Climate control -> SYNC program for your BMW i4 2021-2025

Climate control  
CONTROLS  
button until the desired operating mode is  
set.  
Turning maximum cooling on/off  
Maximum cooling can be turned on or off via  
iDrive:  
Recirculating air.  
Fresh air.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
Automatic air recirculation.  
2.  
Tap the maximum cooling button.  
Depending on vehicle equipment, the air recir-  
culation turns off automatically after some time  
based on the ambient conditions in order to  
prevent condensation.  
Air flows out of the air vents to the upper body  
area. Open the vents.  
Air recirculation mode  
SYNC program  
Principle  
You may react to unpleasant odors or pollu-  
tants in the immediate environment by tempo-  
rarily suspending the supply of outside air. The  
system then recirculates the interior air.  
Principle  
If the SYNC program is activated, the settings  
for the driver's side are transferred to the pas-  
senger's side and to the rear.  
In automatic recirculated-air control mode, out-  
side air is fed in or the interior air recirculated  
depending on the outside air quality.  
For improved comfort, when the SYNC pro-  
gram is deactivated, the following settings are  
adjusted automatically in the automatic pro-  
gram depending on seat occupancy:  
When the air recirculation is turned off, outside  
air is directed into the interior.  
If the front passenger seat is unoccupied,  
the settings for the driver's side are applied  
to the front passenger side.  
General information  
If there is window condensation, turn off the air  
recirculation.  
If the seats in the rear are unoccupied, the  
default settings for the rear are applied.  
The interior filter cleans the incoming fresh  
air or the circulated interior air in recirculation  
mode.  
When the seat is occupied again, the most re-  
cent settings are reapplied.  
General information  
The following settings can be applied:  
Turning air recirculation on/off  
Air recirculation mode can be switched on or  
off via iDrive:  
Temperature.  
Air distribution.  
Automatic program.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
2. The current operating mode is displayed on  
the climate control functions bar. Tap the  
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Climate control  
CONTROLS  
Turning the SYNC program on/off  
The SYNC program can be switched on or off  
via iDrive:  
Rear window defroster  
Principle  
With the rear window defroster, ice and con-  
densation are quickly removed from the rear  
window.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
Functional requirement  
Standby or drive-ready state is turned on.  
2.  
Tap the SYNC program button.  
If the settings on the front passenger side or in  
the rear are changed, the program is automati-  
cally switched off.  
Turning the rear window defroster  
on/off  
Press the rear window heating button  
on the instrument panel.  
Defrost function  
The LED in the button illuminates  
when the rear window heating is turned on.  
Principle  
With the defrost function, ice and condensation  
are quickly removed from the windshield and  
the front side windows.  
The rear window defroster switches off auto-  
matically after a certain period of time.  
If pre-conditioning is turned on, the rear win-  
dow defroster is activated as needed.  
The air flow and air temperature are automati-  
cally optimized for the removal of ice and con-  
densation.  
The air distribution is directed toward the  
windshield and front side windows.  
Seat heating  
If there is window condensation, turn on the  
automatic program to take advantage of the  
condensation sensor.  
Principle  
The system heats the seats as necessary.  
When the defrost function is turned on, the rear  
automatic climate control is deactivated to pro-  
vide maximum performance.  
General information  
If the trip is continued within approx. 15 mi-  
nutes after an intermediate stop, the functions  
are turned on automatically with the tempera-  
ture that was last set.  
Turning the defrost function on/off  
Press the defrost button on the instru-  
ment panel.  
Adjusting seat heating  
The LED of the button is illuminated  
when the system is switched on.  
Automatic program  
When the automatic program is activated, the  
intensity of seat heating can be adjusted: As  
you drive, the heater output is automatically  
adjusted according to your set intensity.  
Make sure that air is able to flow to the wind-  
shield and front side windows.  
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