BMW X3 2018 Owner's Manual page 113

Seat heating distribution
The heating action in the seat cushion and the
seat backrest can be distributed in different
ways.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Climate functions"
4. Select a menu item:
▷ "Seat heating"
▷ "Seat and steering wheel heating"
▷ "Seat climate control"
▷ "Seat climate / steer. wheel heating"
5. Select the desired seat, if needed.
6. Press the Controller and turn it to set the seat
heating distribution.
Active seat ventilation
Concept
The seat cushion and backrest surfaces are
cooled by means of integrated fans.
The ventilation cools the seat, for instance if the
car's interior is overheated or for continuous
cooling at high temperatures.
Overview
Active seat ventilation
Seats, mirrors, and steering wheel
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Switching on
Press button once for each ventilation
level.
Highest level if three bars are shown on the cli‐
mate control display.
The ventilation switches back by one level after a
short time.
Switching off
Press button and hold until bar display
on the climate control display goes out.
Individual activation
Concept
A number of heating and cooling functions can
be automatically activated depending on the ex‐
ternal temperature.
General information
The external temperature at which the functions
are to be automatically activated can be set via
iDrive.
Activation is performed if the external tempera‐
ture exceeds or falls below the set temperature
in the first 2 minutes after drive-ready state has
been switched on. A new alignment is carried out
after the settings have been changed.
Depending on the equipment package, the fol‐
lowing functions can be automatically activated:
▷ Seat heating.
▷ Heated steering wheel.
▷ Seat ventilation.
If the trip is continued within approx. 15 minutes
after a stop, the functions are activated automati‐
cally with the levels that were last selected.
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