BMW i3 Owner's Manual page 147

5 Vent settings
6 AUTO program
7 Maximum cooling
8 Remove ice and condensation
9 Rear window defroster
Hints
Sufficient ventilation
When remaining in the vehicle for an ex‐
tended period of time, ensure sufficient exter‐
nal ventilation. Do not continuously use recir‐
culated-air mode; otherwise the air quality in
the interior continuously deteriorates and win‐
dow condensation increases.◀
Climate control functions in detail
Cooling function
The car's interior can be cooled with the sta‐
tionary climate control or via the A/C button
with drive readiness activated.
Press button.
The air will be cooled and dehumidi‐
fied and, depending on the temperature set‐
ting, warmed again.
Depending on the weather, the windshield and
side windows may fog up briefly when drive
readiness is activated.
The cooling function is switched on automati‐
cally with the AUTO program.
When using the automatic climate control,
condensation water, refer to page 151, devel‐
ops that exits underneath the vehicle.
Temperature
Turn the ring to set the desired
temperature.
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Climate control
10 Automatic recirculated-air control/recircu‐
lated-air mode
11 Seat heating, right 54
12 Activated driving mode
13 Air flow, AUTO intensity
The selected temperature is shown on the dis‐
play of the automatic climate control.
The automatic climate control reaches this
temperature as quickly as possible, if needed
by increasing the cooling or heating output,
and then keeps it constant.
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.
To reduce the energy consumption, the cool‐
ing or heating output is reduced or deactivated
as per ECO-PRO mode, refer to page 155.
Manual air distribution
Press button repeatedly to select a
program:
▷ Windows.
▷ Upper body region.
▷ Footwell.
▷ Windows and upper body region.
▷ Windows and footwell.
▷ Upper body region and footwell.
▷ Windows, upper body region, and footwell.
The selected air distribution is shown on the
display of the automatic climate control.
If the windows are fogged over, press the
AUTO button to utilize the condensation sen‐
sor.
AUTO program
Press button.
Controls
display 155
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