Controls and features -> Ashtray, front for Your BMW 5 Series 4 Door Fourth Generation (1995-2003)

Ashtray, front*  
109n  
To open  
To empty  
Press briefly in the direction indicated  
by the arrow.  
Open the lid and press down (arrow):  
You can now pull the ashtray upward  
for removal.  
To extinguish a cigarette, tap off the  
ash and gently press the tip into the  
funnel.  
On vehicles equipped for nonsmokers,  
the insert is removed in the same way.