BMW X5: Air quality, Automatic climate control

Air quality

General information

The air quality in the interior is improved by the following components:

• Emission tested passenger compartment.
• Interior filter.
• Air conditioning system to control the temperature, air flow and recirculated-air mode.
• Pre-ventilation.
• Ionizer.
• Fragrancing.
• Automatic recirculated-air control.

Interior filter

Depending on the equipment, the interior filter cleans the inflowing outside air and improves the air quality:

• Dust and pollen is filtered out from the inflowing air.
• Nano-particle emissions are reduced.
• Gaseous pollutants are filtered.
• Microbial particles and allergens are filtered.

Automatic climate control

Overview

Buttons in the vehicle

Climate control functions

Temperature.

Maximum cooling.

AUTO program.

Air recirculation mode.

Air flow, manual.

Intensity AUTO program.

Air distribution, manual.

Defrost function.

Rear window defroster.

Depending on the equipment:

Seat and armrest heating

or

Active seat ventilation

Air conditioning.

Open Climate menu, such as for the following settings: upper body temperature adjustment, pre-ventilation.

Some of the functions can also be used via voice, e.g., temperature.

Opening the Climate menu

Press the button on the upper side.

The Climate menu is displayed.

For example, the following climate control functions can be accessed via the Climate menu:

• Fragrance.
• Air quality.
• Heating/ventilation.
• Pre-ventilation/heating

Individual settings can be entered for some of the climate functions, e.g., switching on/off, intensity.

Switching climate control functions on/off

Turning on

Press one of the following buttons:

• Temperature.
• Air conditioning.
• Maximum cooling.
• AUTO program.
• Air recirculation mode.
• Upper side of the air flow, manual button.
• Air distribution, manual.
• Defrosting the windshield

Turning off

Complete system:

• Button on the driver's side:
  Press and hold the button until the integrated automatic climate control switches off.
• Button on the passenger's side:
  Press and hold the bottom button.

Temperature

Principle

The automatic climate control cools or heats to the configured temperature and then keeps the temperature constant.

Setting the temperature

Using the button:

Press the upper or lower button side to set the desired temperature.

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Climate control".

4. "Heating/ventilation".

5. "Driver" or "Front passenger".

6. "Temperature:".

7. Set the desired temperature.

8. "OK".

Do not rapidly switch between different temperature settings. Otherwise, the automatic climate control will not have sufficient time to adjust the set temperature.

Temperature of the ventilation

General information

The temperature of the ventilation in the upper body region can be adjusted.

The air flow of the ventilation in the upper body region heats or cools noticeably, depending on the adjusted temperature.

This does not change the set interior temperature for the driver and front passenger.

Adjust temperature of the ventilation

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Climate control".

4. "Heating/ventilation".

5. "Driver" or "Front passenger".

6. "Temperature adjustment".

7. Set the desired temperature.

The temperature is individually adjusted, e.g.

colder toward blue, warmer toward red.

Air conditioning

Principle

The air in the car's interior will be cooled and dehumidified and, depending on the temperature setting, warmed again.

Functional requirement

The car's interior can only be cooled with the drive-ready state switched on.

Switch climate control function on/off

Using the button:

Press the button on the lower side.

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Climate control".

4. "Heating/ventilation".

5. "A/C".

Depending on the weather, the windshield and the side windows may fog up briefly when drive-ready state is switched on.

Air conditioning is switched on automatically with the AUTO program.

When using the cooling mode, condensation that will exit below the vehicle.

Maximum cooling

Principle

The system is set to the lowest temperature, optimum air flow and recirculated-air mode with the drive-ready state switched on.

Functional requirement

The function is available at an outside temperature above approx. 32 ℉/0 ℃ and with the drive-ready state switched on.

Switching maximum cooling on/off

Press the button.

The LED is illuminated when maximum cooling is switched on.

Air flows out of the air vents to the upper body region. The air vents need to be open for this.

The air flow can be adjusted with the program active.

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