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BMW has worked magic on a beautiful 3 series sedans for 2012 - more spacious, more beautiful, classy inside.
But some features seem disconcerting, and take a bit of explanation.
In the small picture, you can see the location of the two elements in question One S a face plate surface of the other shifter is console storage bin under the padded lid of the center console, to rear shifter.
The tray has a soft-touch surface and would be a good place for keys, some coins, maybe a phone.
But the cup holder of the car are under the tray To use the cup holders, you must unlock the tray and where do you keep well, he Sá pattern on the back that suggests he has some kind of relationship with the glove box .
No storage slot, or rest snap on site was evident, although BMW was kind enough to explain without once using the word model that the tray is inside the glove box, where it s snugged by an elastic thread on the roof of the box glove.
A little Why bother with a cover for the cup holders to all other German manufacturers have approved the US demand for beverage holders.
And get what you can not just pull the elastic net and push the shelf panel in No. Panel and two net are slightly trapezoidal, and for the shelf to fit properly, it must be put in the net the right way.
Yes, it is quite good if you do this, but that is not getting closer and engineering.
Also, you might be taken aback to lift the overstuffed lid of the console box and find no place full of electronic equipment storage.
To avoid this, and let a real storage space inside the tank, BMW says you should avoid the BMW Assist option.
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