BMW 3 Series Owner's Manual page 277

The selected temperature is shown on the cli‐
mate control display.
Do not rapidly switch between different tempera‐
ture settings. Otherwise, the automatic climate
control will not have sufficient time to adjust the
set temperature.
AUTO program
Principle
The air flow, air distribution and the temperature
are controlled automatically.
Switching the AUTO program on/off
Using the button:
Press the button.
The LED of the button is illuminated
with the AUTO program switched on.
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Climate control"
4. "Heating/ventilation"
5. "Second row of seats"
6. "Automatic"
Depending on the selected settings and outside
influences, the air is directed to the upper body
and into the floor area.
Manual air distribution
Principle
The air distribution for climate control can be ad‐
justed manually.
Adjusting the air distribution
manually
Press the button repeatedly. Select the
desired setting:
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Climate control
▷ Upper body region.
▷ Upper body region and floor area.
▷ Floor area.
Locking the control elements
Principle
The control elements of the rear automatic cli‐
mate control can be disabled.
Activate/deactivate
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Climate control"
4. "Heating/ventilation"
5. "Second row of seats"
6. "Disable controller"
Pre-ventilation
Principle
The car's interior can be cooled or heated before
driving off with the pre-ventilation. Depending on
set temperature and ambient temperature, the
car's interior is ventilated or possibly heated us‐
ing the residual engine heat.
General information
The system can be switched on and off directly
or via a preset departure time.
The activation time is determined based on the
outside temperature. The system promptly
switches on before the selected departure time.
Functional requirements
▷ The vehicle is in idle state or standby state
and not in drive-ready state.
▷ The battery is sufficiently charged.
If pre-ventilation is switched on, the vehicle
battery will be discharged. Thus, limit the
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