Controls and features -> Opening and closing from the inside for Your BMW Z3 SUV First Generation (1995-2002)

36nOpening and closing – from the inside  
Luggage compartment lid  
Since passengers or animals  
To unlock and open the doors  
remaining in the vehicle might be  
able to lock the doors from the inside,  
always take the vehicle keys with you  
so that the vehicle can be opened again  
from the outside at any time.<  
> Pull the release handle of a door  
twice: the initial pull unlocks the door,  
and the second opens it.  
To lock the doors  
When the safety lock button of any door  
is pressed down, the doors and  
luggage compartment are locked. The  
anti-theft system is not activated.  
The fuel filler door also remains  
unlocked to allow refueling.  
Z3 roadster  
The lock  
To avoid being accidentally locked out  
of the vehicle:  
The illustration depicts the luggage  
compartment lock of the Z3 roadster  
as an example.  
> The vehicle cannot be locked with  
the lock button when the driver's  
door is open  
The controls and function for the  
Z3 coupe are the same as for  
the Z3 roadster.  
> The lock button on the passenger's  
door only operates the central  
locking system if both doors are  
closed.  
Only the master keys (refer to page 30)  
will fit in the luggage compartment lock.