BMW serie 7 1999 User Manual

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Automatic climate control

Residual heat mode

The heat which is stored in
the engine is utilized for

heating of the interior when the engine
has been switched off (while waiting at
a railroad crossing, for instance).

In ignition key position 1, you can alter
the settings of the automatic climate
control. In ignition key position 0, the
system automatically directs heated air
to the windshield, side windows and
footwells.

This function may be activated
when the outside temperature is

below approx. 597 (156), the engine
is at operating temperature, and the
battery is adequately charged.

Draft-free ventilation

You can adjust the vent outlets for the
upper body area for individual selection
of air-flow rates and directions:

You can open and close the ventilation
outlets with infinitely-variable adjust-
ments and direct them up or down with
the rotary dials 1. In the closed position,
air exits only at the upper center of the
instrument panel. You can use rotary di-
als 2 to adjust the flow direction from
side to side.

Set the outlets so that the air flows past
you and is not directed straight at you.

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Rotary dial 3 allows you to temper the
air flow from these outlets by adding
heat or cooling as desired:

> Turn toward blue – colder
> Turn toward red – warmer

To adjust the rear compartment vents:
Use the rotary dial on the left to close or
open the vent for any desired air flow.
You can adjust the temperature with the
right rotary dial in the same manner as
the adjustment for the front ventilation
outlets.
Use the levers at the centers of the vent
outlets to control the direction of the
emerging air.