Get Climate control Guide for BMW X6 4 Door Second Generation (2015-2019)

Climate control

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Climate control

Vehicle features and options

Interior air quality

This chapter describes all standard, country-

specific and optional features offered with the

series. It also describes features that are not

necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., 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 observed.

The air quality inside the vehicle is improved

by an emissions-tested interior, a microfilter,

and a climate-control system for regulating

temperature, air flow, and recirculated-air

mode.

In addition there are other functions which de‐

pend on the vehicle's equipment, for instance

microfilter/activated-charcoal filter, automatic

climate control with automatic recirculated-air

control AUC, and parked-car ventilation.

Automatic climate control

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2

3

4

5

6

Air distribution, left

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8

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Display

Temperature, left

Air flow, AUTO intensity, right

AUTO program, right

AUTO program, left

Air flow, AUTO intensity, left, residual heat

Remove ice and condensation

Maximum cooling

10 Temperature, right

11 Air distribution, right

12 Seat heating, rightꢀꢁ57

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13 Active seat ventilation, rightꢀꢁ58

16 Rear window defroster

17 SYNC program

14 Automatic recirculated-air control/recircu‐

lated-air mode

18 Active seat ventilation, leftꢀꢁ58

19 Seat heating, leftꢀꢁ57

15 Air conditioning

Do not rapidly switch between different tem‐

perature settings. Otherwise, the automatic cli‐

mate control will not have sufficient time to ad‐

just the set temperature.

Climate control functions in detail

Switching the system on/off

Switching on

Air conditioning

Concept

Press any button except for the following:

▷

Rear window defroster.

Left side of air flow button.

Seat heating.

The air in the car's interior will be cooled and

dehumidified and, depending on the tempera‐

ture setting, warmed again.

Seat ventilation.

The car's interior can only be cooled with the

engine running.

If necessary, SYNC program.

Switching off

Switching on/off

▷

Complete system:

Press button.

Press and hold the left button on

the driver's side until the control

Air conditioning is switched on or off.

panel switches off.

On the front passenger side:

Press and hold the left button on

the front passenger side.

Depending on the weather, the windshield and

side windows may fog up briefly when the en‐

gine is started.

▷

The air conditioning is switched on automati‐

cally with the AUTO program.

Temperature

Concept

When using the automatic climate control,

condensation water, refer to page 203, devel‐

ops and drains underneath the vehicle. This is

normal.

The automatic climate control achieves the set

temperature as quickly as possible, if needed,

by using the maximum cooling or heating ca‐

pacity, and then keeps it constant.

Maximum cooling

Concept

Settings

The system is set to the lowest temperature,

optimum air flow and recirculated-air mode.

Turn the ring to set the desired

temperature.

General information

The function is available above an external

temperature of approx. 32 ℉/0 ℃ and with the

engine running is indicated.

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Switching on/off

Press button.

Automatic recirculated-air control/

recirculated-air mode

Concept

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

gion. The vents need to be open for this.

The automatic recirculated-air control AUC

detects odors or pollutants in the outside air.

The outside air supply is shut off and the inte‐

rior air is recirculated.

The air flow can be adjusted with the air flow

active.

AUTO program

Concept

General information

If the system is activated, a sensor detects pol‐

lutants in the outside air and controls the shut-

off automatically.

Air flow, air distribution and temperature are

controlled automatically.

If the system is deactivated, outside air contin‐

uously flows into the car's interior.

Switching on/off

With constant recirculated-air mode, the air

quality in the car's interior deteriorates and the

fogging of the windows increases.

Press button.

Depending on the selected tempera‐

ture, the intensity of the AUTO program, and

outside influences, the air is directed to the

windshield, side windows, upper body, and

into the floor area.

Switching on/off

Press button repeatedly to select an

operating mode:

The air conditioning, refer to page 176, is

switched on automatically with the AUTO pro‐

gram.

▷

LEDs off: outside air flows in continuously.

Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air

control: a sensor detects pollutants in the

outside air and shuts off automatically.

At the same time, a condensation sensor con‐

trols the program so as to prevent window

condensation as much as possible.

▷

Right LED on, recirculated-air mode: the

supply of outside air into the vehicle is per‐

manently blocked.

Intensity

If the windows are fogged over, switch off the

recirculated-air mode and press the AUTO

button on the driver's side to utilize the con‐

densation sensor. Make sure that air can flow

to the windshield.

With the AUTO program switched on, the in‐

tensity can be set. This changes the automatic

control for the air flow and air distribution.

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase intensity.

Controlling the air flow manually

Concept

The selected intensity is shown on the display

of the automatic climate control.

The air flow for climate control can be adjusted

manually.

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General information

gram to the front passenger side and to the left

and right rear.

To manually adjust air flow switch off AUTO

program first.

Switching on/off

Operation

The program is also switched off if the

settings on the front passenger side or

in the rear are changed.

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase air flow.

The selected air flow is shown on the display of

the automatic climate control.

Residual heat

Concept

The air flow of the automatic climate control

may be reduced automatically to save battery

power.

The heat stored in the engine is used to heat

the car's interior. This is possible up to 15 mi‐

nutes after switching off the engine.

Controlling the air distribution

manually

Functional requirement

▷

Warm engine.

Concept

The battery is sufficiently charged.

External temperature below 77 ℉/25 ℃.

The air distribution for climate control can be

adjusted manually.

The availability of the function is shown on the

display of the automatic climate control.

Operation

Press button repeatedly to select a

program:

Switching on

1. Switching off the ignition.

▷

Upper body region.

Upper body region and floor area.

Floor area.

2.

Press the right side of the button

on the driver's side.

The symbol appears on the display of the

Windows and floor area.

automatic climate control.

Windows, upper body region, and floor

area.

The interior temperature, air flow and air distri‐

bution can be adjusted with the ignition

switched on.

▷

Windows: driver's side only.

Windows and upper body region.

If the windows are fogged over, press the

AUTO button on the driver's side to utilize the

condensation sensor.

Switching off

At the lowest fan speed, press the left side of

the button on the driver's side.

The symbol on the display of the automatic

climate control flashes.

SYNC program

Concept

The system enables the transfer of current

settings on the driver's side for temperature,

air flow, air distribution, and the AUTO pro‐

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Defrosting windows and removing

condensation

Ventilation

Front ventilation

Concept

Ice and condensation are quickly removed

from the windshield and the front side win‐

dows.

Switching on/off

Press button.

The LED is illuminated with the sys‐

tem switched on.

▷

Thumbwheels to vary the ventilation tem‐

perature in the upper body region, arrow 1.

For this purpose, point the side vents towards

the side windows as needed.

Toward blue: colder.

Toward red: warmer.

The air flow can be adjusted with the air flow

active.

This does not change the set interior tem‐

perature for the driver and front passenger.

If the windows are fogged over, you can also

switch on the air conditioning or press the

AUTO button to utilize the condensation sen‐

sor.

▷

Lever for changing the air flow direction,

arrow 2.

Thumbwheels for opening and closing the

vents continuously, arrows 3.

Rear window defroster

Press button. The LED lights up.

Settings

The rear window defroster switches

off automatically after a certain period of time.

▷

Ventilation for cooling:

Direct vent in your direction when car's in‐

terior is too hot.

Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter

▷

Draft-free ventilation:

The microfilter removes dust and pollen from

the incoming air.

Adjust the vent to let the air flow past you.

The activated-charcoal filter removes gaseous

pollutants from the outside air that enters the

vehicle.

Ventilation in rear, center

Have this combined filter changed during vehi‐

cle maintenance, refer to page 246.

▷

Thumbwheels to vary the temperature, ar‐

row 1.

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Toward blue: colder.

Switching the system on/off

Toward red: warmer.

Switching on

Press any button except for the following:

▷

Lever for changing the air flow direction,

arrow 2.

▷

Left side of air flow button.

Seat heating.

Thumbwheels for continuous opening and

closing of the vents, arrow 3.

Switching off

Press and hold the left button.

Rear automatic climate

control

Temperature

Overview

Turn the ring to set the desired

temperature.

The automatic climate control achieves this

temperature as quickly as possible, if needed,

by using the maximum cooling or heating ca‐

pacity, and then keeps it constant.

Do not rapidly switch between different tem‐

perature settings. The automatic climate con‐

trol will not have sufficient time to adjust the

set temperature.

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2

3

4

5

6

7

Temperature

AUTO program

Air distribution settings

Air flow, AUTO intensity

Display

Maximum cooling

Concept

The system is set to the lowest temperature,

maximum air flow and recirculated-air mode.

Maximum cooling

Seat heatingꢀꢁ58

Switching the rear automatic climate

control on/off

General information

Air is cooled as quickly as possible:

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

▷

Above an external temperature of approx.

32 ℉/0 ℃.

3. "Rear climate"

▷

When the engine is running.

The rear automatic climate control is not op‐

erational if the automatic climate control is

switched off or if the function for defrosting or

defogging the windows is active.

Switching on/off

Press button.

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

gion. The vents need to be open for this.

The selected air flow is shown on the display of

the automatic climate control.

AUTO program

Concept

Air flow, air distribution and temperature are

controlled automatically.

Controlling the air distribution

manually

Concept

The air distribution for climate control can be

adjusted manually.

Switching on/off

Operation

Press button.

Press button repeatedly to select a

program:

Depending on the selected tempera‐

ture, the AUTO intensity, and outside influen‐

ces, the air is directed to the upper body and

into the floor area.

▷

Upper body region.

Upper body region and floor area.

Floor area.

The air conditioning is switched on automati‐

cally with the AUTO program.

Intensity

Parked-vehicle ventilation

With the AUTO program switched on, the in‐

tensity can be set. This changes the automatic

control for the air flow and air distribution.

Concept

The parked-vehicle ventilation ventilates the

vehicle interior and lowers its temperature, if

needed.

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase intensity.

The selected intensity is shown on the display

of the automatic climate control.

General information

The system can be switched on and off di‐

rectly or by using two preset departure times.

Controlling the air flow manually

Concept

The air flow for climate control can be adjusted

manually.

The activation time is automatically deter‐

mined based on the temperature. The system

promptly switches on before the selected de‐

parture time.

Operation can be performed via iDrive.

Functional requirements

Parked-car ventilation

General information

To manually adjust air flow switch off AUTO

program first.

▷

Departure time preselected: depends on

the internal, external, and set desired tem‐

perature.

Operation

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase air flow.

▷

Direct operation: does not depend on the

external temperature.

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▷

Battery is sufficiently charged.

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

trol lights up when the departure time is acti‐

vated.

If parked-car ventilation is switched on, the

vehicle battery will be discharged. Thus,

limit the maximum activation time to save

the vehicle battery. The system will be

available again after engine starting and/or

a short trip.

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

trol 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 be reacti‐

vated.

▷

Make sure that the vehicle's date and time

are set correctly.

Open the vents to allow air to flow out.

Switching on/off directly

On the Control Display:

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

3. "Activate now"

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

trol flashes if the system is switched on.

The system continues to run for some time af‐

ter being switched off.

Setting the departure time

On the Control Display:

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

3. Select the departure time.

Turn the Controller until the desired depar‐

ture time field has been selected and press

Controller.

4. Set the time.

Turn the Controller until the desired time is

set and press the Controller.

Activating the departure time

On the Control Display:

1. "Settings"

2. If necessary, "Climate"

3. Activating the desired departure time:

"for departure at"

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