You have an E34. In fact, you have the same year and make I do.
Wikipedia has an excellent chart of the E numbers at
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Are you saying your dog is as old as the car?
It is an electronic problem, as explained to me by a repair shop last week. I've asked for an estimate to repair the problem.
The experience I've had is similar to yours. There is no problem whatsoever with getting the window to release--pressing the button gets an immediate response. (Unfortunately, my window will not stay in the up position, so it's not much good to me except for putting small items into the cargo area.)
Until I talked to my mechanic, I always thought that I had to unlock the rear gate, but he showed me that holding the door button for several seconds will get the tailgate to open. It takes, on average, about 5 seconds for the door to open, but indeed, it does.
The quick solution is open the tailgate manually--put the key in and it unlocks instantly. (Look on the bright side and call this 60s retro.)
No, but he's a 12 year old Lab and there are limits to what can be expected!
Thanks for the advice Michael.
The tailgate lock is stiff as old harry, having never been used, but a squirt of WD40 got it working and once the tailgate was open it now works with the central locking again. Methinks it needs some lubrication somewhere.
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