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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Adaptivechassis
Concept Thissystemreducesundesirablevehiclemotion
whenusingadynamicdrivingstyleortraveling onunevenroadsurfaces.
Generalinformation Thisenhancesthedrivingdynamicsanddrivingcomfortdependingontheroadsurfacecondition
anddrivingstyle.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferentdampingsetj
tings.
Thedampingsettingsareassignedtothedifferj entdrivingmodesoftheDrivingDynamicsConj
trol,refertopage 128.
DrivingmodeDampertuningCOMFORT
ECOPROBalancedoutSPORT
SPORTPLUSFirmActiverollstabilization
Concept
Thesystemreducesthelateraltiltofthevehicle thatoccursduringrapiddrivingincurvesordurjingquickevasivemaneuvers.
Generalinformation Thelateraltiltofthevehicleisbalancedoutby
permanentadjustmentonthefrontandrear
axles.Thevehicleisthusalwaysstabilized.
Agilityanddrivingcomfortareincreasedunderall drivingconditions.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferenttunings. Thetuningsareassignedtothedifferentdriving
modesoftheDrivingDynamicsControl,referto
page 128.
DrivingmodeTuningCOMFORT
ECOPROComfortableSPORT
SPORTPLUSFirm
AdaptiveMChassis
Professional
Concept
TheAdaptiveMSuspensionProfessionalisan
activelycontrolledsportchassis/suspension.The systemincreasesdrivingcomfortandminimizes
thelateraltiltwhendrivingaroundcurves.
TheAdaptiveMSuspensionProfessionalenjcompassesthefollowingsystems:
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'xLow-lyingsportchassis.'xAdaptivechassis.'xActiverollstabilization.'xIntegralActiveSteering.
GeneralinformationForactivecontrol,thissystemusestheavailable
information,forinstancefromthenavigationsysj
temortheDrivingstyleanalysis.
Thisinformationinfluencesthecontrolofthefolj
lowingsystems,especiallyinADAPTIVEdriving
mode:
'xAdaptivechassis.'xActiverollstabilization.'xIntegralActiveSteering.
Thisfurtherincreasestheagilityandcomfortof thevehicle.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forexj
ample.
PerformanceControl
PerformanceControlenhancestheagilityofthe vehicle.
Toincreasemaneuverability,wheelsarebraked
individuallywhenasportydrivingstyleisused. Theresultingbrakingpowerissimultaneously
largelycompensatedbyanengineintervention.
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ClimatecontrolVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Interiorairquality
Theairqualityinthevehicleisimprovedbythe
followingcomponents:
'xEmissiontestedpassengercompartment.'xMicrofilter.'xAirconditioningsystemtocontrolthetemj
perature,airflowandrecirculated-airmode.
Dependingontheequipmentspecification:
'xMicrofilter/activated-charcoalfilter.'xAutomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUC.'xParked-carventilation.Automaticclimatecontrol
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Climatecontrolfunctions
ButtonFunctionTemperature,refertopage 254.Climatecontroloperation,refer
topage 255.Maximumcooling,referto
page 255.AUTOprogram,referto
page 255.Recirculated-airmode,referto
page 257.Airflow,manual,referto
page 257.Airdistribution,manual,referto
page 257.Defrostanddefogthewindj
shield,refertopage 258.Rearwindowdefroster,referto
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ButtonFunctionActiveseatventilation,referto
page 118.Seatandarmrestheating,refer
topage 116.OpeningtheClimatemenu,rej
fertopage 254.
Forthefollowingsettings,forinj
stance:upperbodytemperature
adjustment,parked-carventilaj
tion.
OpeningtheClimatemenu
Pressthebuttonontheupperside.
TheClimatemenuisdisplayed.
Forexample,thefollowingclimatecontrolfuncj
tionscanbeaccessedviatheClimatemenu:
'xHeating/ventilation.'xAirquality.'xSeats/surfaces.'xParked-carventilation/heating
Individualsettingscanbeenteredforsomeof theclimatefunctions,e.g.,switchingon/off,inj
tensity.
Switchingon/off
Switchingon Pressanybuttonexceptforthefollowing:
'xMenu.'xRearwindowdefroster.'xLowerairflowbuttonside.'xSeatheating.'xSeatventilation.
Switchingoff
'xCompletesystem:Pressandholdthebuttononthe
driver'ssideuntilthecontrolpanel
switchesoff.'xOnthefrontpassengerside:
Pressandholdthelowerbuttonon
thefrontpassengerside.
Temperature
Concept
Theautomaticclimatecontrolachievestheset temperatureasquicklyaspossible,ifneeded,by
usingthemaximumcoolingorheatingcapacity,
andthenkeepsitconstant.
Adjusting Presstheupperorlowerbuttonsideto
setthedesiredtemperature.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Heating/ventilation5.DriverorFrontpassenger6.Temperature:7.Setthedesiredtemperature.8.OK
Donotrapidlyswitchbetweendifferenttemperaj turesettings.Otherwise,theautomaticclimate
controlwillnothavesufficienttimetoadjustthe
settemperature.
Temperatureoftheventilation Generalinformation
Thetemperatureoftheventilationintheupper
bodyregioncanbeadjusted.
Thetemperatureisindividuallyadjusted,e.g.
coldertowardblue,warmertowardred.
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Theairflowoftheventilationintheupperbodyregionheatsorcoolsnoticeably,dependingontheadjustedtemperature.
Thisdoesnotchangethesetinteriortemperaj
tureforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
Adjusting
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Heating/ventilation5.DriverorFrontpassenger6.Temp.adjustmentupperbody7.Setthedesiredtemperature:'xTowardblue:colder.'xTowardred:warmer.
Airconditioning
Concept
Theairinthecar'sinteriorwillbecooledanddej
humidifiedand,dependingonthetemperature setting,warmedagain.
Thecar'sinteriorcanonlybecooledwiththe drive-readystateswitchedon.
Switchingon/off Pressthebuttononthelowerside.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Heating/ventilation5.A/C
Airconditioningisswitchedonwiththeengine
running.
Dependingontheweather,thewindshieldand
sidewindowsmayfogupbrieflywhendrive- readystateisswitchedon.
Thecoolingfunctionisswitchedonautomatij
callywiththeAUTOprogram.
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderjneaththevehicle.
Maximumcooling
Concept
Thesystemissettothelowesttemperature,opj timumairflowandrecirculated-airmodewiththe
drive-readystateswitchedon.
Generalinformation
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Switchingon/offPressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwiththeAUTO
programswitchedon.
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Dependingontheselectedtemperature,theinj tensityoftheAUTOprogram,andoutsideinflujences,theairisdirectedtothewindshield,side
windows,upperbody,andintothefloorarea.
Theairconditioning,refertopage 255,is
switchedonautomaticallywiththeAUTOproj gram.
Pointthesideventstowardthesidewindows.
Atthesametime,acondensationsensorconj
trolstheprogramsoastopreventwindowconj
densationasmuchaspossible.
TheAUTOprogramisswitchedoffautomatij
cally,whenmanualairdistributionisset.
Intensity
WiththeAUTOprogramswitchedon,theintenj sitycanbeadjusted.Thischangestheautomatic
controlfortheairflowandairdistribution.
Presstheloweroruppersideofthe
button:decreaseorincreaseintensity.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Heating/ventilation5.DriverorFrontpassenger6.Level7.Setthedesiredintensity.
Theairflowandairdistributionarecontrolledauj tomaticallydependingontheselectedintensity.
Theselectedintensityisshownontheclimate controldisplay.
Convertibleprogram Whentheconvertibletopisopen,theconvertible
programisactivatedaswell.Intheconvertible
program,theautomaticclimatecontrolisoptij mizedfordrivingwiththeconvertibletopopen.Inaddition,theairflowisincreasedasthevehiclespeedincreases.
Theefficiencyoftheconvertibleprogramcanbe greatlyenhancedbyinstallingthewinddeflector.
Automaticrecirculated-air
controlAUC
Concept
Theautomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUCrecj
ognizesodorsorpollutantsintheoutsideair.
Theoutsideairsupplyisshutoffandtheinterior
airisrecirculated.
Generalinformation Ifthesystemisactivated,asensordetectspolluj
tantsintheoutsideairandcontrolstheshut-off automatically.
Ifthesystemisdeactivated,outsideaircontinuj
ouslyflowsintothecar'sinterior.
Withconstantrecirculated-airmode,theairqualj ityinthecar'sinteriordeterioratesandwindowfoggingincreases.
Switchingon/off
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4.Airquality5.Automatic
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,switchoffrecirj
culated-airmodeordefogthewindows,referto page 258.
Recirculated-airmode
Concept
Youmayreacttounpleasantodorsorpollutants intheimmediateenvironmentbytemporarily
suspendingthesupplyofoutsideair.Thesystem
thenrecirculatestheairflowwithinthevehicle.
Operation Pressthebutton:
TheLEDisilluminatedwhenrecircuj
lated-airmodeisswitchedon.Thesupplyofoutj sideairisshutoff.
Whenrecirculated-airmodeisswitchedoff,fresh airisdirectedintothevehicle'sinterior.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Airquality5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xFreshair'xAirrecirculation'xAuto-recirculate
Topreventwindowfogging,recirculated-air
modeswitchesoffautomaticallyafteracertain amountoftime,dependingontheenvironmental
conditions.
Withconstantrecirculated-airmode,theairqualj ityinthecar'sinteriordeterioratesandwindowfoggingincreases.
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,switchoffrecirj
culated-airmodeordefogthewindows,referto
page 258.
Adjustingtheairflowmanually
Concept
Theairflowforclimatecontrolcanbeadjusted manually.
Generalinformation ToadjusttheairflowmanuallyswitchoffAUTOprogramfirst.
Operation Presstheloweroruppersideofthe
button:decreaseorincreaseairflow.
Theselectedairflowisshownontheclimate
controldisplay.
Theairflowmaybereducedautomaticallyto savebatterypower.
Adjustingtheairdistribution
manually
Concept
Theairdistributionforclimatecontrolcanbeadj
justedmanually.
Operation Pressthebuttonrepeatedlytoselecta
program:'xWindows,upperbodyregion,andfloorarea.'xUpperbodyregionandfloorarea.'xFloorarea.'xWindowsandfloorarea.'xWindows.'xWindowsandupperbody.'xUpperbodyregion.
Theselectedairdistributionisshownontheclij matecontroldisplay.
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,defogthewinj dows,refertopage 258.
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SYNCprogram
Concept
Thefollowingsettingsofthedriver'ssidecanbe transferredtothefront-passengerside:'xTemperature.'xAirflow.'xAirdistribution.'xAUTOprogram.
Switchingon/off
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Synchronize
Theprogramisswitchedoffautomaticallyifthe settingsonthefrontpassengersideare
changed.
Defrostingwindshieldand
removecondensation
Concept
Iceandcondensationarequicklyremovedfrom
thewindshieldandthefrontsidewindows.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwiththesystem
switchedon.
Theairflowcanbeadjustedmanuallywiththe systemswitchedon.
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,pressthebuttononthedriver'ssideorswitch
onairconditioningtoutilizethecondensation
sensor.Makesurethataircanflowtothewindj
shield.
Rearwindowdefroster
Pressthebutton.TheLEDlightsup.
Thefunctionisavailablewiththeengine
running.
Therearwindowdefrosterswitchesoffautomatj icallyafteracertainperiodoftime.
Microfilter/activated-charcoal
filter
Themicrofilterremovesdustandpollenfromthe
incomingair.
Theactivated-charcoalfilteralsoremovesgasj eouspollutantsfromtheoutsideairthatenters
thevehicle.
Havethiscombinedfilterchangedduringvehicle maintenance,refertopage 333.
Ventilation
Concept Theairflowdirectionscanbeindividuallyadj
justed.
Adjustingtheventilation
Generalinformation
Theairflowdirectionscanbeadjustedfordirect
orindirectventilation.
Opentheventsandpositiontheminawaythat
ensureseffectiveclimatecontrol.
Directventilation Theairflowisdirectedtowardsthepassengers.
Theairflowheatsorcoolsnoticeably,depending ontheadjustedtemperature.
Indirectventilation Theairflowisnotdirectedtowardsthepassenj
gers.Thecar'sinterioriswarmedorcooledindij
rectly,dependingonthesettemperature.
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Frontventilation'xLeverforchangingtheairflowdirection,arj
row1.'xThumbwheelforvariableopeningandclosing ofthevents,arrow2.
Parked-carventilation
Concept
Thecar'sinteriorcanbecooledorheatedbefore drivingoffwiththeparked-carventilation.Dej
pendingonsettemperatureandambienttemj
perature,thecar'sinteriorisventilatedorpossij blyheatedusingtheresidualengineheat.
Generalinformation Thesystemcanbeswitchedonandoffdirectlyorviaapresetdeparturetime.
Theactivationtimeisdeterminedbasedonthe
externaltemperature.Thesystempromptly switchesonbeforetheselecteddeparturetime.
Functionalrequirements
'xThevehicleisinidlestateorstandbystate
andnotindrive-readystate.'xBatteryissufficientlycharged.
Ifparked-carventilationisswitchedon,the vehiclebatterywillbedischarged.Thus,limit
themaximumactivationtimetosavethevej
hiclebattery.Thesystemwillbeavailable
againaftertheengineisstartedoraftera
shorttrip.'xMakesurethatthevehicle'sdateandtime
aresetcorrectly.'xOpentheventstoallowairtoflowout.
OpeningtheClimatemenu
Pressthebuttonontheupperside.
TheClimatecomfortmenuisdisplayed.
Individualsettingscanbeenteredforsomeof theclimatecontrolfunctions.
Switchingon/offdirectly
Generalinformation Therearedifferentwaystoswitchthesystemon
oroff.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyaftera certainperiodoftime.Thesystemcontinuesto runforsometimeafterbeingswitchedoff.
Usingthebutton
Whenthevehicleisinstandbystate,theparked-
carventilationcanbeswitchedonoroffviathe
automaticclimatecontrolbuttons.
Pressanybuttonexcept:
'xRearwindowdefroster.'xLowerairflowbuttonside.'xSeatheating.'xSeatventilation.'xMenu.
Thesystemswitchesoffafterleavingandlockj ingthevehicle.
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ViaBMWdisplaykeySwitchingon1.SwitchonthedisplayoftheBMWdisplaykey.2.Precondit.setting3.Tapthesymbolorthesymbol.4.Activatenow5.Start
Switchingoff
1.SwitchonthedisplayoftheBMWdisplaykey.2.Precondit.setting3.Tapthesymbolorthesymbol.4.Stop
Display
SymbolDescriptionSymbolontheclimateconj
troldisplay.
Flashing:theparked-car
ventilationisswitchedon.
Departuretime
Concept
Differentdeparturetimescanbesettoensurea comfortableinteriortemperatureinthevehicleat
thetimeofdeparture.
'xOne-timedeparturetime:thetimecanbe
set.
Thesystemisswitchedononce.'xDeparturetimewithweekday:timeandday oftheweekcanbeset.
Onthedesiredweekdays,thesystemwillbe switchedonpromptlybeforethesetdeparjturetime.
Thedeparturetimeispreselectedintwosteps:
'xSetdeparturetimes.'xActivatedeparturetimes.
Settingthedeparturetime
ViaiDrive
1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Pre-ventilationorPre-heating/ventilation5.Departureschedule6.Selectthedesireddeparturetime.7.Setthedeparturetime.8.Selectdayoftheweek,ifneeded.
ViaBMWdisplaykey
1.SwitchonthedisplayoftheBMWdisplaykey.2.Precondit.setting3.Tapthesymbolorthesymbol.4.Selectthedesireddeparturetime.5.Setthedeparturetime.6.Selectdayoftheweek,ifneeded.7.OK
Activatingthedeparturetime
Functionalrequirement
Ifadeparturetimeistoinfluencetheswitching
onofparked-carventilation,therespectivedej parturetimemustbeactivatedfirst.
ViaiDrive
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