tourer tailgate will not open-help!!

hoops · 6th August 2012, 21:16

would like to thank everyone who has helped me sort out my previous headaches with your knowledge so having read pages and more pages i think i will have to order a resistor for my fan, worried how to remove the front bumper and fix the new resistor but also now need more help.
i have a 2005 tourer auto desiel that will not open the boot unless i hold the alarm button in (read that earlier, my dog was greatful he didnt fancy climbing out of the rear window) any ideas how to fix the unlocking problem. also i need a drivers door paint done but my car colour is gold (irridesent ? looks silver then gold different angles worried about matching paintwork anyone had bodywork done near to me in essex that were very good.
ps. i am useless with a computor but even worse with a spanner.
many thanks rob. hoops

kaiser · 6th August 2012, 21:42

If you really can't open the rear door, then first try and push it sharply to close it properly, don't dent it.
Then try opening again.

Normally you would have to press the open button twice, and then grab the door on the release pad under the window.
Alternatively press opening twice, and then press the knob at the drivers door post, which should pop open the door, so you just have to lift. (if you have that knob, later cars don't afaIk)

If none of that helps, then there is a mechanical pull string behind the plastic cover holding the emergency triangle on the inside of the 5th door. Pull that as a last resort.

Then in future check that nothing interferes with the lock (rubber seal, dirt, chewing gum etc) and close the door firmly but not violently.

hoops · 7th August 2012, 22:35

thanks kaiser, but it will not open from using the button by the hazard button inside.
the keyfob for the central locking/alarm will also not unlock the tailgate although it opens the other doors. if i hold the open lock/alarm button in for a few seconds then it unlocks the tailgate.
is this the keyfob not working properly or is there a central locking motor in the boot playing up? but then why does it then open when you hold the button in.
does anyone know if the alarm etc is a rover fitment or is it a bmw alarm/central locking system or is it only the engine / gearbox that are bmw?
help please

raykay · 7th August 2012, 23:29

The tailgate should lock and unlock with the doors. The facelift models don't have an internal switch to open the tailgate, it's either pressing and holding the unlock button on the keyfob or the switch under the trim of the tailgate, what can happen is that the rubber shroud covering the switch becomes misplaced and jams the switch which then won't work.

kaiser · 8th August 2012, 07:13

I think there is a particular problem with the 5th door.
Can you hear any noise from the door when you activate the remote?

Unfortunately I don't know much about this subject, but it could be the receiver or the actuator, I would guess.

In any case I'm afraid that you might have to go in there and have a look.

When you say it opens the tailgate after a few seconds, is that the window you are talking about?

Steve916 · 8th August 2012, 07:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoops

thanks kaiser, but it will not open from using the button by the hazard button inside.
the keyfob for the central locking/alarm will also not unlock the tailgate although it opens the other doors. if i hold the open lock/alarm button in for a few seconds then it unlocks the tailgate.
is this the keyfob not working properly or is there a central locking motor in the boot playing up? but then why does it then open when you hold the button in.
does anyone know if the alarm etc is a rover fitment or is it a bmw alarm/central locking system or is it only the engine / gearbox that are bmw?
help please

Is yours a facelift model? Your tailgate sounds like its working correctly to me

One press of the key fob should unlock drivers door only. A 2nd press should unlock the other passenger doors. A press and hold for a couple of seconds should release the tailgate, which it sounds like yours is doing, which is correct. The button next to the hazard lights button should lock/unlock the 4 doors, not the tailgate. Down to the right of the accelerator pedal, under the bonnet release button, there could be another push button that unlocks the tailgate, depending on the year of your car.
Sounds to me like there's nothing wrong

6th August 2012, 21:16	#1
hoops Newbie rover 75 tourer Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: essex Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	tourer tailgate will not open-help!! would like to thank everyone who has helped me sort out my previous headaches with your knowledge so having read pages and more pages i think i will have to order a resistor for my fan, worried how to remove the front bumper and fix the new resistor but also now need more help. i have a 2005 tourer auto desiel that will not open the boot unless i hold the alarm button in (read that earlier, my dog was greatful he didnt fancy climbing out of the rear window) any ideas how to fix the unlocking problem. also i need a drivers door paint done but my car colour is gold (irridesent ? looks silver then gold different angles worried about matching paintwork anyone had bodywork done near to me in essex that were very good. ps. i am useless with a computor but even worse with a spanner. many thanks rob. hoops

7th August 2012, 22:35	#3
hoops Newbie rover 75 tourer Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: essex Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	tailgate will not open when pressing central locking key thanks kaiser, but it will not open from using the button by the hazard button inside. the keyfob for the central locking/alarm will also not unlock the tailgate although it opens the other doors. if i hold the open lock/alarm button in for a few seconds then it unlocks the tailgate. is this the keyfob not working properly or is there a central locking motor in the boot playing up? but then why does it then open when you hold the button in. does anyone know if the alarm etc is a rover fitment or is it a bmw alarm/central locking system or is it only the engine / gearbox that are bmw? help please

7th August 2012, 23:29	#4
raykay I really should get out more....... Now Other Manufacturer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Co. Kerry Posts: 2,786 Thanks: 16 Thanked 310 Times in 283 Posts	The tailgate should lock and unlock with the doors. The facelift models don't have an internal switch to open the tailgate, it's either pressing and holding the unlock button on the keyfob or the switch under the trim of the tailgate, what can happen is that the rubber shroud covering the switch becomes misplaced and jams the switch which then won't work. Last edited by raykay; 7th August 2012 at 23:32..

6th August 2012, 21:42	#2
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	If you really can't open the rear door, then first try and push it sharply to close it properly, don't dent it. Then try opening again. Normally you would have to press the open button twice, and then grab the door on the release pad under the window. Alternatively press opening twice, and then press the knob at the drivers door post, which should pop open the door, so you just have to lift. (if you have that knob, later cars don't afaIk) If none of that helps, then there is a mechanical pull string behind the plastic cover holding the emergency triangle on the inside of the 5th door. Pull that as a last resort. Then in future check that nothing interferes with the lock (rubber seal, dirt, chewing gum etc) and close the door firmly but not violently.

8th August 2012, 07:13	#5
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	I think there is a particular problem with the 5th door. Can you hear any noise from the door when you activate the remote? Unfortunately I don't know much about this subject, but it could be the receiver or the actuator, I would guess. In any case I'm afraid that you might have to go in there and have a look. When you say it opens the tailgate after a few seconds, is that the window you are talking about?