Climate control -> Parked-vehicle ventilation for Your BMW X6 4 Door Second Generation (2015-2019)

Climate control  
Controls  
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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Controls  
Climate control  
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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