[X3emist]

Originally Posted by brissim

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

Doesn't make sense but I can see how it might work but it gives a new meaning to "auto". I have 3 other bimmers, the climate controls are basically the same for the last 10 or 12 years and I am pretty familiar with their operation. This could be a change but it really is illogical but so is the whole iDrive system and the gear shifter as well.