E36 - when did climate control become standard fit?

E36 - when did climate control become standard fit?

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clonmult

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Thursday 8th January 2009
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Been looking at E36s again, and one of the things I'd want would be the dual zone climate control (had it on my E36 coupe).

But the majority of older models just have manual heating controls. Was there a date when climate control was standard fit, or a certain spec (ie. SE/Sport, etc.) that had it?

clonmult

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10,529 posts

210 months

Friday 9th January 2009
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Ta all - I seemed to have the thoughts that it was a standard option on my late model E36 coupe (99), after having enquired with BMW on the options fitted. Whoever originally bought the car must have (sensibly) optioned it.

At the very least its worth getting as the dash looks a lot better with the digital climate control in the middle than with a few naff looking dials.

Surprised at the number of comments from people saying "I live in the UK, don't need it". I absolutely hate having to continually adjust the temp gauge on a car to keep a constant temperature inside - dialling in the temp you want is so much easier. Okay, I'm lazy!