08-15-2012, 03:38 PM | #1 |
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Temperature control thumbwheel on dash
I'm still puzzled why that's there. If you have automatic climate control, then you set the temperature at a desired point. If you want the temperature to go higher, you just turn up the dial. Same for lower...turn down the dial setting from, say 70 degrees to 68. But by turning the thumbwheel up or down aren't you accomplishing the same thing?
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08-15-2012, 04:35 PM | #3 |
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yes. If you have the auto climate control temp set 70 degrees, then by rotating the thumbwheel towards the red the temperature of the air coming out of the vents becomes more warm and vica-versa. So if yo want warmer air out of the vents, why not just turn the auto climate temp control setting up a few degrees?
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08-15-2012, 04:54 PM | #4 |
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It is simply a fine tuning of face vent air temperature.
You can run the cabin temperature on the auto setting and have the option to blend to face as you desire. Been a feature of BMW models for years, and from my perspective one of the best features, which makes Climate Control a decent bit of kit, and much easier to live with. For me, as an example, in winter time can have a warm cabin, but a bit of fresh air to the face "blended perfectly" to whatever temperature I want. HighlandPete |
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08-18-2012, 04:27 AM | #6 |
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My X3 is my first car with this feature. At first I didn't see the point but now I've started to really appreciate it. The same goes for the kids in the backseat.
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08-18-2012, 04:48 AM | #7 |
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I love this feature. Whenever I get into a car without it I can never seem to fine-tune the climate control to my taste. I find it most useful on dreary summer days when you have to run the compressor to keep fog off the windows. You can adjust the air coming out of the vents so they don't freeze you out of your seat.
This is just another little detail that every premium car should have.
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08-18-2012, 07:42 AM | #8 |
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I too was skeptical about the benefits of this fine tuning dial but I am a fan of it now.
The seats are not ventilated so i keep the cabin temperature a little cooler than previous cars and adjust the dash outlet dial to the middle position. If it is humid or very hot outside I just dial in a little more cool air. Cool. Btw even Hyundai has ventilated seats... What gives with bmw? Last edited by lbjgh; 08-18-2012 at 10:09 AM.. |
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I remember when I bought an E60 5'er and they didn't have it - I couldn't believe they did away with it... Then I realized (in typical bmw fashion) they put it in the idrive and made it electronic On my E92 M3 it's back to a simple wheel, and glad to see it that way on the F25 too
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08-18-2012, 10:13 AM | #11 |
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Nop. There are dials on either side of the vents to control flow. The middle dial controls temp.
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08-19-2012, 11:39 AM | #13 | |
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No, this is definitely a temperature control. Description as for the E9x model IHKA system.
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