BMW 3 Series Owner's Manual page 271

Turning off
Complete system:
Press and hold the button until the
integrated automatic climate control
switches off.
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 tempera‐
ture 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.
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Climate control
This does not change the set interior tempera‐
ture for the driver and front passenger.
Adjust temperature of the
ventilation
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Climate control"
4. "Heating/ventilation"
5. "Temperature adjustment"
6. 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 de‐
humidified 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.
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.
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