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Climate
Controls
Climate
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems.
Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
At a glance
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2
Air toward the windshield and side windows
Air for the upper body
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4
Air to footwell
Automatic climate control with 2-zone con‐
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Automatic climate control with 2-zone control
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2
Seat heating and ventilation, driver's
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Accessing setting for ventilation tem‐
perature on the Control Display
Temperature, left side of passenger com‐
partment
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9
Switching cooling function on/off manually
Automatic recirculated air control/recircu‐
lated air mode
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4
AUTO program
Temperature, right side of passenger com‐
partment
10 Manual air volume, switching off automatic
climate control, residual heat
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6
Maximum cooling
11 Rear window defroster
Seat heating and ventilation, front passen‐
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12 Defrosting windows and removing conden‐
sation
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Passenger side
13 Air grill for interior temperature sensor,
please keep clear and unobstructed
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Manual air distribution
14 Driver's side
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Manual air distribution
Accessing setting for ventilation tem‐
perature on the Control Display
The current setting for manual air distribution is
displayed on the Control Display.
Most of these settings are stored for the remote
control currently in use, Personal Profile set‐
tings, refer to page 31.
Comfortable interior climate
AUTO program
The AUTO program offers the optimum air dis‐
tribution and air volume for virtually all condi‐
tions, refer to AUTO program below. Select a
comfortable interior temperature only.
Press the button.
Air volume, air distribution, and
temperature are controlled auto‐
matically.
The following sections contain more detailed in‐
formation on the available setting options.
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Depending on the selected temperature, AUTO
intensity, and outside influences, the air is di‐
rected to the windshield, side windows, upper
body, and into the footwell.
3. "Driver ventilation" or "Front passenger
ventilation"
4. Turn the controller to adjust the tempera‐
ture.
The cooling function is switched on automati‐
cally with the AUTO program.
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Blue: colder
Red: warmer
At the same time, a condensation sensor con‐
trols the program in such a way that window
condensation is prevented as much as possible.
To switch off the program: press the button
again or manually adjust the air distribution.
Intensity of the AUTO program
Pressing the AUTO button repeatedly adjusts
the intensity of the AUTO program. The se‐
lectedintensity, SOFT, MEDIUMorINTENSIVE,
appears on the display of the automatic climate
control.
Defrosting and defogging windows
Press the button.
Ice and condensation are quickly re‐
moved from the windshield and the front side
windows.
Temperature
Turn the wheel to set the desired
temperature.
The automatic climate control ach‐
ieves this temperature as quickly as
For this purpose, also switch on the cooling
function.
possible, if necessary with the maximum cooling
or heating capacity, and then keeps it constant.
Rear window defroster
Press the button.
Avoid rapidly switching between different tem‐
perature settings. The automatic climate control
will not have sufficient time to adjust the set
temperature.
The rear window defroster switches off
automatically after a certain period of time.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, upper
wires are used as an antenna and are not part of
the rear window defroster.
Maximum heating power can be obtained with
the highest setting, regardless of the external
temperature.
At the lowest setting, cooling is continuous, re‐
gardless of the external temperature.
Air volume, manual
You can vary the air volume by pressing
on the corresponding side. You can re‐
activate the automatic mode for the air volume
with the AUTO button.
Adjusting the ventilation temperature
This function can be used to adjust the air tem‐
perature for the upper body region.
1. "Settings"
2. "Climate"
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Depending on the weather, the windshield may
fog up briefly when the engine is started.
Manual air distribution
The air flow can be guided into the vehicle inte‐
rior, separately for the driver's and front passen‐
ger side, using one of the following programs:
The cooling function is switched on automati‐
cally with the AUTO program.
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Upper body region.
Upper body region and footwell.
Footwell.
When using the automatic climate control, con‐
densation water, refer to page 154, develops
that exits underneath the vehicle.
Driver's side: in addition, the windshield,
side windows, and footwell.
Maximum cooling
Press the button.
The system is set to the lowest
temperature, maximum air volume
and recirculated-air mode.
Selecting program
Press the button repeatedly until the
desired program is shown on the Con‐
trol Display.
Air flows out of the vents for the upper body re‐
gion. Open them for this purpose.
Air is cooled as quickly as possible:
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At an external temperature of approx.
32 ℉/0 ℃.
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When the engine is running.
Automatic recirculated air mode/
recirculated air mode
You can respond to unpleasant odors or pollu‐
tants in the immediate environment by tempo‐
rarily suspending the supply of outside air. The
system then recirculates the air currently within
the vehicle.
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2
3
Air toward the windshield and side windows
Air for the upper body
Air to footwell
Pressing the AUTO button cancels the manual
air distribution settings.
Press the button repeatedly to select
an operating mode:
The automatic mode for the air volume remains
effective with manual air distribution.
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LEDs off: outside air flows in continuously.
Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air con‐
trol: a sensor detects pollutants in the out‐
side air and controls the shutoff automati‐
cally.
Cooling function
The passenger compartment can only be
cooled with the engine running.
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Right LED on, recirculated air mode: the
supply of outside air into the vehicle is per‐
manently blocked.
Press the button.
The air is cooled and dehumidified and
– depending on the temperature setting –
warmed again.
If the windows are fogged over, switch off the
recirculated-air mode and press the AUTO but‐
ton to utilize the condensation sensor. Make
sure that air can flow onto the windshield.
The cooling function helps to prevent conden‐
sation on the windows or to remove it quickly.
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Continuous recirculated-air mode
Switching on
The recirculated air mode should not be
used for an extended period of time, as the air
quality inside the vehicle deteriorates steadily.◀
Press any button to switch the automatic cli‐
mate control back on.
Front ventilation
Residual heat
The heat stored in the engine is used to heat the
interior.
Functional requirement
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Up to 15 minutes after the engine has been
switched off.
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Warm engine.
The battery is sufficiently charged.
External temperature below 77 ℉/25 ℃.
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2
Use the thumbwheels to smoothly open and
close the air vents
Use the lever to change the direction of the
air flow
Switching on
1. Switch off the ignition.
2. Press the right-hand button.
Avoiding injury
Do not drop any foreign objects into the air
vents, otherwise these could be catapulted out‐
wards and lead to injuries.◀
REST appears on the display of the automatic
climate control when the residual heat utilization
is switched on.
Ventilation for cooling
Adjust the vents to direct the flow of cool air in
your direction, for instance if the interior has be‐
come too warm.
From radio readiness the interior temperature,
the air volume and the air distribution can be set.
Switching off
Draft-free ventilation
Set the air vents so that the air flows past you
and is not directed straight at you.
You can select the lowest blower speed by
pressing and holding the left side. Pressing
again switches off the residual heat utilization.
REST disappears from the display of the auto‐
matic climate control.
Switching on/off the automatic climate
control
Switching off
With the blower at its lowest setting,
press the left side of the button to
switch off the automatic climate control.
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temperatures. To do this, turn thumbwheel 1 to‐
ward the rear and switch on the blower, button 2.
Ventilation in rear
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter
The microfilter traps dust and pollen in the in‐
coming air.
The activated-charcoal filter removes gaseous
pollutants from the outside air that enters the
vehicle.
The service center replaces this combined filter
during routine maintenance.
1
2
Use the thumbwheels to smoothly open and
close the air vents
More information can be found in the service re‐
quirements display, refer to page 81.
Use the lever to change the direction of the
air flow
Automatic climate control
with 4-zone control
BMW X5: heating and ventilation, 3rd
row seats
The air in the area of the 3rd row seats can be
heated or recirculated. Air vents are located in
the storage compartment area between the
seats and in the footwell of the 3rd row seats.
Front operation
Corresponds to the operation of automatic cli‐
mate control with 2-zone control, refer to
page 128.
Rear operation
The control unit is located in the center console
in the rear.
1
Thumbwheel
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Activating heating and distributing air in
footwell:
Turn toward front
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Distributing air in storage compartment
area between seats:
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2
3
4
5
Temperature, left rear seating area
AUTO program
Turn toward rear
Display
2
Button for switching on the blower: LED is lit
Temperature, right rear seating area
Seat heating, right rear seat
The heating is not ready for operation without
switching on the blower. After the heating is
switched off, the blower can be used to recircu‐
late the air within the vehicle, for instance at high
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The automatic climate control achieves this
temperature as quickly as possible regardless of
the season, using maximum cooling or heating
power if necessary, and then maintains it.
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7
Air volume, manual
Seat heating, left rear seat
The current setting for the temperature and the
air flow rate is shown on display 3.
When switching between different temperature
settings in rapid succession, the automatic cli‐
mate control does not have sufficient time to
adjust the set temperature.
Activation/deactivation
1. "Settings"
2. "Climate"
Air volume, manual
3. "Rear climate control"
4. Select the desired settings.
The air flow rate can be varied by press‐
ing on the corresponding side. The au‐
tomatic mode for the air flow rate can be
switched on again using the AUTO button.
Switching off rear automatic climate
control
With the blower at its lowest setting,
press the left side of the button to
switch off the automatic climate control.
The rear automatic climate control cannot be
operated if the front automatic climate control is
switched off. With the defrost windows and
eliminate condensation function activated, the
rear automatic climate control is also not ready
for operation.
The automatic climate control can also be
switched off with iDrive. To switch on the auto‐
matic climate control again, the system must
first be reactivated, refer to Activating/deacti‐
vating.
The system is switched on again by pressing
any button of the rear automatic climate control.
AUTO program
The AUTO program automatically
sets the air distribution toward the
upper body and in the footwell, as
well as the air flow rate. It also
Ventilation in rear
adapts your instructions for the
temperature to outside influences throughout
the year.
Temperature
Set the desired temperature indi‐
vidually on the left and right side.
1
2
Use the thumbwheels to smoothly open and
close the air vents
Thumbwheels to adjust temperature in up‐
per body region; can be adjusted separately
for left and right:
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Switching on/off directly
1. "Settings"
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Blue: colder
Red: warmer
2. "Climate"
3
Use the lever to change the direction of the
air flow
3. "Activate parked-car vent."
BMW X5
The symbol on the automatic climate control
flashes if the system is switched on.
1
2
Use the lever to change the direction of the
air flow
Preselecting activation times
1. "Settings"
Thumbwheel to smoothly open and close air
vents
2. "Climate"
3. "Activate Timer 1" or "Activate Timer 2"
4. "Timer 1:" or "Timer 2:"
For ventilation of the 3rd row seats, refer to
page 132.
Parked-car ventilation
The concept
The parked-car ventilation blows air into the
passenger compartment to lower interior tem‐
peratures.
The system can be switched on and off at any
external temperature, either directly or by using
a preset switch-on time. It remains switched on
for 30 minutes.
5. Set the desired time.
The symbol on the automatic climate control
lights up when the switch-on time is activated.
Since the system uses a substantial amount of
electrical current, refrain from activating it twice
in succession without allowing the battery to be
recharged in normal operation between use.
The symbol on the automatic climate control
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 reactivated.
Open the vents to allow air to flow out.
They can be operated via iDrive.
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