Climate control for Your BMW I8 2 Door First Generation (2014-2020)

Climate control  
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Climate control  
▷ Emission tested passenger compartment.  
▷ Microfilter.  
Vehicle features and options  
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐  
cific and optional features offered with the series.  
It also describes features that are not necessarily  
available in your vehicle, for instance, due to the  
selected options or country versions. This also  
applies to safety-related functions and systems.  
When using these functions and systems, the  
applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐  
served.  
▷ Air conditioning system to control the tem‐  
perature, air flow and recirculated-air mode.  
Depending on the equipment specification:  
▷ Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter.  
▷ Automatic recirculated-air control AUC.  
▷ Parked-car ventilation.  
Interior air quality  
The air quality in the vehicle is improved by the  
following components:  
Automatic climate control  
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Seat heating, leftꢀꢁ83  
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Temperature, left  
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SYNC program  
10 AUTO program  
Display  
11 Air flow, AUTO intensity  
12 Manual air distribution  
Maximum cooling  
Temperature, right  
Seat heating, rightꢀꢁ83  
To switch off the system  
13 To defrost windows and remove condensa‐  
tion  
14 Interior temperature sensor — always keep  
clear  
Automatic recirculated-air control/recircu‐  
lated-air mode  
15 Rear window defroster  
creasing the cooling or heating output, and then  
keeps it constant.  
Climate control functions in detail  
Switching the system on/off  
Do not rapidly switch between different tempera‐  
ture settings. Otherwise, the automatic climate  
control will not have sufficient time to adjust the  
set temperature.  
Switching on  
Press any button except for the following:  
▷ SYNC program.  
To reduce energy consumption, the cooling or  
heating output is reduced in ECO-PRO mode,  
refer to page 190. ECO PRO is shown on the  
display of the automatic climate control.  
▷ Rear window defroster.  
▷ Seat heating.  
Switching off  
Maximum cooling  
Press the button.  
Concept  
The system is set to the lowest temperature, op‐  
timum air flow and recirculated-air mode.  
Temperature  
Concept  
General information  
The automatic climate control achieves the set  
temperature as quickly as possible, if necessary  
by using the maximum cooling or heating power,  
and then keeps it constant.  
The function is available above an external tem‐  
perature of approximately 32 ℉/0 ℃ and when  
the engine is running, or when the electrical  
drive-ready state is available.  
Adjusting  
Switching on/off  
Press the button.  
Turn the wheel to set the desired  
temperature.  
The LED is illuminated with the system  
switched on.  
Air flows out of the vents to the upper body re‐  
gion. The vents need to be open for this.  
The selected temperature is shown on the dis‐  
play of the automatic climate control.  
The air flow can be adjusted with the program  
active.  
The automatic climate control reaches this tem‐  
perature as quickly as possible, if needed, by in‐  
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The outside air supply is shut off and the interior  
air is recirculated.  
AUTO program  
Concept  
General information  
The AUTO program cools, ventilates or heats  
the car's interior automatically.  
If the system is activated, a sensor detects pollu‐  
tants in the outside air and controls the shut-off  
automatically.  
The air distribution and temperature are control‐  
led automatically depending on the temperature  
in the car's interior and the desired temperature  
setting including the selected intensity of the air  
flow.  
If the system is deactivated, outside air continu‐  
ously flows into the car's interior.  
With constant recirculated-air mode, the air qual‐  
ity in the car's interior deteriorates and window  
fogging increases.  
Switching on/off  
Press the button.  
Switching on/off  
Press button repeatedly to select an op‐  
erating mode:  
Depending on the selected temperature, the in‐  
tensity of the AUTO program, and outside influ‐  
ences, the air is directed to the windshield, side  
windows, upper body, and into the floor area.  
▷ LEDs off: outside air flows in continuously.  
▷ Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air con‐  
trol: a sensor detects pollutants in the outside  
air and shuts off automatically.  
The cooling function is switched on automati‐  
cally with the AUTO program.  
Point the side vents toward the side windows.  
▷ Right LED on, recirculated-air mode: the sup‐  
ply of outside air into the vehicle is perma‐  
nently blocked.  
At the same time, a condensation sensor con‐  
trols the program so as to prevent window con‐  
densation as much as possible.  
To prevent window fogging, recirculated-air  
mode switches off automatically after a certain  
amount of time, depending on the environmental  
conditions.  
To switch off the program: press the button  
again or manually adjust the air distribution.  
Intensity  
If the windows are fogged over, switch off the re‐  
circulated-air mode and press the AUTO button  
to utilize the condensation sensor. Make sure  
that air can flow to the windshield.  
With the AUTO program switched on, the inten‐  
sity can be adjusted. This changes the automatic  
control for the air flow and air distribution.  
Press the left or right side of the button:  
to decrease or increase intensity.  
Adjusting the air flow manually  
The selected intensity is shown on the display of  
the automatic climate control.  
Concept  
The air flow for climate control can be adjusted  
manually.  
Automatic recirculated-air control/  
recirculated-air mode  
General information  
To adjust the air flow manually switch off AUTO  
program first.  
Concept  
The automatic recirculated-air control AUC rec‐  
ognizes odors or pollutants in the outside air.  
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Operation  
The current setting of the temperature on the  
driver's side is transferred to the front passenger  
side.  
Press the left or right side of the button:  
to decrease or increase air flow.  
The program is switched off if the setting on the  
front passenger side is changed.  
The selected air flow is shown on the display of  
the automatic climate control.  
The air flow of the automatic climate control may  
be reduced automatically to save battery power.  
To defrost windows and remove  
condensation  
Adjusting the air distribution manually  
Concept  
Ice and condensation are quickly removed from  
the windshield and the front side windows.  
Concept  
The air distribution for climate control can be ad‐  
justed manually.  
Switching on/off  
Press the button.  
Operation  
The LED is illuminated with the system  
switched on.  
Press the button repeatedly to select a  
program:  
The air flow can be adjusted with the program  
active.  
▷ Windows.  
▷ Upper body region.  
If the windows are fogged over, you can also  
switch on the air conditioning or press the AUTO  
button to utilize the condensation sensor.  
▷ Floor area.  
▷ Windows and upper body region.  
▷ Windows and floor area.  
▷ Upper body region and floor area.  
▷ Windows, upper body region, and floor area.  
Rear window defroster  
Press the button. The LED lights up.  
The rear window defroster switches off  
automatically after a certain period of time.  
The selected air distribution is shown on the dis‐  
play of the automatic climate control.  
If the windows are fogged over, press the AUTO  
button to utilize the condensation sensor.  
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter  
In external and recirculated-air mode, the micro‐  
filter/activated charcoal filter filters dust, pollen,  
and gaseous pollutants out of the air.  
SYNC program  
Concept  
Have this filter changed during vehicle mainte‐  
nance, refer to page 224.  
The system allows the transfer of the current  
setting of the temperature on the driver's side to  
the front passenger side.  
Switching on/off  
Press the button.  
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▷ Preselected departure times, refer to  
page 170.  
Ventilation  
The stationary climate control can be switched  
on with the BMW Connected app, refer to  
page 171.  
The air automatically exits through the vents to  
the windshield, the side windows, the upper  
body region and into the floor area.  
The system switches off automatically after a  
certain period of time.  
If stationary climate control is used during the  
charging process, less air conditioning capacity  
will be required while driving. This optimizes the  
range.  
▷ Thumbwheel for variable opening and closing  
of the vent, arrow 1.  
▷ Lever for changing the air flow direction, ar‐  
row 2.  
Functional requirements  
▷ Engine switched off and/or drive-ready state  
deactivated.  
Adjusting the ventilation  
▷ Ventilation for cooling:  
▷ High-voltage battery sufficiently charged or  
charging cable connected.  
Adjust the vent so that the air is directed to‐  
wards you, for instance when the vehicle is  
too hot.  
If the high-voltage battery is heavily dis‐  
charged, it can take some time after connect‐  
ing the charging cable, until the stationary cli‐  
mate control will be functional.  
▷ Draft-free ventilation:  
Adjust the vent to let the air flow past you.  
▷ Departure time preselected: dependent on  
the internal, external, and set desired temper‐  
ature.  
Stationary climate control  
▷ Direct operation via iDrive: not dependent on  
the external temperature.  
Concept  
Stationary climate control cools or heats the car's  
interior prior to departure to a comfortable tem‐  
perature.  
▷ To ensure the starting capability of the vehi‐  
cle, the stationary climate control may be au‐  
tomatically switched off, for instance after re‐  
peated switching on or due to an insufficient  
state of charge of the high-voltage battery.  
After the stationary climate control is  
The interior temperature is lowered with high  
cooling output.  
The system can heat the car's interior if needed.  
Snow and ice can be removed more easily.  
switched off due to an insufficient state of  
charge, charge the high-voltage battery and  
switch the drive-ready state on and off. The  
stationary climate control is available again.  
General information  
The stationary climate control can be switched  
on and off directly or via a preset departure time.  
▷ The vents are open to allow air to flow out.  
▷ Direct operation, refer to page 170.  
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The system promptly switches on before the se‐  
lected departure time.  
Switching on/off directly  
Concept  
The departure time is preselected in two steps:  
▷ Set departure times.  
The system can be switched on or off directly.  
The system switches off automatically after a  
certain period of time.  
▷ Activate departure times.  
A minimum of 10 minutes should pass between  
setting/activating the departure time and the  
planned departure time to allow a sufficient pe‐  
riod of time for the climate control.  
Via iDrive  
The system can be switched on or off via iDrive.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
General information  
2. "Vehicle settings"  
If drive-ready state is switched off, changes can  
be made on the Control Display. The departure  
time change is a one-off change. Scheduled de‐  
parture times are not adjusted. Settings for cli‐  
mate control and charging process are also ap‐  
plied for scheduled departure times.  
3. If necessary, "Climate functions"  
4. "Activate comfort climate"  
5. "Activate now"  
Via BMW display key  
The system can be switched on or off via the  
BMW display key.  
Setting departure times  
Via iDrive  
Switching on  
1. "My Vehicle"  
1. Switch on the display of the BMW display  
key.  
2. "Vehicle settings"  
3. If necessary, "Climate functions"  
4. "Activate comfort climate"  
5. "Plan comfort climate"  
2. "Precondit. setting"  
3. "On"  
Switching off  
6. Set the desired departure time, refer to  
page 200.  
1. Switch on the display of the BMW display  
key.  
Activating the departure time  
2. "Precondit. setting"  
3. "Off"  
Functional requirement  
If a departure time is to influence the switching  
on of the stationary climate control, the respec‐  
tive departure time must be activated first.  
Climate control for departure time  
Concept  
Different departure times can be set to ensure a  
comfortable interior temperature in the vehicle at  
the time of departure.  
Via iDrive  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "Vehicle settings"  
3. If necessary, "Climate functions"  
4. "Activate comfort climate"  
The activation time is automatically determined  
based on the temperature.  
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5. "Plan comfort climate"  
6. "Precondition for departure"  
Activate the desired departure time.  
Display  
The symbol on the automatic climate control  
lights up when the departure time is activated.  
The symbol on the automatic climate control  
flashes when the stationary climate control has  
been switched on.  
Activating with the BMW Connected  
app  
Using an appropriate BMW Connected app with  
remote function, the system can be switched on  
directly or via a preset departure time.  
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Related Topics

Vehicle features and options
Interior air quality
Automatic climate control
Ventilation
Stationary climate control

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