51 23 200 Remove, installing/replacing lever with console for engine compartment lid catch

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove left DOOR SILL COVER STRIP 

Slacken nut (1).

Remove lever (2) and disengage Bowden cable (3).

Fig 1: Identifying Bowden Cable, Lever And Nut

Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.