BMW M3 2002 Owner's Manual page 84

Air conditioner
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Air supply (blower)
You can select blower speeds
from 1 to 4. The heating and
ventilation become more and
more effective as the air
supply settings are increased. In posi-
tion 0, the blower and the heater are
switched off. By using position 0, you
can totally block the air supply by
pressing the button for the recirculated-
air mode.
Temperature
In order to increase the
temperature of the passenger
compartment, turn it to the
right (red). Temperature regu-
lation will keep the interior temperature
you have selected constant.
Air distribution
You can direct air to flow onto
the windows
upper body
footwell . All intermediate
settings are possible. In the
there is a low flow of air onto the
windows to keep them free of conden-
sation.
Rear window defroster
When the rear window defroster
is activated, the indicator lamp
comes on. The rear window defroster
switches off automatically.
The rear window defroster auto-
matically assumes operation
within 5 minutes after the engine is
started at outside temperatures below
40 7 (4
Air conditioner
The air is cooled and dehumidi-
fied and – depending on the
temperature setting – warmed again
when the air conditioner system is
switched on.
Depending on the weather, the wind-
shield may fog over briefly when the
engine is started.
Condensation forms in the air
, toward the
conditioner system during opera-
and into the
tion, which then exits under the vehicle.
Traces of condensed water of this kind
setting,
are thus normal.<
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Recirculated-air mode
You can respond to unpleasant
external odors by temporarily
excluding the supply of outside air. The
system then recirculates the air
currently within the vehicle.
If the windows fog over in the
recirculated-air mode, switch the
recirculated-air mode off and increase
the air supply as required.<
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