rear ac

[dkhm3]

Hey does anyone know how to default the rear ac to off?

Seems like everytime I start the car, the rear ac is on. My old x5 I could turn it off and it stays off.

It's hellfire hot here in southern CA and I don't have any rear passengers!

Is it code-able?

[Hammmerhead]

Its under Settings/climate in the menu. Uncheck the box and it wont follow the front settings.

[dkhm3]

Originally Posted by Hammmerhead

Its under Settings/climate in the menu. Uncheck the box and it wont follow the front settings.

It defaults back to on when i restart the car... is that not the case for you?

thanks.

[Hammmerhead]

Originally Posted by dkhm3

It defaults back to on when i restart the car... is that not the case for you?

thanks.

Hmm. Cant say that I remember. I don't think it did in my '13 model, but I haven't owned this '16 very long. Someone will chime in that knows for sure and if not, I will check mine in the morn. I can say that it seems the '16 doesn't put out the amount of air up front that my '13 did even with the rear shut off, but maybe its the smaller sized vents of the '16 tricking me.

[dkhm3]

Originally Posted by Hammmerhead

Hmm. Cant say that I remember. I don't think it did in my '13 model, but I haven't owned this '16 very long. Someone will chime in that knows for sure and if not, I will check mine in the morn. I can say that it seems the '16 doesn't put out the amount of air up front that my '13 did even with the rear shut off, but maybe its the smaller sized vents of the '16 tricking me.

I agree, i think my '11 had more a/c power than the '16 which is a bit of a disappointment. that's one thing i noticed the audi q7 has, a HUGE ac vent.

[Eyewire]

Originally Posted by dkhm3

It defaults back to on when i restart the car... is that not the case for you?

thanks.

Yes, Same thing to my X6M. The rear AC turns back on every time I start the car...

Don't know what to do with this...

[tastelid]

I believe this can be coded off, but that's all I have, sorry.

[dkhm3]

Originally Posted by tastelid

I believe this can be coded off, but that's all I have, sorry.

thanks. i will be going to get my car coded soon at a shop near me, and I will see if they can code this off.

[Mohamed-Kwt]

Hi guys,
I was facing the same exact problem, especially due to where I live the average temperature during the summer season is around 120 F.

So what I did is as follow :
-Make sure the SYNC button is off.
-in the idrive setting menu untick the rear ac option.

And this should do it as it has work just fine with my vehicle.

[dkhm3]

Originally Posted by Mohamed-Kwt

Hi guys,
I was facing the same exact problem, especially due to where I live the average temperature during the summer season is around 120 F.

So what I did is as follow :
-Make sure the SYNC button is off.
-in the idrive setting menu untick the rear ac option.

And this should do it as it has work just fine with my vehicle.

sync button from the front of the car? ill try that. thanks!

[Hammmerhead]

Well that's a tricky throw in there, but at least its an easy fix. I wish they would have piped in cold air for the "ventilated" seats. Maybe they get to that in another two platforms?

[Mohamed-Kwt]

Yes that's the exact location of the said button, also make sure you don't switch on the sync button or else it will turn on all the four zones as it will override your pre-sets.

[dkhm3]

Originally Posted by Mohamed-Kwt

Yes that's the exact location of the said button, also make sure you don't switch on the sync button or else it will turn on all the four zones as it will override your pre-sets.

It worked, thanks for the tip!

[Kzang]

Yep, the sync button is your issue

[Mohamed-Kwt]

Most welcome guys, glad to contribute on this info. That's the whole concept of this great forum, extend & share our expertise.