Originally Posted by ntpcrew13' post='685678' date='Oct 5 2008, 11:07 AM

i was wondering if someone could help me out. we recently purchased an e61 and we are having a small issue with the rear cargo cover now, but the dealership cannot fix the issue due to the fact they have never seen it before. we bought the car about a month ago and the rear cargo cover would automatically open and close once you press the liftgate to open or close. the small problem we have now is that the rear cargo cover will only automatically open when we press to open the liftgate and the rear cargo cover will not automatically close when we press the liftgate button to close the trunk. i brought it in for warranty services, but the dealership said its not suppose to close automatically. i told them i wouldnt be complaining about the issue if i didnt see it done before. so my question is can someone confirm that it automatically opens and closes after you press the liftgate button? so there is no confusion, i am talking about the cargo tarp inside the trunk that covers the rear. my dealership has never seen an e61; so they said they cannot fix it unless they actually see or know about the feature i am talking about. we purchased this vehicle from a maryland bmw dealership; since chicagoland dealerships didnt have what we were looking for. so if anyone can help, thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by Mike.Allen' post='765847' date='Jan 12 2009, 11:55 AM

It isn't supposed to close automatically - only open, as far as I undertsand it. I did have a problem with mine which was that it wouldn't always open automatically, and only a replacement luggage blind unit fixed that.
Regards,
Mike

Originally Posted by KatanaPilot' post='1049713' date='Nov 7 2009, 07:10 PM

Hi everyone,

quick question for those that have the auto-cargo-cover "close" feature....

We have a 2010 US spec 5 wagon. We have the auto-tailgate option (part of the free value package for US-spec 2010s).
The cargo cover auto opens, but it does not auto close. Based on this thread, I told my dealer my car might have been built without that feature by mistake. She told me no US wagons has ever had the auto-cargo-cover "close" feature.

Can anyone with a US-spec wagon point me to pictures or videos of that feature in action? Anyone in the Northeast? My dealer is in the Boston area.
Thank you so much for your help in advance!

Originally Posted by ygbsm' post='1049758' date='Nov 7 2009, 09:00 PM

Maybe the auto close feature is part of the Premium Package, 316 Power Tailgate. Do you have that option?

Originally Posted by KatanaPilot' post='1049762' date='Nov 7 2009, 09:07 PM

Yes I do have that option. Sorry for the option package mix-up. Thanks.

Originally Posted by ntpcrew13' post='685678' date='Oct 5 2008, 04:07 PM

i was wondering if someone could help me out. we recently purchased an e61 and we are having a small issue with the rear cargo cover now, but the dealership cannot fix the issue due to the fact they have never seen it before. we bought the car about a month ago and the rear cargo cover would automatically open and close once you press the liftgate to open or close. the small problem we have now is that the rear cargo cover will only automatically open when we press to open the liftgate and the rear cargo cover will not automatically close when we press the liftgate button to close the trunk. i brought it in for warranty services, but the dealership said its not suppose to close automatically. i told them i wouldnt be complaining about the issue if i didnt see it done before. so my question is can someone confirm that it automatically opens and closes after you press the liftgate button? so there is no confusion, i am talking about the cargo tarp inside the trunk that covers the rear. my dealership has never seen an e61; so they said they cannot fix it unless they actually see or know about the feature i am talking about. we purchased this vehicle from a maryland bmw dealership; since chicagoland dealerships didnt have what we were looking for. so if anyone can help, thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by FIN530D' post='1050632' date='Nov 9 2009, 02:36 PM

I?m really confused now, have people mixed up closing tailgate and tailgate cover ??

I have Euro E61 535D - 05 with automatic tailgate operation. I has bothered me from the beginning that cover is not closing automatically.
Now you guys are telling me that it should work....

Can someone please confirm this that the cover (Not tailgate) really CLOSES automatically and check the mechanism how it works because I did look at it and don?t figure out how could it work impossible

Or there might be some differences in newer production versions
Video would be nice also