BMW X1 Owner's Manual page 265

In recirculated-air mode, air conditioning is au-
tomatically switched on to dry the air and avoid
window condensation.
Depending on vehicle equipment, air recircula-
tion will turn off automatically based on ambi-
ent conditions in order to prevent window con-
densation.
SYNC program
Principle
If SYNC program is activated, the temperature
settings on the driver's side are transfered to
the passenger's side.
If the SYNC program is deactivated, the follow-
ing settings are made automatically in the au-
tomatic program depending on the seat occu-
pancy:
If the front passenger's seat is not occupied,
the settings on the driver's side are applied.
Turning the SYNC program on/off
The SYNC program can be switched on or off
via iDrive:
1. Tap the icon for the Climate menu
on the menu bar.
2. Tap the SYNC program button.
If the temperature setting on the front passen-
ger side is changed, the program is automati-
cally switched off.
Defrost function
Principle
With the defrost function, ice and condensation
are quickly removed from the windshield and
the front side windows.
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Climate control
The air flow and air temperature are automati-
cally optimized for the removal of ice and con-
densation.
The air distribution is directed toward the
windshield and front side windows.
If there is window condensation, turn on the
automatic program to take advantage of the
condensation sensor.
Turning the defrost function on/off
Press the defrost button on the instru-
ment panel.
The LED of the button is illuminated
when the system is switched on.
Make sure that air is able to flow to the wind-
shield and front side windows.
Rear window defroster
Principle
With the rear window defroster, ice and con-
densation are quickly removed from the rear
window.
Functional requirement
Standby or drive-ready state is switched on.
The rear window defroster can only be acti-
vated continuously at an outside temperature
below approx. 41 ℉/5 ℃.
Turning the rear window defroster
on/off
Press the rear window heating button
on the instrument panel.
The LED is illuminated with rear win-
dow defroster switched on.
The rear window defroster switches off auto-
matically after a certain period of time.
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