Glove Box Trunk Lock Button? - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

Splaaat · 01-06-2013, 02:54 AM

I'm quite sure, this has been omitted from the version I have, but does anyone have a pic of where this button is located? Is it really obvious? It's a cool feature and I would have really appreciated it for valet parking.

It's strange how BMW configures their cars, country to country. Some of these features should have been on all versions.

I'm surprised I got some awesome features like VSS and HUD, while I lost out on a lot of the smaller, cooler features. You can't configure the car here.

clarence · 01-06-2013, 03:42 AM

No, the bootlid lock is market specific. If u open the glovebox u can see a small piece of plastic on the left hand side. That's where the button should be.

BavarianFanatic · 01-06-2013, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by clarence

No, the bootlid lock is market specific. If u open the glovebox u can see a small piece of plastic on the left hand side. That's where the button should be.

Nope. It's on the RIGHT side. A small horizontal slide switch.

Rossifumi · 01-06-2013, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BavarianFanatic

Nope. It's on the RIGHT side. A small horizontal slide switch.

I think he said so because the OP is in India, and they are RHD.

clarence · 01-06-2013, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rossifumi

I think he said so because the OP is in India, and they are RHD.

Yes, the OP is from India & I'm from Hong Kong, both RHD markets.

Splaaat · 01-08-2013, 11:11 AM

Yep, RHD here. I have a plastic strip sealing it

Thanks for the help guys.

shivaswrath · 01-08-2013, 11:33 AM

it's on the Right side in my LHD car in the US.

fshubert · 01-12-2013, 04:13 PM

Yup, right side top of mine too. Seems odd that the valet lock would be an option.

zofinger · 01-12-2013, 04:36 PM

What option?! I don't seem to have it either, but I'm not surprised; my 328i isn't exactly loaded full of goodies.

fshubert · 01-12-2013, 04:59 PM

Really? No trunk lock for valet? Look near top of glove box on an outside edge. Not very noticable. Slide switch to lock and unlock.

zofinger · 01-12-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fshubert

Really? No trunk lock for valet? Look near top of glove box on an outside edge. Not very noticable. Slide switch to lock and unlock.

Nope!

fshubert · 01-12-2013, 05:18 PM

So, not this. Wow, that seems odd to me. Maybe it's part of a package. But jeez, should be a standard feature.

zofinger · 01-12-2013, 05:23 PM

Where you have the switch, I have a blanking plate.

fshubert · 01-12-2013, 05:35 PM

Maybe the UK valets are more trustworthy.

zofinger · 01-12-2013, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fshubert

Maybe the UK valets are more trustworthy.

...you've never been to the UK...

rayusaFL · 01-12-2013, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fshubert

Maybe the UK valets are more trustworthy.

Lol!!

bimmermeupscoty · 01-12-2013, 07:28 PM

The manual suggests there should be a switch in the glove box.

Sladester100 · 01-12-2013, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by fshubert

Maybe the UK valets are more trustworthy.

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Originally Posted by zofinger

...you've never been to the UK...

lol...

Would never be used... More useful would be a trunk/boot release button in drivers cabin! lol

Frogman · 01-12-2013, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sladester100

lol...

Would never be used... More useful would be a trunk/boot release button in drivers cabin! lol

We have a boot release in the cabin too!

It's next to the bonnet release by the door.

You don't have that either?

Sladester100 · 01-12-2013, 08:12 PM

Nope

You have an F30 not F31? (F31 has it in UK)

clarence · 01-13-2013, 01:26 AM

Again, the interior bootlid lock & bootlid release is market dependant.

newbmwuser · 01-13-2013, 11:08 AM

I don't have it either..

I really wanted to hide my porn mags from my girlfriend

01-06-2013, 02:54 AM	#1
Splaaat w00t Drives: BMW 328i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bombay, IN Posts: 14 iTrader: (0)	Glove Box Trunk Lock Button? I'm quite sure, this has been omitted from the version I have, but does anyone have a pic of where this button is located? Is it really obvious? It's a cool feature and I would have really appreciated it for valet parking. It's strange how BMW configures their cars, country to country. Some of these features should have been on all versions. I'm surprised I got some awesome features like VSS and HUD, while I lost out on a lot of the smaller, cooler features. You can't configure the car here.
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01-08-2013, 11:33 AM	#7
shivaswrath Colonel Drives: 2012 335i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norwalk CT Posts: 2,040 iTrader: (2)	it's on the Right side in my LHD car in the US. __________________ 2012 335i Mineral Gray M Performance Whore: PPK\|Exhaust\|Brakes\|Performance Suspension Struts & Springs\|Black Kidney Grilles\|CF Spoiler and Mirror Caps\|M Sport 400M\|BMWF30.com 335i brakes FS!

01-12-2013, 04:13 PM	#8
fshubert Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 F30 335i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Andover, NJ Posts: 290 iTrader: (0)	Yup, right side top of mine too. Seems odd that the valet lock would be an option. __________________ 2013 F30 335i \| Sportline \| Imperial Blue Metallic \| Black Dakota \| 6-speed \| HK \| Cold \| Premium \| 19" Staggered Sports \| M-Performance Exhaust Previous loves: 2009 E90 335i 2007 E90 328xi

01-12-2013, 04:59 PM	#10
fshubert Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 F30 335i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Andover, NJ Posts: 290 iTrader: (0)	Really? No trunk lock for valet? Look near top of glove box on an outside edge. Not very noticable. Slide switch to lock and unlock. __________________ 2013 F30 335i \| Sportline \| Imperial Blue Metallic \| Black Dakota \| 6-speed \| HK \| Cold \| Premium \| 19" Staggered Sports \| M-Performance Exhaust Previous loves: 2009 E90 335i 2007 E90 328xi

01-12-2013, 05:18 PM	#12
fshubert Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 F30 335i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Andover, NJ Posts: 290 iTrader: (0)	So, not this. Wow, that seems odd to me. Maybe it's part of a package. But jeez, should be a standard feature. Attached Images __________________ 2013 F30 335i \| Sportline \| Imperial Blue Metallic \| Black Dakota \| 6-speed \| HK \| Cold \| Premium \| 19" Staggered Sports \| M-Performance Exhaust Previous loves: 2009 E90 335i 2007 E90 328xi

01-06-2013, 03:42 AM	#2
clarence Lieutenant Colonel Drives: F30 328i M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,545 iTrader: (0)	No, the bootlid lock is market specific. If u open the glovebox u can see a small piece of plastic on the left hand side. That's where the button should be.

01-08-2013, 11:11 AM	#6
Splaaat w00t Drives: BMW 328i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bombay, IN Posts: 14 iTrader: (0)	Yep, RHD here. I have a plastic strip sealing it Thanks for the help guys.

01-12-2013, 04:36 PM	#9
zofinger Private First Class Drives: 328i Luxury, Tanzanite Blue Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: England Posts: 121 iTrader: (0)	What option?! I don't seem to have it either, but I'm not surprised; my 328i isn't exactly loaded full of goodies.

01-12-2013, 05:23 PM	#13
zofinger Private First Class Drives: 328i Luxury, Tanzanite Blue Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: England Posts: 121 iTrader: (0)	Where you have the switch, I have a blanking plate.

01-12-2013, 05:35 PM	#14
fshubert Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 F30 335i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Andover, NJ Posts: 290 iTrader: (0)	Maybe the UK valets are more trustworthy. __________________ 2013 F30 335i \| Sportline \| Imperial Blue Metallic \| Black Dakota \| 6-speed \| HK \| Cold \| Premium \| 19" Staggered Sports \| M-Performance Exhaust Previous loves: 2009 E90 335i 2007 E90 328xi

01-12-2013, 07:28 PM	#17
bimmermeupscoty Private First Class Drives: BMW 328i Mineral Gray Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Tennessee Posts: 152 iTrader: (0)	The manual suggests there should be a switch in the glove box.

01-12-2013, 08:12 PM	#20
Sladester100 Private First Class Drives: F30 320d ED Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: South East England, UK Posts: 139 iTrader: (0)	Nope You have an F30 not F31? (F31 has it in UK) __________________ On order/Its Here! F30 320d ED Melbourne Metallic, Vis Pack, Dakota Leather, & Other Goodies

01-13-2013, 01:26 AM	#21
clarence Lieutenant Colonel Drives: F30 328i M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,545 iTrader: (0)	Again, the interior bootlid lock & bootlid release is market dependant.

01-13-2013, 11:08 AM	#22
newbmwuser Captain Drives: F30 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 738 iTrader: (0)	I don't have it either.. I really wanted to hide my porn mags from my girlfriend __________________ BMW - Mini - Lexus

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