Air Supply - BMW 325Ci Owner's Manual

Automatic climate control

Air supply

B y pre ssin g th e le ft or rig ht h alf
of th e b utto n, y o u c a n v ary th e
air s u p ply. B y d oin g this, y o u s w itc h off
th e a uto m atic c o ntrol of th e air s u p ply.
N e v erth ele ss, th e a uto m atic air distri-
b utio n re m ain s u n c h a n g e d .
W h e n y o u s e t th e lo w e st blo w er s p e e d
b y pre ssin g th e le ft h alf of th e b utto n,
all of th e dis pla ys are c a n c ele d : th e
blo w er, h e atin g a n d air c o n ditio n er are
s w itc h e d off, a n d th e air s u p ply is
sto p p e d . Y o u c a n re a ctiv at e th e syst e m
b y pre ssin g a n y b utto n for th e a uto -
m atic clim at e c o ntrol.
To defrost the windows and to
remove condensation
T his pro gra m q uic kly re m o v e s
ic e a n d c o n d e n s atio n fro m th e
w in d s hield a n d sid e w in d o w s.
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Air conditioner
T h e air is c o ole d a n d d e h u midi-
fie d a n d – d e p e n din g o n th e
t e m p erature s e ttin g – re w arm e d w h e n
th e air c o n ditio n er is s w itc h e d o n.
D e p e n din g o n th e w e ath er, th e w in d -
s hield m a y fo g o v er brie fly w h e n th e
e n gin e is start e d .
U s e th e b utto n to s w itc h th e air c o n di-
tio n er off at o utsid e t e m p erature s
b elo w a p pro x. 4 1 7 (+ 5 6). T his w ill
h elp to pre v e nt th e w in d o w s fro m
fo g gin g u p .
If th e w in d o w s fo g o v er aft er s w itc hin g
th e air c o n ditio n er off, s w itc h it b a c k
o n.
C o n d e n s atio n form s in th e air
c o n ditio n er syst e m d urin g o p era -
tio n, th at th e n e xits u n d er th e v e hicle .
Tra c e s of c o n d e n s e d w at er of this kin d
are th u s n orm al.<
Automatic recirculated air control
(A U C)
If th ere are u n ple a s a nt o d ors or
p olluta nts in th e o utsid e air, y o u
c a n t e m p orarily blo c k th e air s u p ply
fro m th e o utsid e . T h e syst e m th e n
re circ ulat e s th e air alre a d y w ithin th e
v e hicle . B y re p e at e d a ctu atio n of th e
b utto n, y o u c a n s ele ct o n e of thre e
differe nt o p eratio n m o d e s.
> In dic ator la m p s off: fre s h air flo w s
into th e v e hicle .
> L e ft- h a n d in dic ator la m p o n – A U C
m o d e : th e syst e m d e t e cts p olluta nts
in th e o utsid e air a n d re s p o n d s b y
d e a ctiv atin g th e o utsid e air s u p ply a s
re q uire d . T h e syst e m th e n re circ u -
lat e s th e air alre a d y w ithin th e v e hicle .
D e p e n din g o n th e air q u ality, th e
a uto m atic syst e m th e n s w itc h e s b a c k
a n d forth b e t w e e n o utsid e air s u p ply
a n d re circ ulatio n of th e air w ithin th e
v e hicle .
> Rig ht- h a n d in dic ator la m p o n: th e
s u p ply of o utsid e air is p erm a n e ntly
blo c k e d . T h e syst e m re circ ulat e s th e
air alre a d y w ithin th e v e hicle .
If th e w in d o w s fo g o v er in th e
re circ ulat e d air m o d e , s w itc h this
m o d e off a n d in cre a s e th e air s u p ply a s
re q uire d .<
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