Center Armrest; Folding Down - BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual

Driver's side
Opening
Pull the handle.
Close the glove compartment again im‐
mediately
Close the glove compartment immediately after
use while driving; otherwise, injury may occur
during accidents.◀
Closing
Fold up the cover.

Center armrest

Front
A storage compartment is located in the center
armrest between the front seats.
Opening
Press the button.
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Storage compartments
Locking the storage compartment
The storage compartment in the armrest can be
locked with an integrated key to separately se‐
cure the trunk lid, refer to page 39, for example.
After the storage compartment is locked, the re‐
mote control can be handed out without the
integrated key, refer to page 30, for instance at
a hotel.
This prevents access to the storage compart‐
ment and to the cargo area.
Connection for an external audio
device
.
For a description, see the user's
manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication.
Rear
The center armrest contains a storage compart‐
ment.

Folding down

Pull on the opener and fold the armrest forward.
Controls
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