Air Conditioner; Air Distribution; Rear Window Heating - BMW 318i Owner's Handbook Manual

Air conditioner

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Air distribution

2 Recirculated-air mode
3 Air flow rate
Air distribution
Direct the flow of air to the win-
dows , to the upper body area
or to the footwell
ate settings are possible.
Recirculated-air mode
If the air outside the car has an
unpleasant odour or contains pol-
lutants, shut off the supply to the
interior of the car temporarily. The
air inside the car is recirculated.
You can also activate/deactivate recirculated-
air mode by means of a button
wheel, see page 9.
If the windows fog over in the recircu-
lated-air mode, switch it off and, if neces-
sary, increase the air flow rate.
The recirculated-air mode should not be used
continuously for lengthy periods, as the quality
of the air inside the car will otherwise gradually
deteriorate.<
Air flow rate
Adjust the air flow. The higher the
rate, the more effective the heating
or cooling will be.
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Switching the system on/off
Turn the air flow rotary switch to 0. Blower and
air conditioner are completely switched off and
. Intermedi- the air supply is cut off.
To switch on the air conditioner, set the desired
air flow.
Switching cooling function on/off
Depending on weather conditions, the wind-
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on the steering
screen may fog over momentarily when the
engine is started.

Rear window heating

aerial and are not part of the rear window heat-
ing.
Temperature
towards blue.
Cooling function
Temperature
Rear window heating
When the cooling function is on, air
is cooled and dried, then reheated
according to the temperature set-
ting.
The heater is switched off auto-
matically after a certain time.
Depending on the equipment ver-
sion, upper wires are used as an
To increase the temperature, turn
the knob clockwise towards red.
To decrease the temperature, turn
the knob counter-clockwise
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