Get Controls -> Climate Guide for BMW X5 SUV Second Generation (2007-2013)

Climate

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Climate

describes equipment that may not be found in

your vehicle, for instance due to the selected

special equipment or the country version. This

also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐

tems.

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all series equipment as

well as country-specific and special equipment

offered for this model series.Therefore, it also

At a glance

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2

Air toward the windshield and side windows

Air for the upper body

3

4

Air to footwell

Automatic climate control with 2-zone con‐

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Automatic climate control with 4-zone con‐

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Automatic climate control with 2-zone control

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2

Seat heating and ventilation, driver's

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Accessing setting for ventilation tem‐

perature on the Control Display

Temperature, left side of passenger com‐

partment

8

9

Switching cooling function on/off manually

Automatic recirculated air control/recircu‐

lated air mode

3

4

AUTO program

Temperature, right side of passenger com‐

partment

10 Manual air volume, switching off automatic

climate control, residual heat

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6

Maximum cooling

11 Rear window defroster

Seat heating and ventilation, front passen‐

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12 Defrosting windows and removing conden‐

sation

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Passenger side

13 Air grill for interior temperature sensor,

please keep clear and unobstructed

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Manual air distribution

14 Driver's side

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Manual air distribution

Accessing setting for ventilation tem‐

perature on the Control Display

The current setting for manual air distribution is

displayed on the Control Display.

Most of these settings are stored for the remote

control currently in use, Personal Profile set‐

tings, refer to page 31.

Comfortable interior climate

AUTO program

The AUTO program offers the optimum air dis‐

tribution and air volume for virtually all condi‐

tions, refer to AUTO program below. Select a

comfortable interior temperature only.

Press the button.

Air volume, air distribution, and

temperature are controlled auto‐

matically.

The following sections contain more detailed in‐

formation on the available setting options.

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Depending on the selected temperature, AUTO

intensity, and outside influences, the air is di‐

rected to the windshield, side windows, upper

body, and into the footwell.

3. "Driver ventilation" or "Front passenger

ventilation"

4. Turn the controller to adjust the tempera‐

ture.

The cooling function is switched on automati‐

cally with the AUTO program.

▷

Blue: colder

Red: warmer

At the same time, a condensation sensor con‐

trols the program in such a way that window

condensation is prevented as much as possible.

To switch off the program: press the button

again or manually adjust the air distribution.

Intensity of the AUTO program

Pressing the AUTO button repeatedly adjusts

the intensity of the AUTO program. The se‐

lectedintensity, SOFT, MEDIUMorINTENSIVE,

appears on the display of the automatic climate

control.

Defrosting and defogging windows

Press the button.

Ice and condensation are quickly re‐

moved from the windshield and the front side

windows.

Temperature

Turn the wheel to set the desired

temperature.

The automatic climate control ach‐

ieves this temperature as quickly as

For this purpose, also switch on the cooling

function.

possible, if necessary with the maximum cooling

or heating capacity, and then keeps it constant.

Rear window defroster

Press the button.

Avoid rapidly switching between different tem‐

perature settings. The automatic climate control

will not have sufficient time to adjust the set

temperature.

The rear window defroster switches off

automatically after a certain period of time.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, upper

wires are used as an antenna and are not part of

the rear window defroster.

Maximum heating power can be obtained with

the highest setting, regardless of the external

temperature.

At the lowest setting, cooling is continuous, re‐

gardless of the external temperature.

Air volume, manual

You can vary the air volume by pressing

on the corresponding side. You can re‐

activate the automatic mode for the air volume

with the AUTO button.

Adjusting the ventilation temperature

This function can be used to adjust the air tem‐

perature for the upper body region.

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

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Depending on the weather, the windshield may

fog up briefly when the engine is started.

Manual air distribution

The air flow can be guided into the vehicle inte‐

rior, separately for the driver's and front passen‐

ger side, using one of the following programs:

The cooling function is switched on automati‐

cally with the AUTO program.

▷

Upper body region.

Upper body region and footwell.

Footwell.

When using the automatic climate control, con‐

densation water, refer to page 154, develops

that exits underneath the vehicle.

Driver's side: in addition, the windshield,

side windows, and footwell.

Maximum cooling

Press the button.

The system is set to the lowest

temperature, maximum air volume

and recirculated-air mode.

Selecting program

Press the button repeatedly until the

desired program is shown on the Con‐

trol Display.

Air flows out of the vents for the upper body re‐

gion. Open them for this purpose.

Air is cooled as quickly as possible:

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At an external temperature of approx.

32 ℉/0 ℃.

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When the engine is running.

Automatic recirculated air mode/

recirculated air mode

You can respond to unpleasant odors or pollu‐

tants in the immediate environment by tempo‐

rarily suspending the supply of outside air. The

system then recirculates the air currently within

the vehicle.

1

2

3

Air toward the windshield and side windows

Air for the upper body

Air to footwell

Pressing the AUTO button cancels the manual

air distribution settings.

Press the button repeatedly to select

an operating mode:

The automatic mode for the air volume remains

effective with manual air distribution.

▷

LEDs off: outside air flows in continuously.

Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air con‐

trol: a sensor detects pollutants in the out‐

side air and controls the shutoff automati‐

cally.

Cooling function

The passenger compartment can only be

cooled with the engine running.

▷

Right LED on, recirculated air mode: the

supply of outside air into the vehicle is per‐

manently blocked.

Press the button.

The air is cooled and dehumidified and

– depending on the temperature setting –

warmed again.

If the windows are fogged over, switch off the

recirculated-air mode and press the AUTO but‐

ton to utilize the condensation sensor. Make

sure that air can flow onto the windshield.

The cooling function helps to prevent conden‐

sation on the windows or to remove it quickly.

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Continuous recirculated-air mode

Switching on

The recirculated air mode should not be

used for an extended period of time, as the air

quality inside the vehicle deteriorates steadily.◀

Press any button to switch the automatic cli‐

mate control back on.

Front ventilation

Residual heat

The heat stored in the engine is used to heat the

interior.

Functional requirement

▷

Up to 15 minutes after the engine has been

switched off.

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Warm engine.

The battery is sufficiently charged.

External temperature below 77 ℉/25 ℃.

1

2

Use the thumbwheels to smoothly open and

close the air vents

Use the lever to change the direction of the

air flow

Switching on

1. Switch off the ignition.

2. Press the right-hand button.

Avoiding injury

Do not drop any foreign objects into the air

vents, otherwise these could be catapulted out‐

wards and lead to injuries.◀

REST appears on the display of the automatic

climate control when the residual heat utilization

is switched on.

Ventilation for cooling

Adjust the vents to direct the flow of cool air in

your direction, for instance if the interior has be‐

come too warm.

From radio readiness the interior temperature,

the air volume and the air distribution can be set.

Switching off

Draft-free ventilation

Set the air vents so that the air flows past you

and is not directed straight at you.

You can select the lowest blower speed by

pressing and holding the left side. Pressing

again switches off the residual heat utilization.

REST disappears from the display of the auto‐

matic climate control.

Switching on/off the automatic climate

control

Switching off

With the blower at its lowest setting,

press the left side of the button to

switch off the automatic climate control.

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temperatures. To do this, turn thumbwheel 1 to‐

ward the rear and switch on the blower, button 2.

Ventilation in rear

Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter

The microfilter traps dust and pollen in the in‐

coming air.

The activated-charcoal filter removes gaseous

pollutants from the outside air that enters the

vehicle.

The service center replaces this combined filter

during routine maintenance.

1

2

Use the thumbwheels to smoothly open and

close the air vents

More information can be found in the service re‐

quirements display, refer to page 81.

Use the lever to change the direction of the

air flow

Automatic climate control

with 4-zone control

BMW X5: heating and ventilation, 3rd

row seats

The air in the area of the 3rd row seats can be

heated or recirculated. Air vents are located in

the storage compartment area between the

seats and in the footwell of the 3rd row seats.

Front operation

Corresponds to the operation of automatic cli‐

mate control with 2-zone control, refer to

page 128.

Rear operation

The control unit is located in the center console

in the rear.

1

Thumbwheel

▷

Activating heating and distributing air in

footwell:

Turn toward front

▷

Distributing air in storage compartment

area between seats:

1

2

3

4

5

Temperature, left rear seating area

AUTO program

Turn toward rear

Display

2

Button for switching on the blower: LED is lit

Temperature, right rear seating area

Seat heating, right rear seat

The heating is not ready for operation without

switching on the blower. After the heating is

switched off, the blower can be used to recircu‐

late the air within the vehicle, for instance at high

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The automatic climate control achieves this

temperature as quickly as possible regardless of

the season, using maximum cooling or heating

power if necessary, and then maintains it.

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7

Air volume, manual

Seat heating, left rear seat

The current setting for the temperature and the

air flow rate is shown on display 3.

When switching between different temperature

settings in rapid succession, the automatic cli‐

mate control does not have sufficient time to

adjust the set temperature.

Activation/deactivation

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

Air volume, manual

3. "Rear climate control"

4. Select the desired settings.

The air flow rate can be varied by press‐

ing on the corresponding side. The au‐

tomatic mode for the air flow rate can be

switched on again using the AUTO button.

Switching off rear automatic climate

control

With the blower at its lowest setting,

press the left side of the button to

switch off the automatic climate control.

The rear automatic climate control cannot be

operated if the front automatic climate control is

switched off. With the defrost windows and

eliminate condensation function activated, the

rear automatic climate control is also not ready

for operation.

The automatic climate control can also be

switched off with iDrive. To switch on the auto‐

matic climate control again, the system must

first be reactivated, refer to Activating/deacti‐

vating.

The system is switched on again by pressing

any button of the rear automatic climate control.

AUTO program

The AUTO program automatically

sets the air distribution toward the

upper body and in the footwell, as

well as the air flow rate. It also

Ventilation in rear

adapts your instructions for the

temperature to outside influences throughout

the year.

Temperature

Set the desired temperature indi‐

vidually on the left and right side.

1

2

Use the thumbwheels to smoothly open and

close the air vents

Thumbwheels to adjust temperature in up‐

per body region; can be adjusted separately

for left and right:

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Switching on/off directly

1. "Settings"

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Blue: colder

Red: warmer

2. "Climate"

3

Use the lever to change the direction of the

air flow

3. "Activate parked-car vent."

BMW X5

The symbol on the automatic climate control

flashes if the system is switched on.

1

2

Use the lever to change the direction of the

air flow

Preselecting activation times

1. "Settings"

Thumbwheel to smoothly open and close air

vents

2. "Climate"

3. "Activate Timer 1" or "Activate Timer 2"

4. "Timer 1:" or "Timer 2:"

For ventilation of the 3rd row seats, refer to

page 132.

Parked-car ventilation

The concept

The parked-car ventilation blows air into the

passenger compartment to lower interior tem‐

peratures.

The system can be switched on and off at any

external temperature, either directly or by using

a preset switch-on time. It remains switched on

for 30 minutes.

5. Set the desired time.

The symbol on the automatic climate control

lights up when the switch-on time is activated.

Since the system uses a substantial amount of

electrical current, refrain from activating it twice

in succession without allowing the battery to be

recharged in normal operation between use.

The symbol on the automatic climate control

flashes when the system has been switched on.

The system will only be switched on within the

next 24 hours. After that, it needs to reactivated.

Open the vents to allow air to flow out.

They can be operated via iDrive.

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