BMW 5 Series: Overview
Buttons in the vehicle
Climate control functions
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Temperature
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Climate control operation
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Maximum cooling
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AUTO program
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Recirculated-air mode
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Air flow, manual
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Air distribution, manual
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SYNC program
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Defrost and defog window
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Rear window defroster
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Active seat ventilation
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Seat heating
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Opening the Climate menu.
For the following settings, for instance: upper body temperature adjustment, parked-car ventilation.
Opening the Climate menu
Press the button.
The Climate menu is displayed.
All the climate control functions which can adjusted via iDrive can be called up via the Climate menu, e.g., upper body temperature adjustment, parked-car ventilation.
Switching on/off
Switching on
Press any button except for the following:
- Rear window defroster.
- Left side of air flow button.
- SYNC program.
- Seat heating.
- Seat ventilation.
Switching off
When equipped with automatic climate control with enhanced features:
- Complete system:
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Press and hold the left button
on the
driver's side until the system
switches off. - On the front passenger
side:
Press and hold the left button on the front passenger side.
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Temperature
Concept
The automatic climate control achieves the set
temperature as quickly as possible, if needed, by
using the maximum cooling or heating capacity,
and then keeps it constant.
Adjusting
Turn the
AUTO program
Concept
The AUTO program cools, ventilates or heats
the car's interior automatically.
The air distribution and temperature are controlled
automatically depending on the temperature
in the car's inter
SYNC program
Concept
Depending on the equipment, the following settings
of the driver's side can be transferred to the
front-passenger side and the rear:
Temperature.
Air flow.
Air distribution.
AUTO program.
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Air intake and exhaust emission systems
Air intake duct
In contrast to the 4- and 6-cylinder gasoline engines, the 8-cylinder
gasoline engine has a two-branch
intake system. This ensures that the necessary air volume is made available to
the engine in every load
range.
Gasoline engine air intake duct in the G30
B46 engine
B58 Engine
Displays in the instrument
cluster
Gray steering wheel symbol:
The system is on standby.
Green steering wheel
symbol:
The system is activated.
Yellow steering wheel symbol
and a signal sounds, if applicable:
System interruption is imminent.
Green steering wheel symbol
and lane marking symbol:
The system supports the driv
