04-30-2012, 04:47 PM | #1 |
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Anyone w/2013 exhibiting auto climate control issues?
Our new 2013 does not respond to putting the climate control on auto. If I have the AC on and the temp set to 70 and change it to 66 the system does not respond by speeding up the fan. The fan speed indicator can only have 1 bar displayed and it does not ramp up as required.
A couple times I have messed with it and gotten the fan speed to increase but the visual indicator does not move. I think the auto feature and or the controller may be malfunctioning. If you hit Max the fan does kick up but here again the indicator does not display additional bars which in our other BMW's indicate fan speed. Anyone noticed this or has there been a mysterious and secret change to the system. |
04-30-2012, 05:10 PM | #3 |
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This has already been discussed to a certain extent: http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=682002
I'm still a bit perplexed by the climate control system but it hasn't been a big problem for me. As long as I'm being kept at a comfortable temperature its working as far as I'm concerned. |
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04-30-2012, 07:29 PM | #4 |
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This is my first BMW and I'm with what seems many people in several previous threads that the climate control is in my mind needlessly complicated. As with MetaX, I've now got it set up and no longer touch it.
X3emist - IMO the key to your issue is understanding the fan speed setting. This is a manual setting, set by the user and is the maximum fan speed that you are comfortable with. The climate control system with then automatically adjust to your set temperature - but all the time constrained by whatever maximum fan setting you have put in. Thus with only "one bar" set up as your maximum fan speed, it can never go above this. Try manually adjusting your fan speed to say 3 bars and the repeat your lowering of the set temperature from the 70 to 66F. What should happen is that the fan will speed up but as it approaches your lower set temperature should start to slow down. Tony |
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Doesn't make any sense but-
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The outside temp is important. If it was relatively cool outside, your car was warm because you just got in and just started up, a lower temp setting won't necessarily produce large air flow. The indicator doesn't change in Auto because it's not a fan speed indicator in that mode, it's the setting for generally how forceful you prefer your system to move air -- generally light, or generally high. If you want to select fan speed, take it out of Auto and then adjust fan speed. There the indicator is for fan speed, should move up and down with the buttons, and should maintain at the speed you select. If that doesn't happen, there might be something amiss. When you hit max, you should get the manual fan speed display with the fan setting all the way up. You should then be able to adjust it down from Max to a preferred manual setting. If you're not seeing that, something could be off.
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