BMW 3 Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 3: Overview

Buttons in the vehicle

Climate control functions

Temperature.

  Recirculated-air mode.

Maximum cooling.

AUTO program.

Air flow, manual.

Switching off.

Air distribution, manual.

Defrost and defog the windshield.

Rear window defroster.

Seat heating

Climate control operation.

Opening the Climate menu.

For the following settings, for instance: upper body temperature adjustment, parked-car ventilation, air conditioning.

Some of the functions can also be used via voice, e.g., temperature.

Opening the Climate menu

Press the button.

The Climate menu is displayed.

For example, the following climate control functions can be accessed via the Climate menu:

  • Heating/ventilation.
  • Air quality.
  • Seats/surfaces.
  • Parked-car ventilation/heating
  • Air conditioning.

Individual settings can be entered for some of the climate functions, e.g., switching on/off, intensity.

Switching on/off

Switching on

Press any button except for the following:

  • Menu.
  • Rear window defroster.
  • Lower air flow button side.
  • Seat heating.

Switching off

Press and hold the lower button until the control switches off.

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