BMW 730i Owner's Handbook Manual page 118

Centre armrest, front
There is a storage compartment in the centre
armrest between the front seats. Briefly press
the buttons to open it.
1 Opens the right-hand lid
2
Opens the left-hand lid
The mat in the compartment can be removed
for cleaning.
Depending on version, the storage compart-
ment may contain the following equipment:
> Removable CD rack
> Fold-out, removable compartment
eyewear or mobile phone
> Fold-out, removable waste receptacle
Locking storage compartment
You can lock the storage compartment in the
armrest with the key.
You may wish to lock the luggage com-
partment lid separately, e.g. at a hotel,
see page 33. If you now lock the storage com-
partment and hand over only the remote control
without the key to hotel personnel, see
page 28, this prevents unauthorised access to
the storage compartment and luggage com-
partment.<
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Ventilating the storage compartment
The outlet can be opened and closed at the
knurled wheel in the storage compartment.
The temperature inside the storage com-
partment may become quite high,
depending on the automatic air conditioning
settings. Close the outlet if
Automatic air conditioning:
The temperature in the storage compartment
depends on the setting for the upper body area,
see page 99.
Automatic air conditioning with extended range
of features:
The temperature in the storage compartment
depends on the settings of the knurled wheels
at the rear, see page 108.
Connection for external audio device
You can connect an external audio device such
as a CD or MP3 player and play audio tracks
over the car's loudspeaker system, see
page 181.
Centre armrest, rear
Before folding down the armrest, move
the head restraint to the lowest position,
see page 46.<
To open the storage compartment:
Press the button in the recessed handle and
fold open the lid.
necessary.<