up when it is open. Thanks again for the info.

BMDiesel

with the E39 the lock opens and the lid can be lifted. Quite often I noticed driving off with it unlocked as I couldn't see that.

An overall observation is that the doors close a lot easier on this E60 than on the E39's. I found it quite annoying to have to slam the doors to get them shut properly.

Allen

This is exactly how I feel about having to slam my E60 trunk to get it to close. Also, I suspect that many who have had their trunks pop open...look out in the parking lot and see your trunk open...just didn't have it closed good enough, because it's so freakin' hard to close. I'm gonna look into the adjustment of the left side trunk spring and see if that doesn't help.