I successfully figured it out thanks to the forums. It was an issue due to the double lock. When AAA opened the door from the inside driver's side door the car would start and run but the central locking button, rear door locks and gas cover would not work. I followed the procedures from this post:

BMW E46 Lock Cylinder Instructions

Unscrewed the hex bolt on the locking mechanism removing it and then used a flat blade screw driver to turn the white screw and the car completely unlocked and now everything works fine sans the new locking mechanism that I need to order to replace the one I broke when the lock was frozen.