Climate control -> Air distribution settings for your BMW i4 2021-2025

Climate control  
CONTROLS  
Raise the temperature.  
Lower the temperature.  
Air flow  
Principle  
The air flow generated by the blower can be  
adjusted as needed.  
Setting the rear automatic climate  
control temperature  
The air flow may be reduced to preserve the  
vehicle battery.  
Via iDrive  
Adjusting the air flow  
The air flow can be set via iDrive.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
2. "Individual settings"  
3. "Second row of seats"  
4. Set the desired temperature.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
Using the button  
2.  
Select the desired setting.  
Press the left or right button side to set  
the desired temperature.  
Automatic program:  
Tap the large air flow icon to increase the  
air flow.  
Upper body temperature  
Tap the small air flow icon to reduce the air  
flow.  
General information  
The air temperature in the upper body area  
can be adjusted.  
Manual mode:  
Tap up arrow: Increase air flow.  
Tap down arrow: Reduce air flow.  
This does not change the set interior tempera-  
ture for the driver and front passenger.  
Air distribution settings  
Adjusting the upper body temperature  
Principle  
In manual mode, the air distribution can be  
adjusted as needed.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
2. "Individual settings"  
3. "Temperature adjustment upper body"  
4. Increase or decrease temperature.  
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Climate control  
CONTROLS  
warmed again depending on the temperature  
settings.  
Adjusting the air distribution  
The air distribution can be set via iDrive:  
Functional requirement  
Standby or drive-ready state is turned on.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
Switching the cooling function on/off  
The air conditioning can be switched on or off  
via iDrive:  
2.  
Tap the air distribution icon on the  
climate control functions bar.  
3. Select the desired setting:  
Aim the air flow into the footwell, ar-  
row 1.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
Aim the air flow toward the upper body  
area, arrow 2.  
2.  
Tap the air conditioning button.  
Aim the air flow at the windshield , ar-  
row 3.  
In recirculated-air mode, air conditioning is au-  
tomatically switched on to dry the air and avoid  
window condensation.  
The selected air distribution is displayed.  
Depending on the weather, the windshield and  
the side windows may fog up briefly when  
drive-ready state is switched on.  
When using the cooling mode, condensation  
that will exit below the vehicle.  
Maximum cooling  
Principle  
Adjusting the air distribution of the  
rear climate control  
Maximum cooling lets you cool the vehicle in-  
terior quickly and effectively.  
Press the button repeatedly. Select the  
desired setting.  
The lowest temperature and the maximum air  
flow are set automatically.  
The selected air distribution is shown  
on the rear climate control display.  
The function is automatically activated in the  
rear when the SYNC program is turned on.  
Functional requirement  
The following functional requirements must be  
met for maximum cooling:  
Air conditioning  
Principle  
The outside temperature is higher than ap-  
prox. 32/ 0℃.  
With the climate control function, the air inside  
the vehicle is cooled and dehumidified, then  
Standby or drive-ready state is turned on.  
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