BMW X5 2018 Owner's Manual page 182

Controls
13 Active seat ventilation,
14 Automatic recirculated-air control/recircu‐
lated-air mode
15 Air conditioning
Climate control functions in detail
Switching the system on/off
Switching on
Press any button except for the following:
▷ Rear window defroster.
▷ Left side of air flow button.
▷ Seat heating.
▷ Seat ventilation.
▷ If necessary, SYNC program.
Switching off
▷ Complete system:
Press and hold the left button on
the driver's side until the control
panel switches off.
▷ On the front passenger side:
Press and hold the left button on
the front passenger side.
Temperature
Concept
The automatic climate control achieves the set
temperature as quickly as possible, if needed,
by using the maximum cooling or heating ca‐
pacity, and then keeps it constant.
Settings
Turn the ring to set the desired
temperature.
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16 Rear window defroster
17 SYNC program
18 Active seat ventilation,
19 Seat heating, left 59
Do not rapidly switch between different tem‐
perature settings. Otherwise, the automatic cli‐
mate control will not have sufficient time to ad‐
just the set temperature.
Air conditioning
Concept
The air in the car's interior will be cooled and
dehumidified and, depending on the tempera‐
ture setting, warmed again.
The car's interior can only be cooled with the
engine running.
Switching on/off
Press button.
The LED is illuminated with air condi‐
tioning switched on.
Depending on the weather, the windshield and
side windows may fog up briefly when the en‐
gine is started.
The air conditioning is switched on automati‐
cally with the AUTO program.
When using the automatic climate control,
condensation water, refer to page 211, devel‐
ops and drains underneath the vehicle. This is
normal.
Maximum cooling
Concept
The system is set to the lowest temperature,
optimum air flow and recirculated-air mode.
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