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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Data entry and data transfer into
the vehicle
General information
Depending on the vehicle equipment, comfort
and individual settings can be stored in the vehicle
and modified or reset at any time.
For example, this includes:
Settings for the seat and steering wheel positions.
Suspension and climate control settings.
If necessary, data can
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control
Concept
Within the physical limits, the system helps to
keep the vehicle on a steady course by reducing
engine speed and by braking the individual
wheels.
General information
DSC detects the following unstable driving conditions,
for instance:
Fishtailing, which can lead to oversteering.
Loss of
