Controls and features -> Opening and closing ? from the inside for your BMW 5 Series 1995-2003

36nOpening and closing – from the inside  
If only the driver's door was  
unlocked from the outside and  
you press the button  
To engage locks  
> Use the central locking button to lock  
all of the doors simultaneously, or  
> press down the individual door lock  
buttons. The fuel filler door remains  
then unlocked. To prevent the driver  
from being inadvertently locked out  
of the vehicle, the driver's door lock  
button will not engage as long as the  
door is open.  
> all other doors, the luggage compart-  
ment lid and the fuel filler door will be  
unlocked if the driver's door is open  
> the driver's door will be locked again  
if it is closed.<  
To unlock and open the doors  
> Either unlock the doors together with  
the button for the central locking  
system and then pull each of the  
release handles above the armrests  
or  
When the vehicle is moving, do  
not lock the doors with the safety  
lock buttons. Doors locked in this  
manner would not open automatically in  
Use this button to operate the central  
locking system when the front doors  
are closed. The doors and luggage  
compartment lid are unlocked or locked  
only. The antitheft alarm system is not  
activated. Also, the fuel filler door  
remains unlocked to allow refueling.  
> pull the release handle for each door the event of an accident.  
twice: the first pull unlocks the door, Children might be able to lock the  
and the second one opens it.  
doors from the inside. For this reason,  
always take the vehicle's keys with you  
so that the vehicle can be opened again  
from the outside at any time.<  
If you desire, the central locking  
system will secure the locks as  
soon as you start to drive. This can be  
adjusted to be key-specific.<