[markronnie]

I have a 2024 X1 28i with Premium Package & ID9. I consider myself fairly technical in nature but there are 2 things I’m puzzled about. After having it since late December for the life of me, I can’t figure out:
1- how to manually select which vents I want air to come out of. I see the fan air speed can be manually but not the location I want them to come from.
2- Also, in all my other vehicles in automatic mode the air flow starts out at a higher speed than automatically adjusts down to a slower rate (less noisy) as the interior temperature gets closer to temperature you set it to. I don’t believe mine is doing that in auto mode. It seams to only stay in the fan speed I set it to all the time.

It’s my first BMW, so is this how BMW designs their vehicles?
Is there some hidden setting somewhere to accomplish what I want to do?

[Puffinrock]

I had the same thing recently on my X1 2024 - it's not obvious! Go to the main screen and press the turbine/fan symbol - then on my car you press the part of the car you want the fan on the screen - I had to get my passenger to find it as I could not see it when driving.

[markronnie]

Originally Posted by Puffinrock

I had the same thing recently on my X1 2024 - it's not obvious! Go to the main screen and press the turbine/fan symbol - then on my car you press the part of the car you want the fan on the screen - I had to get my passenger to find it as I could not see it when driving.

Thanks I’ll try what you suggested later today when I’m in the vehicle. I’ll report back on if I’m able to alter air to a specific area.
Do you have any insight about automatic air flow speed & if it’s supposed to alter its speed while in HVAC automatic mode?

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by Puffinrock

I had the same thing recently on my X1 2024 - it's not obvious! Go to the main screen and press the turbine/fan symbol - then on my car you press the part of the car you want the fan on the screen - I had to get my passenger to find it as I could not see it when driving.

When you have the HVAC in automatic program, in the iDrive HVAC screen you can only toggle between "Dynamic" and "Balanced". If you want to truly select between floor/middle dash/upper dash, you need to turn of the automatic program, and then that button in the HVAC screen in iDrive will change to the traditional control of where the air comes out.

[markronnie]

Thanks for the reply. Using your advise I further tested a few senecios & was able to adjust where the flow of air was directed while NOT IN AUTO MODE. Not at all obvious to say the least & I don’t recall seeing any notes in the on-line guide. Perhaps it was mentioned & I missed it or BMW believes we can all read the minds of the programmers. 🤪

[TwoBobBits]

Originally Posted by markronnie

Do you have any insight about automatic air flow speed & if it’s supposed to alter its speed while in HVAC automatic mode?

Did you ever get an answer to this? I’m struggling to figure it out if it really is a function on the ix1. With summer coming it’s annoying to turn it up and then turn it down while driving.

[X1-CT]

I never had any issue choosing between floor middle and defrost but what I thought the car could do and I can’t figure out is choose the fan speed and or to shut off passenger/driver vents separately. I’m assuming it’s only by the manual wheel. That’s a little disappointing

[TwoBobBits]

Originally Posted by X1-CT

I never had any issue choosing between floor middle and defrost but what I thought the car could do and I can’t figure out is choose the fan speed and or to shut off passenger/driver vents separately. I’m assuming it’s only by the manual wheel. That’s a little disappointing

The auto speed change is what I’m looking for info on.

[Taylor66]

Yup I don't know how to do it either. Low is pretty noisy so I have to leave on extra low, but my previous bmw would start high then adjust itself as it got to the correct temperature, you know automatically. This system has that many functions that you have to navigate to its really tough to find what you want.

[KingSize.Hamster]

Originally Posted by TwoBobBits

The auto speed change is what I’m looking for info on.

There isn't really a full auto fan-speed setting per-se. However, even within the 5 settings (Very Low, Low, Medium etc), I believe there is some logic behind that changes the the fan speed.

For example, I noticed that when I set the temperature to 22C with the fan speed at Low, the fan does blow harder when I first get into the car when outside temperature is at 30C or so. Then the fan speed will gradually slow down to around 1/2 the speed or so once the cabin temperature reaches the desired temperature.

I generally keep mine at Low in hotter days especially when family in the car, and then at "very low" if I'm just driving by myself especially when the sun is lower and/or on cooler days.

[Statman55]

well I hate the system I like to set my temperature to say 18celsius I am in ireland , and I want the car to heat or cool automatically , cannot for the life of me understand how to set it . Sorry i bought it for this and other software issues

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by Statman55

well I hate the system I like to set my temperature to say 18celsius I am in ireland , and I want the car to heat or cool automatically , cannot for the life of me understand how to set it

But...this is literally what it does. If it's in AUTO, you set the temp, and it will blow hot air or cool air depending on the conditions.

[Haebler]

Originally Posted by tex2670

But...this is literally what it does. If it's in AUTO, you set the temp, and it will blow hot air or cool air depending on the conditions.

that's the one thing that puzzles me. I've had my X1 for a while now. I find myself constantly increasing/lowering the climate control between 65 and 72, in order to keep comfortable. It never seems to maintain the "right" temperature, even on long drives lasting a couple of hours or more. I don't know if this is just how BMW systems behave? (because I experienced the same thins on three different loaners from the dealer: 330i, X1 and X3)

on all of my cars in the last couple dozen years, I almost never touch the temperature setting. It was always at 70 or 72 and I was comfortable in summer AND winter. These included Audi, Volvo, GMC, Acura, Lexus, Toyota and Nissan.

[richiro]

Not sure if this was covered but anyone else notice the “lower vent” in the footwell not really blowing out any air?

[MontyB1]

Originally Posted by Haebler

that's the one thing that puzzles me. I've had my X1 for a while now. I find myself constantly increasing/lowering the climate control between 65 and 72, in order to keep comfortable. It never seems to maintain the "right" temperature, even on long drives lasting a couple of hours or more. I don't know if this is just how BMW systems behave? (because I experienced the same thins on three different loaners from the dealer: 330i, X1 and X3)

on all of my cars in the last couple dozen years, I almost never touch the temperature setting. It was always at 70 or 72 and I was comfortable in summer AND winter. These included Audi, Volvo, GMC, Acura, Lexus, Toyota and Nissan.

Not sure what you’re doing wrong or if there is an issue but it works perfectly for us. I’ve had, Audi, Lexus BMWs all worked the same to one degree or another, actually BMWs is slightly more intelligent often pointing air to the screen without needing to direct it there I always needed to in the Audis.

We set ours to Auto - 20deg C, full auto, fan low and balanced as it seems to try less hard for longer to achieve the temp than dynamic. Can’t remember needing to touch the temperature more than 1 degree winter to summer and that’s typically as we got in the car hot or cold and want to get cooler / warmer than normal not that then temp is wrong.

Would like, the jump between the fan speeds to be less pronounced as they go up as they did in her old X1. But the system across X1, X3, 5 series, 3 series and 5GT have all worked the same and flawlessly and superior than the Audi by a long way.

[dmboone25]

I’m not impressed with the quality of the AC of the M35 - we are in Texas and it simply cannot cool the car if the car sits outside for any meaningful period of time.

Very disappointing, as the F87 we traded in had one of the best AC units in any car we’ve ever had.

Are there any tricks / hacks that folks have found to squeeze more performance out of this thing? It’s like an asthmatic lowing through a straw.

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by Haebler

that's the one thing that puzzles me. I've had my X1 for a while now. I find myself constantly increasing/lowering the climate control between 65 and 72, in order to keep comfortable. It never seems to maintain the "right" temperature, even on long drives lasting a couple of hours or more. I don't know if this is just how BMW systems behave? (because I experienced the same thins on three different loaners from the dealer: 330i, X1 and X3)

on all of my cars in the last couple dozen years, I almost never touch the temperature setting. It was always at 70 or 72 and I was comfortable in summer AND winter. These included Audi, Volvo, GMC, Acura, Lexus, Toyota and Nissan.

This is not my experience in my X1, nor was it in my 328. Set temp and max fan speed, and it did its thing.

You are not menopausal, perhaps?

[FlashMonkey929]

I have zero issues with my A/C, even when the car has been sitting in the hot sun for hours, it will cool it down within a minute or two once started. It did take me a while to find the proper angle to point the center vent at my face when I first received the car though.

[Haebler]

Originally Posted by tex2670

This is not my experience in my X1, nor was it in my 328. Set temp and max fan speed, and it did its thing.

You are not menopausal, perhaps?

like i mentioned in another thread... my AC appears to be functioning as designed because the two X1 loaners that I drove in the last few months were the same way.

when I drive my other cars(Honda and Mercedes), I always have the AC set at 72 with fan at minimum and I'm always comfortable.

I'm actually the kind of person who prefers a warmer temp... inside my house the thermostat is at 76 during the day and 80 at night.(but it's humidity controlled to 40% or lower, due to the artifacts that I collect)

[richiro]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

I’m not impressed with the quality of the AC of the M35 - we are in Texas and it simply cannot cool the car if the car sits outside for any meaningful period of time.

Very disappointing, as the F87 we traded in had one of the best AC units in any car we’ve ever had.

Are there any tricks / hacks that folks have found to squeeze more performance out of this thing? It’s like an asthmatic lowing through a straw.

I will say it does take the car a very long time to “catch up” stabilizing temp with the A/C. It’s been mid to high 80’s and 90’s here and the car is disgustingly hot.

Also coming from a M35i, not sure if it’s just our model?

I need to run it on fan 5 for most of the ride home before it cools in the cabin

[Haebler]

Originally Posted by richiro

I will say it does take the car a very long time to “catch up” stabilizing temp with the A/C. It’s been mid to high 80’s and 90’s here and the car is disgustingly hot.

Also coming from a M35i, not sure if it’s just our model?

I need to run it on fan 5 for most of the ride home before it cools in the cabin

I feel the same way about my xDrive28i and the two dealer X1 loaners...as well as the M35i that I test drove last month.(somehow the dealer had a pre-owned X1 M35i with just 800 miles) All of them have AC that behaved exactly the same, just like how you described.

[TwoBobBits]

Originally Posted by KingSize.Hamster

There isn't really a full auto fan-speed setting per-se. However, even within the 5 settings (Very Low, Low, Medium etc), I believe there is some logic behind that changes the the fan speed.

For example, I noticed that when I set the temperature to 22C with the fan speed at Low, the fan does blow harder when I first get into the car when outside temperature is at 30C or so. Then the fan speed will gradually slow down to around 1/2 the speed or so once the cabin temperature reaches the desired temperature.

I generally keep mine at Low in hotter days especially when family in the car, and then at "very low" if I'm just driving by myself especially when the sun is lower and/or on cooler days.

You’re right, we had a bit of a heat wave here and I could hear the difference in fan speed. It seems there’s a range per setting instead of the classic auto increase to the highest level and then slowly reduce.

The system does seem to work well and isn’t obvious which is a good thing once you get used to it.