So I have nothing in the ashtray, centra cup holder or arm rest, have driven with glove box empty too and annoying noise still there - just in case anyone states the obvious and thinks I’m just stupid haha! All door pockets are empty as are the two trays under the seats. I’ve literally emptied everything out the car as well as removed the whole centre console including CD player and radio control and arm rest, mmi controls, gearstick etc and still cannot find this….

when I steer there and annoying noise that sounds like it’s coming from centre console or right behind the dash which sounds like a marble rolling side to side depending on which way I steer! For the life of me I can’t !Removed! find it.

any help or suggestions…..I can’t think what else I can physically remove from the car to try and find it and nothing obvious ever been dropped into the vents 

 

 

 

Could it be a stone, nut, or something in the plenum space between the back of the dashboard and the engine? 

Interested in this as I have same issue , It almost sounds like the Navigation system is trying to find location , its like a whirring noise  ( had the same happen with a VW Golf ex Japan trying to find location on map  )