F10 Air conditioning
F10 Air conditioning
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Mike3000

Original Poster:

12 posts

238 months

Sunday 29th May 2011
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The air con in my 520d is pathetic. I have tried another one which was much the same. I will be taking it in for a check but is this common?
Thanks

gizlaroc

17,251 posts

255 months

Sunday 29th May 2011
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Pathetic how?

Too warm, too cold, doesn't control the speed? When you set it to 22ºc it goes to 25ºc?


Have you set the centre vents up properly??

You do realise this is an independent temperature control for the air that blows in your face? So when it is -10ºç outside and the car is pumping hot air in you can have cool air on your face, or when it is 30ºc outside and the car is pumping in cold air you can set it so the centre vents are slightly warmer so you don't get ice cream head!!

But without know what is 'pathetic' I am just guessing?


anonymous-user

85 months

Monday 30th May 2011
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Gizlaroc makes a good point - have you set the centre vent to cold? If its set to ambient or warm it feels like the air con is "pathetic"
System works brilliantly.

Chipper

1,540 posts

248 months

Monday 30th May 2011
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Christ Guy you should be in car sales wink

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

229 months

Monday 30th May 2011
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One issue I have with mine is 16degrees is too cold and the fans blast yet 16.5 is a touch too hot and fans are low so I override the climate and put it on 16.5 with higher fan speed. Or 16 degrees with less fan speed.

Id like a fully variable temp or one extra setting in-between these two. Apart from that eegas every two years

gizlaroc

17,251 posts

255 months

Tuesday 31st May 2011
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Chipper said:
Christ Guy you should be in car sales wink
Sometimes feel like I am!! wink


gizlaroc

17,251 posts

255 months

Tuesday 31st May 2011
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Welshbeef said:
One issue I have with mine is 16degrees is too cold and the fans blast yet 16.5 is a touch too hot and fans are low so I override the climate and put it on 16.5 with higher fan speed. Or 16 degrees with less fan speed.

Id like a fully variable temp or one extra setting in-between these two. Apart from that eegas every two years
I have always left mine on 21ºc and then adjust the centre vent, was annoying and in the iDrive on the E60 but think it is a physical button again on the F10? Can't remember now, but sure when the car first arrived I remember seeing that and being chuffed it was back as a physical control.