Manually Unlocking the Trunk

The US variant of the F01/F02 has an emergency trunk release mechanism. This makes it possible to open the trunk manually from inside the luggage compartment.

Fig 1: Identifying F01/F02 Emergency Trunk Release Mechanism

Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION CHART

Index	Explanation
1	Trunk lock
2	Handle for the emergency release
3	Automatic soft-close drive
4	Trunk lock barrel mechanism

Pulling on the handle (item no. 2) unlocks the trunk lock. The pulling motion on the handle is transferred to the trunk lock by a Bowden cable, causing the trunk lock to unlock.