BMW X5 2004, Owner'S Manual

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Automatic climate control
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Air conditioning
The air is cooled and
dehumidified and —
depending on the temperature setting —
warmed again. Depending on the
weather, the windshield may fog over
briefly when the engine is started. You
can reduce condensation forming on
the windows by switching on the air
conditioning.
During air conditioning condensa-
tion forms, which then exits under
the vehicle. Traces of condensed water
of this kind are thus normal.
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Maximum cooling
You will get maximum cool-
ing capacity using this pro-
gram if the engine is running and
the outside temperature is above
approx. 41
7
/5
6
.
The temperature display 9 jumps to
+60
7
/16
6
, the system switches over
to the recirculated-air mode, and the air
streams out of the vent outlets with the
maximum air supply. That is why you
need to keep these open if you select
this program.
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control
You can respond to
unpleasant odors or pollut-
ants in the immediate environment by
temporarily suspending the supply of
outside air. The system then recircu-
lates the air currently within the vehicle.
Press the button repeatedly to run
through the following control sequence
>
Indicator lamps off: outside air supply
operational
>
Left-hand indicator lamp on – AUC
mode: the system recognizes pollut-
ants in the outside air and blocks the
flow of air when necessary. The sys-
tem then recirculates the air currently
within the vehicle.
Depending on the air quality, the
automatic system then switches back
and forth between outside air supply
and recirculation of the air within the
vehicle
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Right-hand indicator lamp on: the
outside air supply into the vehicle is
completely blocked. The system then
recirculates the air currently within
the vehicle.
With the button on the steering wheel
you can also switch between Off and
recirculated-air mode or AUC and recir-
culated-air mode, refer to page
22 .
If the windows fog over in the
recirculated-air mode, switch the
recirculated-air mode off and increase
the air supply as required.
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Rear window defroster
When the rear window
defroster is activated, the
indicator lamp comes on. The rear win-
dow defroster switches off automati-
cally.