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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Chassiscomponents
Thechassiscomponentsareoptimizedforthe
vehicleanditsscopeofapplicationandthereby ensurethebestpossibleDrivingDynamics.
Adaptivechassis
Concept
Thissystemreducesundesirablevehiclemotion
whenusingadynamicdrivingstyleortraveling onunevenroadsurfaces.
Generalinformation
Thedrivingdynamicsanddrivingcomfortareen#j
hanceddependingontheroadsurfacecondition anddrivingstyle.
Tuning Thesystemoffersdifferentshockabsorberset#jtingsrangingfromcomfortabletraveltodynamic
driving.
Thevariousdampingsettingscanbesetusing DrivingDynamicsControl.
Additionalinformation:
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage 128.
PerformanceControl
PerformanceControlenhancestheagilityofthe vehicle.
Toincreasemaneuverability,wheelsarebraked
individuallywhenasportydrivingstyleisused.
Enginesound
Dependingontheequipmentandnational-mar#j ketversion,youmaybeabletoconfigurethesoundoftheengine.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Enginesound"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
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ClimatecontrolVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Interiorairquality
Theairqualityinthevehicleisimprovedbythe
followingcomponents:
'xEmissiontestedpassengercompartment.'xMicrofilter.'xAirconditioningsystemtocontrolthetem#j
perature,airflowandrecirculated-airmode.
Dependingontheequipment:
'xMicrofilter/activated-charcoalfilter.'xIonization.'xFragrancing.'xAutomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUC.'xParked-carventilation.Automaticclimatecontrol
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Climatecontrolfunctions
ButtonFunctionTemperature.Climatecontroloperation.Maximumcooling.AUTOprogram.Recirculated-airmode.Airflow,manual.
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ButtonFunctionDefrostanddefogwindow.Rearwindowdefroster.Activeseatventilation,referto
page 113.Seatheating,refertopage 112.OpeningtheClimatemenu.
Forexample,forthefollowing
settings:upperbodytempera#j
tureadjustment,parked-carven#j
tilation.
Someofthefunctionscanalsobeusedvia
voice,e.g.,temperature.
OpeningtheClimatemenu Pressthebutton.
TheClimatemenuisdisplayed.
Alltheclimatecontrolfunctionswhichcanad#j justedviaiDrivecanbecalledupviatheClimate
menu,e.g.,upperbodytemperatureadjustment,
parked-carventilation.
Switchingon/off SwitchingonPressanybuttonexceptforthefollowing:
'xRearwindowdefroster.'xLeftsideofairflowbutton.'xSYNCprogram.'xSeatheating.'xSeatventilation.Switchingoff
Pressandholdtheleftbuttonuntilthe
systemswitchesoff.
Temperature Concept
Theautomaticclimatecontrolachievestheset
temperatureasquicklyaspossible,ifneeded,by usingthemaximumcoolingorheatingcapacity,andthenkeepsitconstant.
Adjusting Turnthewheeltosetthedesired
temperature.
Donotrapidlyswitchbetweendifferenttempera#j turesettings.Otherwise,theautomaticclimate
controlwillnothavesufficienttimetoadjustthe
settemperature.
Temperatureoftheventilation Generalinformation
Thetemperatureoftheventilationintheupper
bodyregioncanbeadjusted.
Thetemperatureisindividuallyadjusted,e.g.
coldertowardblue,warmertowardred.
Theairflowoftheventilationintheupperbody regionheatsorcoolsnoticeably,dependingontheadjustedtemperature.
Thisdoesnotchangethesetinteriortempera#j
tureforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
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4."Temperatureadjustment"5.Setthedesiredtemperature.
AirconditioningConcept
Theairinthecar'sinteriorwillbecooledandde#j
humidifiedand,dependingonthetemperature setting,warmedagain.
Thecar'sinteriorcanbecooledwiththedrive- readyorstandbystateswitchedon.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwithaircondi#j
tioningswitchedon.
Dependingontheweather,thewindshieldand
thesidewindowsmayfogupbrieflywhendrive-
readystateisswitchedon.
Airconditioningisswitchedonautomaticallywith
theAUTOprogram.
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#j
neaththevehicle.
Maximumcooling
Concept
Thesystemissettothelowesttemperature,op#j
timumairflowandrecirculated-airmodewiththe drive-readyorstandbystateswitchedon.
Generalinformation
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Automaticrecirculated-air
controlAUC
Concept
Theautomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUCrec#j
ognizesodorsorpollutantsintheoutsideair. Theoutsideairsupplyisshutoffandtheinteriorairisrecirculated.
Generalinformation
Ifthesystemisactivated,asensordetectspollu#j tantsintheoutsideairandcontrolstheshut-offautomatically.
Ifthesystemisdeactivated,outsideaircontinu#j ouslyflowsintothecar'sinterior.
Withconstantrecirculated-airmode,theairqual#j
ityinthecar'sinteriordeterioratesandwindow foggingincreases.
Switchingon/off1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Climatecontrol"4.Ifnecessary,"Airquality"5."Auto-recirculate"
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,switchoffrecir#j
culated-airmodeordefogthewindows.
Recirculated-airmode
Concept
Youmayreacttounpleasantodorsorpollutants
intheimmediateenvironmentbytemporarily
suspendingthesupplyofoutsideair.Thesystem thenrecirculatestheairflowwithinthevehicle.
Adjusting Pressthebutton:TheLEDisilluminatedwhenrecircu#j
lated-airmodeisswitchedon.Thesupplyofout#j sideairisshutoff.
Whenrecirculated-airmodeisswitchedoff,freshairisdirectedintothevehicle'sinterior.
Topreventwindowfogging,recirculated-air
modeswitchesoffautomaticallyafteracertain amountoftime,dependingontheenvironmental
conditions.
Withconstantrecirculated-airmode,theairqual#j
ityinthecar'sinteriordeterioratesandwindow
foggingincreases.
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,switchoffrecir#j
culated-airmodeordefogthewindows.
Airflow,manual Concept
Theairflowforclimatecontrolcanbeadjusted
manually.
Generalinformation ToadjusttheairflowmanuallyswitchoffAUTOprogramfirst.
Adjusting Presstheleftorrightsideofthebutton:
todecreaseorincreaseairflow.
Theselectedairflowisshownonthedisplayof theautomaticclimatecontrol.
Theairflowoftheautomaticclimatecontrolmay
bereducedautomaticallytosavebatterypower.
Manualairdistribution
Concept Theairdistributionforclimatecontrolcanbead#j
justedmanually.
Adjusting Pressthebuttonrepeatedlytoselecta
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'xUpperbodyregionandfloorarea.'xFloorarea.'xWindowsandfloorarea.'xWindows:driver'ssideonly.'xWindowsandupperbody.'xUpperbodyregion.
Theselectedairdistributionisshownonthedis#j
playoftheautomaticclimatecontrol.
SYNCprogram Concept
Thefollowingsettingsofthedriver'ssidecanbe transferredtothefront-passengersideandthe
rear:
'xTemperature.'xAirdistribution.
Switchingon/off
Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwiththeSYNC
programswitchedon.
Theprogramisswitchedoffautomaticallyifthe settingsonthefrontpassengersideorinthe
reararechanged.
Todefrostwindowsandremove
condensation
Concept
Iceandcondensationarequicklyremovedfrom thewindshieldandthefrontsidewindows.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.TheLEDisilluminatedwiththesystem
switchedon.
Theairflowcanbeadjustedmanuallywiththe systemswitchedon.
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,press thebuttonorswitchontheaircondi#j
tioningtoutilizethecondensationsensor.Make
surethataircanflowtothewindshield.
Rearwindowdefroster Pressthebutton.TheLEDlightsup.
Thefunctionisoperationalwhenthedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Therearwindowdefrosterswitchesoffautomat#j icallyafteracertainperiodoftime.
Microfilter/activated-charcoal
filter
Themicrofilterremovesdustandpollenfromthe
incomingair.
Theactivated-charcoalfilteralsoremovesgas#j eouspollutantsfromtheoutsideairthatenters
thevehicle.
Havethiscombinedfilterchangedduringvehicle maintenance.
Ventilation
Concept
Theairflowdirectionscanbeindividuallyad#j
justed.
Adjustingtheventilation
Generalinformation Theairflowdirectionscanbeadjustedfordirectorindirectventilation.
Opentheventsandpositionthemtoensureef#j
fectiveclimatecontrol.
Directventilation
Theairflowisdirectedtowardsthepassengers.
Theairflowheatsorcoolsnoticeably,depending
ontheadjustedtemperature.
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IndirectventilationTheairflowisnotdirectedtowardsthepassen#j
gers.Thecar'sinterioriswarmedorcooledindi#j rectly,dependingonthesettemperature.
Frontventilation'xLeverforchangingtheairflowdirection,ar#j
row1.'xThumbwheelforvariableopeningandclosing ofthevents,arrow2.
Ventilationinrear,center
'xLeverforchangingtheairflowdirection,ar#j
row1.'xThumbwheelforvariableopeningandclosing ofthevents,arrow2.Rearautomaticclimate
control
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Climatecontrolfunctions
ButtonFunctionTemperature.AUTOprogram.Airdistribution,manual.Switchesoffthesystem.Seatheating,refertopage 112.
Switchingon/off
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Climatecontrol"4."Rearclimatecontrol"
Therearautomaticclimatecontrolisnotready
foroperationiftheautomaticclimatecontrolis switchedofforifthefunctionfordefrostingthe
windowsandremovingcondensationisactive.
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Usingthebutton:switchingonPressanybuttonexceptforthefollowing:'xOFFbutton.'xSeatheating.
Usingthebutton:switchingoff
Pressthebutton.
Temperature Concept
Theautomaticclimatecontrolachievestheset
temperatureasquicklyaspossible,ifneeded,by usingthemaximumcoolingorheatingcapacity,andthenkeepsitconstant.
Adjusting Presstheleftorrightsideofthebutton:
todecreaseorincreasetemperature.
Theselectedtemperatureisshownonthedis#j
playoftheautomaticclimatecontrol.
Donotrapidlyswitchbetweendifferenttempera#j turesettings.Otherwise,theautomaticclimate
controlwillnothavesufficienttimetoadjustthe
settemperature.
AUTOprogram
Concept
Airflow,airdistributionandtemperaturearecon#j trolledautomatically.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwiththeAUTO
programswitchedon.
Dependingontheselectedtemperatureandout#j
sideinfluences,theairisdirectedtotheupper bodyandintothefloorarea.
Manualairdistribution
Concept
Theairdistributionforclimatecontrolcanbead#j
justedmanually.
Adjusting Pressthebuttonrepeatedlytoselecta
program:'xUpperbodyregion.'xUpperbodyregionandfloorarea.'xFloorarea.
Ambientairpackage
Concept
TheAmbientAirPackagecanbeusedtoclean
andscenttheinteriorairwithhigh-qualityfra#j
grances.
Ionizationisusedtocleantheairfromsus#j pendedparticles.Togetherwiththeselectedfra#j
grance,ionizationcontributestowell-beingand
relaxationwhiledriving.
Generalinformation Twodifferentfragrancescanbeselectedinthe
vehicle.Avarietyofotherfragrancesispossible byreplacingthefragrancecartridges.
Thefollowingcriteriacaninfluencethepercep#j
tionofscentsinthecar'sinterior:
'xAutomaticclimatecontrolsettings.'xTemperatureandairhumidity.'xTimeofdayandseason.'xPhysicalconditionofthevehicleoccupants,
forinstancefatigue.
BMWrecommendstheuseofgenuineBMW
fragrancecartridges.
ThegenuineBMWfragrancecartridgesarenot
suitableforrefilling.Whenacartridgeisempty,
replaceitwithanewfragrancecartridge.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
RefilledgenuineBMWfragrancecartridgescan
causetheemissionofharmfulsubstances,mal#j
functions,anddamagetothesystem.Thereis
ariskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Do notrefillgenuinefragrancecartridges.Whenacartridgeisempty,replaceitwithanewfra#j
grancecartridge.
Ionization
Concept
Ionizationcleansthecar'sinteriorairofsus#j pendedparticles.
Switchingon/off
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Climatecontrol"4."Airquality"5."Ionization"
Fragrancing
Generalinformation
Fragrancingisdoneatintervalsinordertoavoid
ahabituationeffect.
Twofragrancecartridgesinthevehicleallow switchingbetweenthefragrances.
Thefragrancecartridgesarelocatedintheglove
compartment.
Toensureapleasantfragranceinsideoftheve#j hiclewhenstartingthetrip,fragrancingcanoccur
priortothetrip.Thesystemisautomatically
switchedonwiththeparked-carventilationiffra#j grancingwasswitchedonattheendofthelast
trip.
Functionalrequirements'xThefragrancecartridgesaresufficientlyfilled.'xTheinteriortemperatureisbe#j
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grance.However,itisnotsufficientforfragranc#jing.
Whenthefragrancecartridgesareempty,a
CheckControlmessageisdisplayedonce.
Insertingfragrancecartridges
Thefragrancecartridgesarelocatedintheglove
compartment.1.Opentheglovecompartment.
Frontpassengersideglovecompartment,re#j fertopage 265.2.Pressonthebottomofthecartridgeholder.
Thecartridgeholderslidesdown.3.Removethecoverofthefragrancecartridge.
Holdthecoveronthetoptoslideitfromthe
fragrancecartridge.4.Inserttheremovedcoveronthebacksideof thefragrancecartridge.5.Positionfragrancecartridgesuchthatthe
chipfacesawayfromthecartridgeholder.6.Insertthefragrancecartridgewithoutpres#j sureintothecartridgeholder.Thecartridge
snapslightlyintoplace.7.Pushthecartridgeholderup,untilitengages.
Makesurethatnoobjectspressagainstthe
cartridgeholderfrombelow,otherwisethe
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