Controls and features -> Integrated rear center console for your BMW 5 Series 1995-2003

100nIntegrated rear center console*  
Temperature  
Climate control  
1 Air supply  
Air supply  
Passengers in the rear seating area can  
adjust their own temperature for the  
adjacent air outlets:  
1 Maximum blower speed  
2 Blower off  
2 Temperature  
3 Storage compartment with ventilation 3 Storage compartment  
> Turn toward blue – colder.  
> Turn toward red – warmer.  
You can adjust the air supply for the air  
outlets and the storage compartment  
through an infinitely-variable range  
between the "0" and "Maximum" settings.  
When you start the vehicle, the system  
ensures that the selected temperature  
is achieved as quickly as possible. It  
then maintains this temperature,  
regardless of the season.  
When set to "0" and "Storage compart-  
ment," the fan is switched off and the  
air supply through the air outlets is  
blocked. The storage compartment is  
ventilated in both settings as follows:  
A temperature adjustment is  
only possible when the blower is  
switched on – it is not possible when  
> "0" setting – warm air.  
> "Storage compartment" setting – cold air. set to "0" and "Storage compart-  
ment."<  
Individual adjustments on the front-seat  
control elements influence the air  
supply of the rear passenger area  
climate control.  
 
Integrated rear center console*  
101n  
Storage compartment with  
ventilation  
Press the cover back gently to open it.  
1 Slide regulator for opening and  
closing the air supply:  
> Regulator to the left – air supply  
opened.  
> Regulator to the right – air supply  
closed.  
2 Beverage holder insert – may also be  
removed.