Center display storage compartment
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Center display storage compartment
Occasionally the topic arises about the inability to get the center display to drop down in order to access the center storage display. I thought I had this problem yesterday; I parallel parked my '19 M7 on a local street by backing into the spot, then I pushed the button to open the door to put the sunglasses inside....no joy. I tried turning the ignition back on, then off...still no luck. Here's the quirky detail:
The center compartment will not open under any circumstances if the car is in reverse (which was due to my backing into the parking spot). After a few seconds of thought, I pulled it out of reverse to see if this was the culprit and it opened. I haven't tried it, but I'll bet the door will close if it's open when you shift into reverse. Don't want us to miss that panoramic back-up camera view by having the screen hidden!
The center compartment will not open under any circumstances if the car is in reverse (which was due to my backing into the parking spot). After a few seconds of thought, I pulled it out of reverse to see if this was the culprit and it opened. I haven't tried it, but I'll bet the door will close if it's open when you shift into reverse. Don't want us to miss that panoramic back-up camera view by having the screen hidden!
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Thanks. Makes sense.
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Likewise, if you have the display down and put the car into reverse, the display will automatically rise
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I'm turning my storage area behind the info screen into a mini micro wave. instead of vacuuming up all of those French fries on the floor , I can now reheat them. its good for those day trips where you can throw in a small personal frozen pizza.
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I'm turning my storage area behind the info screen into a mini micro wave. instead of vacuuming up all of those French fries on the floor , I can now reheat them. its good for those day trips where you can throw in a small personal frozen pizza.
My mind works in mysterious ways
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Of course, my scheme has an advantage over yours in that I can go back before I spilled the fries on the floor in the first place
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