Usa
Not sure whether it's me or BMW who are the "Dumb" or the "Dumber".
In the week I drove the E89 for the first time in a few months. Got a message up on the display suggesting the battery charge was low so decided today to charge the battery in situ. Disconnected the battery, connected the charger up and made sure it was charging and then closed the bootlid.
Went back a couple of hours later to check and then it dawned on me.......how am I gonna open the boot with no battery connected? :scratchhead:
Thought there might be a pull lever next to the bonnet release but no. A keyhole under the boot roundel but no.
Consulted the PDF manual I have which showed this gem of a picture.
Come on BMW, give us a clue.
Presumed this must be accessed through the cubby/ski access. Opened the cubby and then realised the shelving unit in there can only be removed from within the boot. With a bit of Brute force managed to push the shelving unit through into the boot along with some knuckle skin.
Shone a torch, had a feel around but no lever.:scratchhead:
After googling I confirmed to myself that I could open the boot by connecting jump leads under the bonnet and hooray it worked.
Found the battery charging fine but the 2 clips on the cubby/shelf are now broken.
Had a quick look around but still cannot locate this Boot Lid release lever. I'm sure I've seen it IIRC.
So I conclude that I was dumb to close the boot lid but some bad BMW design here.
In the week I drove the E89 for the first time in a few months. Got a message up on the display suggesting the battery charge was low so decided today to charge the battery in situ. Disconnected the battery, connected the charger up and made sure it was charging and then closed the bootlid.
Went back a couple of hours later to check and then it dawned on me.......how am I gonna open the boot with no battery connected? :scratchhead:
Thought there might be a pull lever next to the bonnet release but no. A keyhole under the boot roundel but no.
Consulted the PDF manual I have which showed this gem of a picture.
Come on BMW, give us a clue.
Presumed this must be accessed through the cubby/ski access. Opened the cubby and then realised the shelving unit in there can only be removed from within the boot. With a bit of Brute force managed to push the shelving unit through into the boot along with some knuckle skin.
Shone a torch, had a feel around but no lever.:scratchhead:
After googling I confirmed to myself that I could open the boot by connecting jump leads under the bonnet and hooray it worked.
Found the battery charging fine but the 2 clips on the cubby/shelf are now broken.
Had a quick look around but still cannot locate this Boot Lid release lever. I'm sure I've seen it IIRC.
So I conclude that I was dumb to close the boot lid but some bad BMW design here.
