Realzed something cool about my AUTO heating/Cooling.

Blubaron79 · 11-15-2010, 11:44 AM

If you continue to press the AUTO button it will select from 3 different positions show on my iDrive display under the fan speeds. The left selection is the lowest fan speed for auto, and right for the highest.

I don't know if this is available for non iDrive models.

I feel stupid for not knowing this feature, but I am sure a lot of us don't know about it.

VTECaddict · 11-15-2010, 09:13 PM

yeah, theres 3 levels of intensity for auto mode.

blacknbean · 11-15-2010, 09:15 PM

i didnt know this, but i dont have idrive..ill see what happens next time.

dtc100 · 11-15-2010, 09:22 PM

Will try this myself, different positions you mean air out of different vents?

BTW, can anyone tell me what is the difference between the two "air recirculation" positions? I know it is probably in the user manual somewhere but if I can get a quick answer here.

hipnotic · 11-15-2010, 09:59 PM

i didn't know this

jrsniper12453 · 11-15-2010, 10:00 PM

The first one auto detects particulates in the air and switches to recirculate. I don't know details about how well it works though. The second sets it to recirculate no matter what.

raleedy · 11-15-2010, 10:01 PM

Three years and two times through the owner's manual, and I didn't know this!

g5pot · 11-15-2010, 10:03 PM

Good info! I didn't know

Spoolin335 · 11-15-2010, 10:54 PM

Everytime i hit auto a screen pops up on my idrive that shows me what intensity it is on. I leave it on soft.

username604 · 11-16-2010, 12:05 AM

*how do people w/o idrive choose between the different intensities of the auto climate control? (i know its probably in the manual but gimmie a break)

krypt0 · 11-16-2010, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoolin335

Everytime i hit auto a screen pops up on my idrive that shows me what intensity it is on. I leave it on soft.

2nd.

dtc100 · 11-16-2010, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrsniper12453

The first one auto detects particulates in the air and switches to recirculate. I don't know details about how well it works though. The second sets it to recirculate no matter what.

Thank you!

As far as auto AC intensity, I have iDrive but never paid attention to it when I hit "auto" before.

Good to know.

bsamoul · 11-16-2010, 01:17 AM

Ok, this is cool. Had the car for 4.5 years now and did not know this. Car is unavailable right now, what happens if you don't have iDrive?

VTECaddict · 11-16-2010, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by bsamoul

Ok, this is cool. Had the car for 4.5 years now and did not know this. Car is unavailable right now, what happens if you don't have iDrive?

doesnt pop up on 06 iDrive (at least not on mine). but if you're on the automatic program settings screen when you press the auto button, you can see it switch.

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