Climate – BMW 2007 bmw 328i User Manual

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Climate

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Via the button* on the steering wheel

You can switch quickly between the recircu-
lated-air mode and the previous mode using an
individually programmable button

on the steer-

ing wheel, refer to page

Residual heat

The heat stored in the engine is
used to heat the passenger com-
partment, e.g. while stopped at a
school to pick up a child.

The function can be switched on when the fol-
lowing conditions are met:

Up to 15 minutes after the engine has been
switched off

While the engine is at operating tempera-
ture

As long as battery voltage is sufficient

At an outside temperature below 77

The LED is lit when the function is on.
As of radio readiness, you can set the interior
temperature, the air flow rate and the air distri-
bution.

Defrosting windows and removing

condensation

Quickly removes ice and conden-
sation from the windshield and
front side windows.

Switching cooling function on/off

The cooling function cools and
dehumidifies the incoming air
before also reheating it as

required, according to the temperature setting.
Depending on the weather, the windshield may
fog over briefly when the engine is started.
The cooling function is automatically switched
on along with the AUTO program. The passen-
ger compartment can only be cooled while the
engine is running.

Rear window defroster

The defroster switches off auto-
matically after a certain time.

Ventilation

1 Use the knurled wheels to smoothly open

and close the air vents

2 Use the lever to change the direction of the

airflow

3 Knurled wheel for more or less cool air from

the vents for the upper body area

Ventilation for cooling

Adjust the vent outlets to direct the flow of cool
air in your direction, for instance if it has become
too hot in the car.

Draft-free ventilation

Set the vent outlets so that the air flows past
you and not straight at you.