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      03-19-2015, 09:12 PM   #42
doug_999
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Originally Posted by mrjoed2 View Post
Honestly think you trained yourself with the 6 & other cars to shut it by hand. If you simply pressed the trunk button on the 550 it would power itself closed. Spent some time with a MB E350 and loved the power trunk, worked every time. And why are the soft close worthless? I love 'em. Just push/pull the door gently until it latches and it does the rest. Never have to slam a door again.
oh I know how it works - had it on my X6. Wonderful with a huge hatch way above your head. On the 6- series? Just silly. On the 5? Gimmicky and not needed.

And yes, with my X6, the soft close doors would have been wonderful (foolish mistake saving $600) - and on my wife's MDX? Damn they need them so bad - you can't close those doors without a slam! But on the 6 series? With the frame-less windows? Once again, silly. Almost difficult to activate - because the doors close like butter - without the assist of motors which only make this heavy beast even heavier.
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