BMW M5 Sedan Owner's Manual page 279

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:
▷ Upper body region.
▷ Upper body region and floor area.
▷ Floor area.
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
maximum activation time to save the vehicle
battery. The system will be available again af‐
ter the engine is started or after a short trip.
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Climate control
▷ Make sure that the vehicle's date and time
are set correctly.
▷ Open the air vents to allow air to flow out.
Switching on/off directly
General information
There are different ways to switch the system on
or off.
The system switches off automatically after a
certain period of time. The system continues to
run for some time after being switched off.
Using the button
General information
When the vehicle is in standby state, the pre-
ventilation can be switched on or off via the auto‐
matic climate control buttons.
Turning on
Press any button except:
▷ Rear window defroster.
▷ Left side of air flow button.
▷ Seat heating.
▷ Seat ventilation.
▷ SYNC program.
▷ MENU.
Turning off
Press and hold the left side of the but‐
ton.
The system switches off after leaving and lock‐
ing the vehicle.
Via iDrive
Turning on
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Climate control"
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