2010 BMW X5 Owner's Manual - Page 116

Climate Parked-car ventilation* The concept The parked-car ventilation blows air into the passenger compartment to lower interior temperatures. It is ready to use in the parked car mode at any outside temperature. You can set two different times for the system to start. The parked-car ventilation can also be switched on and off directly. It remains switched on for 30 minutes. Since the system uses a substantial amount of electrical current, you should refrain from activating it twice in succession without allowing the battery to be recharged in normal operation between use. The air emerges through the upper body region air vents in the instrument cluster. Therefore, please open the air vents. The parked-car ventilation is operated via iDrive. Preselecting activation times 1. "Settings" 2. "Climate" 3. "Activate Timer 1" or "Activate Timer 2" 4. "Timer 1:" or "Timer 2:" 5. Turn the controller: set the hours. 6. Press the controller: the setting is accepted. 7. Turn the controller: set the minutes. 8. Press the controller: the setting is accepted. The activation time is activated. The symbol on the display of the automatic climate control lights up. The symbol on the display of the automatic climate control flashes when the parked-car ventilation has switched on. The parked-car ventilation is only available for activation within the next 24 hours. Then it must be activated again.< Only one activation time can be activated at a time. Switching on and off directly 1. "Settings" 2. "Climate" 3. "Activate parked-car vent." The parked-car ventilation is switched on. The symbol on the display of the automatic climate control flashes. 114 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 756 - © 06/09 BMW AG