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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
G06925088Courtesy 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.