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| 04-09-2010, 04:26 PM | #1 |
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Climate control in 2010?
There seems to be no meun in the iDrive for controling the climate in 2010 M3s...
you have to do everything in the HVAC area so without the iDrive the AC in auto mode, i can't adjust the ratio of air distribution???  |
| 04-09-2010, 05:07 PM | #2 | |
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| 04-09-2010, 05:18 PM | #3 |
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Wow that sucks. Why would they do that? Is that really saving any $?
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| 04-09-2010, 05:26 PM | #4 | |
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On my 550i O can adjust the "intensity" of the HVAC's Auto mode in iDrive. In my M3 I do it with a button. On my 550i I can adjust seat heat intensity between seat cushion and backrest. In my M3... can't do that. Etc. Guess what? My M3 kicks ass. The 550i is just comfortable. Net result: don't care. 
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| 04-09-2010, 08:03 PM | #5 |
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I never really used that function anyways
 Didn't even know I didn't have it on my M3 until this thread.
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| 04-14-2010, 08:16 PM | #6 | |
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 .If that function actually increased the fan's volume, it'd be great. But it's the same as turning fan speed one notch. Big deal. This freaking HVAC is so noisy and temperamental I always use it in manual mode at the lowest possible fan setting, with lowest temperature in summer and highest in winter. Another 'feature' that sucks (especially in winter) is no air flow with system off, even in 'fresh' mode; have to have the fan on all the time, even when you don't need A/C. On my Honda, I get almost as much airflow at highway speeds with the fan off (fresh mode, of course) than with the M3's fan at 3 out of 5, which is already noisy as hell. BMW needs to improve that; it's ridiculous on a $70K+ car. |
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| 04-14-2010, 11:45 PM | #8 | |
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. I just meant no need to ever turn my fan on for at least 6 months of the year on all my past and present vehicles, except this BMW. And not only to save it from unnecessary wear and tear, but the damn noise it makes. Plus the interior gets A LOT hotter in summer, since hot air cannot escape thru the ventilation system without having to leave windows/moonroof open... or program that battery-consuming feature that lowers windows and turns fan on. There's absolutely not a single advantage for not allowing fresh air without fan on, since I can just hit the 'recirc' button on any of my other cars and they'd behave just like the M3. I like choices . |
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