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Air conditioner
Air conditioner
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Airflow directed toward windshield and
side windows
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Recirculated-air mode 62
Temperature 62
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3
4
Airflow toward upper body 63
Airflow to footwell 63
Air volume 62
Air distribution 62
Rear window defroster 62
Cooling function 62
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Air volume
Recirculated-air mode
You can vary the air volume in
steps 1 through 4. The heating or
cooling output is more effective
with a higher air volume.
You can respond to unpleasant
odors outside the vehicle by tem-
porarily suspending the supply of
outside air. The system then recirculates the air
currently within the vehicle.
Switching system on/off
If condensation starts to form on the
inside window surfaces during operation
in recirculated-air mode, you should switch it off
and increase the air supply as needed.
The recirculated-air mode should not be used
over a sustained period of time; otherwise, the
air quality inside the vehicle will steadily deteri-
orate.<
Turn air volume rotary switch to 0. This com-
pletely shuts off the blower and air conditioning
system and stops the flow of air.
To switch on the air conditioning system, set an
arbitrary air volume.
Temperature
To increase the temperature, turn
to the right, toward red.
For a lower temperature, turn the
rotary switch counterclockwise
toward blue.
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation
Air distribution
You can direct air to flow onto the
windows
body
, toward the upper
and into the footwell
.
Intermediate settings are possible.
Rear window defroster
1. Air volume 1 at level 4.
The rear window heating switches
off automatically after a certain
amount of time. Depending on
2. Temperature 2 toward right, red.
3. Air distribution 3 in position
.
4. Deactivate recirculated-air mode 5.
your equipment package, the upper wires are
used as an antenna and are not part of the rear
window defroster.
5. Switch on the rear window heating 4 to
defrost the rear window.
6. Switch on cooling function.
Switching cooling function on/off
When the cooling function is on,
the air is cooled, dehumidified, and
then reheated depending on the
temperature setting.
Depending on the weather, the windshield may
fog over briefly when the engine is started.
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Ventilation
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Knurled wheels for opening and closing the
air vents through an infinitely variable range
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3
Levers for changing airflow direction
Knurled wheel for more or less cool air from
the air vents for the upper body region
Ventilation for cooling
Adjust the vents to direct the flow of cool air in
your direction, for instance, if the interior has
become too warm.
Draft-free ventilation
Set the vent outlets so that the air flows past
you and is not directed straight at you.
Microfilter
The microfilter removes dust and pollen from
the incoming outside air. It is replaced when
maintenance is performed by your BMW Sports
Activity Vehicle Center. A substantial reduction
in air supply indicates that the filter should be
replaced before normal maintenance.
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Automatic climate control*
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Airflow directed toward windshield and
side windows
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9
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation 65
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3
4
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Airflow toward upper body 66
Airflow to footwell 66
Rear window defroster 66
10 Switching cooling function on/off 65
Manually varying air distribution 65
Adjusting temperature 65
11 Outside air/AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control/recirculated-air mode 66
12 AUTO program 65
Temperature display 65,
Air volume 65
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Manually varying air volume 65
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The highest setting produces the maximum
heat output regardless of the outside tempera-
ture. The lowest setting activates maximum air
conditioning.
A congenial climate
For almost all conditions, the AUTO program 12
offers the optimum air distribution and air vol-
ume, refer to AUTO program below. You need
only select an interior temperature 5 that you
find pleasant.
When you change between different tem-
perature settings in rapid succession, the
system does not have enough time to achieve
the desired temperature.<
The following sections contain more detailed
information on the available setting options.
Your vehicle has been designed to auto-
matically select your personal climate-
control settings whenever you unlock the doors
using your individually programmed remote
control.<
Manually adjusting air volume
By pressing the lower button, you
can reduce the air volume. You can
increase it by pressing the upper
button.
You can reactivate the automatic
air volume mode by pressing the AUTO button.
AUTO program
The AUTO program handles the
adjustment of air distribution to the
windshield and side windows, in
Switching system on/off
the direction of the upper body, and in the foot-
well. It also adapts your instructions for the air
volume and temperature to outside influences
throughout the year, e.g. solar radiation or win-
dow condensation.
At the lowest fan speed, press the lower button
to turn off the automatic climate control com-
pletely. All displays disappear.
Press any button to turn the automatic climate
control back on again.
The cooling function is switched on automati-
cally along with the AUTO program.
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation
Manually switching air distribution on/
off
Quickly removes ice and conden-
sation from the windshield and
front door windows.
You can direct air to flow onto the
windows
body
, toward the upper
and into the footwell
Also switch on the cooling function.
.
Switching cooling function on/off
You can reactivate the automatic
air distribution mode by selecting
the AUTO button.
When the cooling function is on,
the air is cooled, dehumidified, and
then reheated depending on the
temperature setting. Depending on the
weather, the windshield may fog over briefly
when the engine is started.
Temperature
Set the desired temperature.
The automatic climate control
assures that this temperature is
reached as quickly as possible any
time of year, using maximum cool-
ing or heating capacity as needed, and then
keeps this temperature constant.
The cooling function is automatically switched
on along with the AUTO program. It is only pos-
sible to cool the passenger compartment when
the engine is running.
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AUC Automatic Recirculated-air
Control/recirculated air mode
Ventilation
You can set the desired operating
mode by pressing the button
repeatedly:
>
>
LEDs off: outside air continuously flows into
the vehicle.
Left LED on, AUC mode: a sensor detects
pollutants in the outside air. The system
suspends the supply of outside air as
needed and recirculates the air currently
within the vehicle. As soon as the concen-
tration of pollutants in the outside air has
decreased sufficiently, the system switches
automatically back to supplying outside air.
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Knurled wheels for opening and closing the
air vents through an infinitely variable range
2
3
Levers for changing airflow direction
Knurled wheel for more or less cool air from
the air vents for the upper body region
>
Right LED on, recirculated-air mode: the
outside air supply into the vehicle is shut off
continuously. The system then recirculates
the air currently within the vehicle.
Ventilation for cooling
Adjust the vents to direct the flow of cool air in
your direction, for instance, if the interior has
become too warm.
If the windows fog over in recirculated-air
mode, then press the AUTO button or
switch off the recirculated air mode and
increase the air volume as needed.
The recirculated-air mode should not be used
over a sustained period of time; otherwise, the
air quality inside the vehicle will steadily deteri-
orate.<
Draft-free ventilation
Set the vent outlets so that the air flows past
you and is not directed straight at you.
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter*
The microfilter removes dust and pollen from
the incoming outside air. The activated-char-
coal filter provides additional protection by fil-
tering gaseous pollutants from the outside air.
This combined filter is replaced when mainte-
nance is performed by your BMW Sports Activ-
ity Vehicle Center. A substantial reduction in
air supply indicates that the filter should be
replaced before normal maintenance.
Rear window defroster
The rear window heating switches
off automatically after a certain
amount of time. Depending on
your equipment package, the upper wires are
used as an antenna and are not part of the rear
window defroster.
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