[tccox]

Originally Posted by HX_Guy

Audi and Mercedes. But living in Phoenix, the car is like 130 when you get in it so no matter what you set the temp to, the car is trying like crazy to cool it down and the fan runs too high for my liking, it just blasts you with air which is why I prefer to just leave the temp at the lowest settings and adjust the fan manually as needed.

90 + here in Charlotte and miserable humidity. I use a silver windshield screen and set the fan timer to come on 15 minutes before I leave work. Very comfortable within half a mile of leaving work. Best AC I've ever had

[pikcachu]

I think you can set 2 timers on idrive

[2msport]

Originally Posted by lichenlt

You can set temperature for pre-cooling? I thought it was just the vent opening and fan spinning to get the hot air out. How did you do that?

You're right. It is just the fan. AC does not operate without the engine. But it does help

[bman6074]

After some more investigation. I have noticed if you have the fan bar up at least 3rd box. The fan does ramp up and down. but i do not see the box move on the screen. I could only hear the fan blowing harder then could hear it slow. Yesterday it was 91.

[Ritz42]

Originally Posted by lichenlt

You can set temperature for pre-cooling? I thought it was just the vent opening and fan spinning to get the hot air out. How did you do that?

By temperature set I meant for both dials while the car is on, the scheduled venting just sorta moves air around.

And Bman, I've never seen the fan speed move (on the display) while in auto, it just stays at whatever box you leave it in. In my mini cooper you cannot set the auto fan speed and as the fan speed cycles the bar showing its strength varies.

[plien69]

Originally Posted by bman6074

After some more investigation. I have noticed if you have the fan bar up at least 3rd box. The fan does ramp up and down. but i do not see the box move on the screen. I could only hear the fan blowing harder then could hear it slow. Yesterday it was 91.

When you're in Auto mode, the Fan Speed Box Meter (FSBM) does not indicate actual fan speed. Rather it takes the place of Soft/Medium/Intense fan settings.

If you take it out of Auto, you'll see the FSBM change format to represent actual fan speed.

[bman6074]

Originally Posted by plien69

When you're in Auto mode, the Fan Speed Box Meter (FSBM) does not indicate actual fan speed. Rather it takes the place of Soft/Medium/Intense fan settings.

If you take it out of Auto, you'll see the FSBM change format to represent actual fan speed.

OK this is good info. I think i am starting to understand how this works. It appears they have given us a choose of intensities for the fan but it still fluctuates with in that intensity. I still don't really like it because I would prefer it to be intense if the car is very hot and needs to be cooled off quickly and then slowly back off the intensity as the temp is reached (as the older cars did). This way unfortunately creates more manual intervention. Unless I am missing some setting to automate it more?

In the older cars if i wanted to set certain vents only. While in Auto mode i could just hit the vent buttons i wanted, it would turn the auto off but it still controlled the climate. Is this still true in the new system? Will i see the fan fluctuate on the screen in that setup?

[plien69]

You can always hit Max A/C to rapidly cool it down, then turn it off to let the regular Auto maintain temp.

[bman6074]

Originally Posted by plien69

You can always hit Max A/C to rapidly cool it down, then turn it off to let the regular Auto maintain temp.

True just another manual step. Just enjoyed it the way it was in the older BMW's. It seemed they had it perfected, at least in my opinion. I just set it and forget it. haha

I think if I can learn more how the system is designed to work i may be able to find a middle ground of most auto setup of my liking. So keep the feedback coming. It has been more helpful then BMW's support.

[Ritz42]

Originally Posted by bman6074

True just another manual step. Just enjoyed it the way it was in the older BMW's. It seemed they had it perfected, at least in my opinion. I just set it and forget it. haha

I think if I can learn more how the system is designed to work i may be able to find a middle ground of most auto setup of my liking. So keep the feedback coming. It has been more helpful then BMW's support.

I promise you that my m235i behaves exactly the same as my family's e82 1m. Exactly the same.

[bman6074]

Originally Posted by Ritz42

I promise you that my m235i behaves exactly the same as my family's e82 1m. Exactly the same.

Are you in the united states? I wonder if its different for other countries. I had a 135i 2008 and the climate control was definitely different now. What year is the e82 1m?

[Ritz42]

Originally Posted by bman6074

Are you in the united states? I wonder if its different for other countries. I had a 135i 2008 and the climate control was definitely different now. What year is the e82 1m?

I live in Hartford County, Connecticut. The 1m is a 2011.

And with regards to the auto feature, the climate control operates exactly the same.

[bman6074]

Originally Posted by Ritz42

I live in Hartford County, Connecticut. The 1m is a 2011.

Ok so your 1m is most likely the newer climate system. I think after 09 or 10 then changed it. Its been 6 years since my last new BMW. I am finding a lot has changed.

[Lucky13]

It doesn't even get hot in CT so I wouldn't worry about it, the coldest summers I have ever seen were living near Enfield. Our house didn't even have air conditioning. Our X1 must have the old system, if you get into hear in Columbia after it sits it runs so loud and so fast you can't even have a discussion with another person in the car. It kicks into max and is annoying running at full blast trying to cool the car down. This has been a thread topic over in the X1 thread so the systems must be different because my M235 never cranks up the volume to cool down.

[DanG]

Originally Posted by Lucky13

It doesn't even get hot in CT so I wouldn't worry about it, the coldest summers I have ever seen were living near Enfield. Our house didn't even have air conditioning. Our X1 must have the old system, if you get into hear in Columbia after it sits it runs so loud and so fast you can't even have a discussion with another person in the car. It kicks into max and is annoying running at full blast trying to cool the car down. This has been a thread topic over in the X1 thread so the systems must be different because my M235 never cranks up the volume to cool down.

I agree, my M235i never cranks up the fan speed to cool down in auto mode.

[bman6074]

Originally Posted by Lucky13

It doesn't even get hot in CT so I wouldn't worry about it, the coldest summers I have ever seen were living near Enfield. Our house didn't even have air conditioning. Our X1 must have the old system, if you get into hear in Columbia after it sits it runs so loud and so fast you can't even have a discussion with another person in the car. It kicks into max and is annoying running at full blast trying to cool the car down. This has been a thread topic over in the X1 thread so the systems must be different because my M235 never cranks up the volume to cool down.

It does get hot in CT but just not for very long. But on those few days it does get over 90* i would prefer the climate control to control the climate as it suggests from the definition of climate control. Even BMW support stated i quote "the system is like your home thermostat it keeps the temp at what you have set it to" But if the fan is not fluctuating how does it keep the temperature at the set temp?

[sstarrx3]

Every car I have ever owned that had auto climate control worked like this. The car has to run awhile before the air is cold enough to bring down the temperature in the car. The fan would gradually ramp up automatically once the blowing air temperature was cold enough. Otherwise it would just be blowing hot air into the cabin which does nothing really. I don't see how the auto ventilation helps with this as it will just be moving around hot air until you get into the car to start the engine. Then again, fresh air from outside is still probably better than the heated stale air in a sitting car, so I guess it helps some.

[Ramos]

Precisely. It is definitely auto. The adjustment within the auto mode is just another layer of the intensity of the auto mode.

[escobar929]

Has anyone had any resolution with this?

I recently had my MY2014 replaced by a MY2015, which now has this problem. The '14 would adjust the fan up or down accordingly, didn't notice a difference coming from a 135i

[atomsapple]

The auto is to distinguish also where the air is being directed. It is designed to change as needed between footwell, front and dash blowers and control intensity. I hate climate control and always leave it on the lowest fan speed however I can feel the fans change intensity depending on the temperature outside.