Climate control -> Parked-vehicle ventilation for your BMW X4 2014-2018

Climate control  
Controls  
Ventilation in the rear  
Ventilation  
Front ventilation  
Thumbwheel for variable opening and  
closing of the vents, arrow 1.  
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.  
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  
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.  
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  
Using the preset activation time or when  
operated directly: any external tempera‐  
ture.  
Battery is sufficiently charged.  
If parked-car ventilation is switched on, the  
vehicle battery will be discharged. Thus,  
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Controls  
Climate control  
limit the maximum activation time to save  
the vehicle battery. The system will be  
available again after engine starting and/or  
a short trip.  
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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