Parked car ventilation, Climate – BMW M3 Sedan 2009 User Manual

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Climate

The cooling function helps prevent condensa-
tion on the windows or removes it quickly.
Depending on the weather, the windshield may
fog over briefly when the engine is started.
Pressing the AUTO button automatically
switches on the cooling function.

Rear window defroster

The defroster is switched off auto-
matically after a certain time.
Depending on your vehicle's

equipment, the upper wires serve as an antenna
and are not part of the rear window defroster.

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.

Ventilation in the rear

1 Use the knurled wheel to smoothly open

and close the air vents

2 Use the knurled wheel to adjust the temper-

ature:

Turn toward blue: colder

Turn toward red: warmer

3 Use the lever to change the direction of the

airflow

Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter

The microfilter traps dust and pollen in the
incoming air. The activated-charcoal filter pro-
vides additional protection by filtering gaseous
pollutants from the outside air. Your BMW cen-
ter replaces this combined filter during routine
maintenance.

Parked car ventilation

The concept

The parked car ventilation provides ventilation
to the passenger compartment and lowers its
temperature, if necessary.
It is ready for use at any outside temperature
during parked car operation.
The parked car ventilation remains switched on
for approx. 30 minutes. Two different switch-on
times can be preselected. The system can also
be switched on and off directly.
Due to its high power consumption, it should
not be switched on twice in a row without driv-
ing in between to allow the battery to recharge.

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