BMW 5 Series Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 5 Series: Active seat ventilation

Concept

Integrated fans in the seat and armrest areas provide a comfortable seat temperature.

Overview

Active seat ventilation

Switching onActive seat ventilation

Switching on

ventilationPress the button once for each ventilation level.

The highest level is active when three LEDs are lit.

The ventilation switches back by one level after a short time.

Switching off

the barPress and hold the button until the bar display on the climate control display goes out.

Individual activation

Concept

A number of heating and cooling functions can be automatically activated depending on the external temperature.

General information

The external temperature at which the functions are to be automatically activated can be set via iDrive.

Activation is performed if the external temperature exceeds or falls below the set temperature in the first 2 minutes after drive-ready state has been switched on. A new alignment is carried out after the settings have been changed.

Depending on the equipment package, the following functions can be automatically activated:

  • Seat heating.
  • Heated steering wheel.
  • Seat ventilation.

If the trip is continued within approx. 15 minutes after a stop, the functions are activated automatically with the levels that were last selected.

Functional requirement

The safety belt of the corresponding seat is buckled.

Activating/deactivating

Via iDrive:

1. "My Vehicle".

2. "Vehicle settings".

3. "Climate functions".

4. Select a menu item:

  • "Steering wheel heating"
  • "Seat heating"
  • "Seat and steering wheel heating"
  • "Seat climate control"
  • "Seat climate / steer. wheel heating"

5. Select desired seat.

6. Select the menu item of the desired function.

7. Set the external temperature at which the function is to be activated.

8. Set the desired level.

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