BMW X3 2018 Owner's Manual page 234

CONTROLS
Switching off
Press and hold the left button until the
system switches off.
Temperature
Concept
The automatic climate control achieves the set
temperature as quickly as possible, if needed, by
using the maximum cooling or heating capacity,
and then keeps it constant.
Settings
Turn the ring to set the desired
temperature.
Do not rapidly switch between dif‐
ferent temperature settings. Oth‐
erwise, the automatic climate
control will not have sufficient time to adjust the
set temperature.
Air conditioning
Concept
The air in the car's interior will be cooled and de‐
humidified and, depending on the temperature
setting, warmed again.
The car's interior can only be cooled with the
drive-ready state switched on.
Switching on/off
Press button.
The LED is illuminated with air condi‐
tioning switched on.
Air conditioning is switched on with the engine
running.
Depending on the weather, the windshield and
side windows may fog up briefly when drive-
ready state is switched on.
The air conditioning is switched on automatically
with the AUTO program.
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When using the automatic climate control, con‐
densation water develops and collects under‐
neath the vehicle.
AUTO program
Concept
Air flow, air distribution and temperature are con‐
trolled automatically.
Switching on/off
Press button.
The LED is illuminated with the AUTO
program switched on.
Depending on the selected temperature and out‐
side influences, the air is directed to the wind‐
shield, side windows, upper body, and into the
floor area.
The air conditioning, refer to page 234, is
switched on automatically with the AUTO pro‐
gram.
The AUTO program is switched off automati‐
cally, when manual air distribution is set.
Recirculated-air mode
Concept
You may react to unpleasant odors or pollutants
in the immediate environment by temporarily
suspending the supply of outside air. The system
then recirculates the air flow within the vehicle.
Operation
Press button repeatedly to select an op‐
erating mode:
▷ LED off: outside air flows in continuously.
▷ LED on: the supply of outside air is perma‐
nently shut off.
To prevent window fogging, recirculated-air
mode switches off automatically after a certain
amount of time, depending on the environmental
conditions.