Air for the upper body area, Rear window defroster, Automatic climate control – BMW 325Ci Coupe 2004 User Manual

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Condensation forms during opera-
tion of the air conditioning system,

which then exits under the vehicle.
Traces of condensed water on the
ground underneath the vehicle are thus
normal.

Outside air/Automatic
recirculated-air control (AUC)/
Recirculated air

You can respond to unpleasant
external odors or pollutants by

temporarily stopping the flow of outside
air. The system then recirculates the air
currently within the vehicle.

Press the button repeatedly to select
one of three different operating modes.
> Indicator lamps off: outside airflow is

> Left-hand indicator lamp on – AUC

mode: the system recognizes pollut-
ants in the outside air and blocks the
flow of air when necessary. The sys-
tem then recirculates the air currently
within the vehicle. Depending on the
air quality, the automatic system then
switches back and forth between
outside air supply and recirculation of
the air within the vehicle

> Right-hand indicator lamp on: the

flow of external air into the vehicle is

permanently blocked. The system
then recirculates the air currently
within the vehicle.

If the windows should fog over in
the recirculated-air mode, switch

this mode off and increase the air sup-
ply as required.

Rear window defroster

When the rear window defroster
is activated, the indicator lamp

comes on. The rear window defroster
switches off automatically after a short
while.

You can have your vehicle pro-
grammed in such a way that the

rear window defroster switches on
automatically. This occurs within 5 min-
utes after starting the engine when out-
side temperatures are below approx.
39

7/+46.

Draft-free ventilation

You can adjust the blower controls for
the upper body area to obtain the opti-
mum airflow rates and directions for
your personal requirements:

1 Rotary dials for infinitely variable

opening and closing of the vent out-
lets

2 Levers for airflow direction

3 With the rotary dial, you can add

more or less cool air to the air coming
from the outlets for the upper body
area:
> Turn toward blue – cooler.

> Turn toward red – warmer.

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