ETK= Ersatzteil Katalog.
Die Löcher wirst sehen.
Entweder verschließt sie mit plastikpömpel ( weis nicht ob es die gibt ) oder lebst damit, oder schaust ob du ne passende Verkleidung ohne ascher findest.
Danke. Wo finde ich eine Kopie des ETK? Ist es elektronisch oder online verfügbar?
Ja, einige plastikpömpel oder Stopfen wären in dieser Situation nützlich!
Um die zu entfernen, muss die TVK ab. Ich würde dir da aber davon abraten, weil die Löcher (der Aschenbecher ist mit 2 Torxschrauben fixiert) dann komplett sichtbar sind.
Okay, danke für den Rat! Ich hatte angenommen, dass nach dem Entfernen des Aschenbechers noch ein paar Löcher übrig sein könnten - aber ich dachte nicht, dass die Löcher für irgendjemanden sichtbar sein würden, da sie sich am Fuße des Staufachs in der Türverkleidung befinden würden, und ich nahm an, dass sie außer Sichtweite sein würden!
Ich würde vermuten (lt. ETK) die sind von der Rückseite der Türpappe her verschraubt.
Okay, danke für die Bestätigung.
Was bedeutet übrigens ETK? 
Hallo, ih habe vor kurzem einen 2013 BMW 535i gekauft, und er kam mit dem Raucherpaket - inklusive der Aschenbecher in den Hintertüren, wie auf dem beigefügten Foto zu sehen ist.
Ich möchte diese Aschenbecher nach Möglichkeit entfernen, da sie wertvollen Platz in der Tür beanspruchen.
Kann mir jemand eine Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung geben, wie man die Aschenbecher entfernt?
Ist es notwendig, die gesamte Türverkleidung zu entfernen (und wenn ja, wie?) oder kann ich sie entfernen, ohne die Türverkleidungen zu entfernen?
If I would write in Congolese, I would have no expectation of anyone answering me. When I write in English, I also have no such expectations. I only have gratefulness when I do get an answer from someone here. Nobody is forced to read or answer me when I write in English, and I would never be angry if nobody did. I do not demand or assume anything.
I am indeed very grateful for the many helpful answers and advice I've received so far from the kind German (and Dutch and ....) forum members here! 
Okay thanks.
I think 6WA is "Instrumentenkombination mit erweiterten Umfängen" in the price list? It's listed there as a Sonderausstattungen. So it's a more advanced instrument panel than the stock factory version?
SVW = Spurwechselwarnung - got it! 
But this was already available since 2010 - it's listed in the 2010 price list...
Thanks for the advice guys - much appreciated! I think now, that it might be better for me to look for a car made after 9/11, especially if it will be easier to sell again in the future. Plus, the additional improvements are "nice to have".
The car I had been looking at has actually been listed at mobile.de for a few months already, which I thought was a bit strange, considering that it has many optional extras, but maybe it's because it was made in 01/2010 and this makes it less desirable to many buyers, as you suggested.
@Midget, can you kindly tell me what is SVW and 6WA? I'm not familiar with those abbreviations.
Bitte entschuldigt mein Englisch..... 
I'd love to have some advice or thoughts about buying an F10 from 2010 - the first year of production for this generation.
I saw a video on YouTube that was reviewing the F10 generation, and the reviewer made a brief mention that he would recommend to avoid F10 cars made in the year 2010. In the comments under the video, he explained further:
"I would not recommend buying almost any car from the 1st year of production, so my recommendation is basically about early production cars. When the car makers make a brand new model, then that specific model, from the early production, usually has more problems. It's because of the new/different parts, new technologies, new production methods, maybe new parts suppliers etc. So if some issues occur, then it's mainly during the first years of production. These are usually small problems, but there can be sometimes also bigger problems for example with the engines or gearbox. But during the production time they usually improve / fix these problems."
So he's really talking more in general terms with regards to all car manufacturers, rather than making a specific claim against 2010-year F10 cars.
Nevertheless it made me wonder if there is any truth to his opinion, with regards to the F10 cars in particular?
The reason I wonder this, is because I'm considering to buy a 535i from a German car dealer, which was built in January 2010 (really the very beginning of the generation!). It has lots and lots of advanced extras (Sonderausstattungen) and seems to be in very good condition. It has 158.000 km on the clock, but the engine was replaced at 87.000 km which means the new engine only has 71.000 km.
It has a brand new HU, and the dealer offers to provide a "Zustandsbericht" (from TüV?) upon request.
Assuming that the car has been regularly maintained (which I could confirm once I see the maintenance history), and assuming that the Zustandsbericht would not reveal any problems, is there any reason I should avoid this car because it was made in 2010? Or because it's a turbo, or any other such reason?
Obviously it's always better to buy a newer car than an older car in principle. However I don't have the budget to buy a much newer F10 at this stage. I've seen a few nice-looking 2011/2012 cars that are around the same price, but they don't have all of the optional extras that this particular car has.
Thoughts?
Thanks for the tip about servotronic - I wasn't so familiar with that technology, so I just did some further reading about it.
I found this article about servotronic:
http://www.bavarianmw.com/guide-4447.html
"The Servotronic varies the steering force required to turn the wheels relative to the vehicle speed."
And this article about "regular" active steering (not IAL):
http://www.bavarianmw.com/guide-4446.html
"Active steering varies the turning angle of the front wheels in relation to steering wheel movements. It also varies the steering force required to turn the wheels depending on the speed at which you are driving."
So it seems that servotronic is a subset of active steering. Servotronic controls the force required on the steering wheel, whereas active steering controls both the force and the turning angle required on the steering wheel. Both of these are related to the front wheels, not the rear wheels.
And Integral active steering (IAL) adds the feature of turning the rear wheels, as you described.
So on the F10, you can either have servotronic (as standard), or full IAL (as an option), but not the regular active steering that previous generations had. Thanks for confirming this to me!
Bitte entschuldigt, dass ich auf Englisch schreibe...... 
I have a question regarding "Integral-Aktivlenkung" or Integral Active Steering, which is included as an optional extra feature (Sonderausstattung) on the F10 cars, according to the BMW Preisliste.
In the following video, a man describes Integral Active Steering:
At 0:18 seconds into the video, he says "BMW's Integral Active Steering adds speed-sensitive rear-wheel steering to BMW's Active Steering system."
He goes on to describe "regular" Active Steering as being the feature that gives a greater steering response from the car for a small turn of the steering wheel, at low speeds. So the amount you need to turn the steering wheel varies depending on the speed of the car.
And he explains that Integral Active Steering means that in addition to the above, the rear tires also turn slightly too.
It's clear that he considers "Integral" Active Steering to be a separate and additional feature compared to regular Active Steering.
My question is this: if Integral Active Steering is an optional feature on the F10 (according to the Price List), does this mean regular Active Steering is already included in the F10 as a standard factory feature by default? So even if an F10 doesn't have Integral Active Steering, it will still always have regular Active Steering?
Or does it mean that if an F10 doesn't have Integral Active Steering, then it doesn't have regular Active Steering either?
