BMW X5 Owner's Manual page 289

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 tempera‐
ture 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 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 on the lower side.
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Climate control
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, op‐
timum air flow and recirculated-air mode with the
drive-ready state switched on.
Functional requirement
The function is available at an outside tempera‐
ture 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.
AUTO program
Principle
The AUTO program cools, ventilates or heats
the car's interior automatically.
CONTROLS
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