Climate control -> Parked-vehicle ventilation for your BMW X4 2014-2018
Climate control
Controls
Ventilation in the rear
Ventilation
Front ventilation
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Thumbwheel for variable opening and
closing of the vents, arrow 1.
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Lever for changing the air flow direction,
arrow 1.
Thumbwheel to vary the ventilation tem‐
perature, arrow 2.
Thumbwheels for opening and closing the
vents continuously, arrows 2.
Toward blue: colder.
Toward red: warmer.
Thumbwheel to vary the ventilation tem‐
perature in the upper body region, arrow 3.
This does not change the adjusted interior
temperature.
Toward blue: colder.
Toward red: warmer.
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Lever for changing the air flow direction,
arrow 3.
This does not change the set interior tem‐
perature for the driver and front passenger.
Parked-vehicle ventilation
Adjusting the ventilation
Concept
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Ventilation for cooling:
The parked-vehicle ventilation ventilates the
vehicle interior and lowers its temperature, if
needed.
Direct vent in your direction when vehicle's
interior is too hot.
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Draft-free ventilation:
Adjust the vent to let the air flow past you.
General information
The parked-vehicle ventilation system is oper‐
ated via iDrive.
Functional requirements
Parked-car ventilation
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Using the preset activation time or when
operated directly: any external tempera‐
ture.
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Battery is sufficiently charged.
If parked-car ventilation is switched on, the
vehicle battery will be discharged. Thus,
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limit the maximum activation time to save
the vehicle battery. The system will be
available again after engine starting and/or
a short trip.
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Make sure that the vehicle's date and time
are set correctly.
Open the vents to allow air to flow out.
Switching on/off directly
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Climate"
3. "Activate comf. ventilation"
The symbol on the automatic climate con‐
trol flashes if the system is switched on.
The system continues to run for some time af‐
ter being switched off.
Preselecting the switch-on time
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Climate"
3. "Timer 1:" or "Timer 2:"
4. Set the desired time.
Activating the activation time
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Climate"
3. "Activate timer 1" or "Activate timer 2"
The symbol on the automatic climate con‐
trol lights up when the switch-on time is acti‐
vated.
The symbol on the automatic climate con‐
trol flashes when the system has been
switched on.
The system will only be switched on within the
next 24 hours. After that, it needs to be reacti‐
vated.
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