Climate control -> Air distribution settings for your BMW i5 2023-2025

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