Climate Timer in idrive menu

Addinuff · 11-05-2014, 03:25 PM

Rubbish! Set to 5:15 to de-ice and warm up the car and it just blows cold air about. What's the point of that! Or am I doing something wrong? Salesman told me it makes it toasty warm and clear windows etc... Think he was having me on

RalphyBMW · 11-05-2014, 03:32 PM

My understanding is that unless you have the diesel fired heater then it has nothing with which to heat the air.

GEP77 · 11-05-2014, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RalphyBMW

My understanding is that unless you have the diesel fired heater then it has nothing with which to heat the air.

And that was something that never made the options list in the UK.

....,,,,..,,.. · 11-05-2014, 03:40 PM

All it does on UK models is to make then fans turn on.

Ok for hot says but that's it.

JustChris · 11-05-2014, 03:44 PM

Lol it's just a cooler for hot days

can turn it on via an App too if you have connected services something. It's not even air con either sadly.

SkyJawa · 11-05-2014, 03:46 PM

Yeah for hot days it's great, for cold days all it does is steam up the windows!!

DTP1980 · 11-05-2014, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Addinuff

Rubbish! Set to 5:15 to de-ice and warm up the car and it just blows cold air about. What's the point of that! Or am I doing something wrong? Salesman told me it makes it toasty warm and clear windows etc... Think he was having me on

Yeah, you were lied to. Not a UK option. The BMW screen covers were always excellent for frost prevention, and nothing warms the car quicker than driving it.

Trialskings · 11-05-2014, 05:11 PM

Think it's a legality, I'm sure it works by actually starting the engine. In the UK it's illegal to have a car start unattended....something like that?

ukbeemerboy · 11-06-2014, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Trialskings

Think it's a legality, I'm sure it works by actually starting the engine. In the UK it's illegal to have a car start unattended....something like that?

No, its for use with a diesel heater which is not related to the engine but was never offered on the 3 series in the UK. It was an option on the early X5's though.

Trialskings · 11-06-2014, 03:16 AM

Did/do Range Rovers have a paraffin version?

Getting in the car this morning a feature like that would be a real treat.

xenon · 11-06-2014, 03:21 AM

Yeah you can get a Webasto heater on Range Rovers that burns a bit of diesel.

gtsussex · 11-06-2014, 03:21 AM

We've got it on the Disco (and had it on our old Rangie and X5 V8). Can either set the timer or press the remote from the comfort of your bed.

Do get rather jealous of the wife as I wait for my car to clear (at least I have a heated steering wheel to cling to!).

SkyJawa · 11-06-2014, 03:37 AM

Thumbs up for the heated steering wheel - using it all the time now - very nice

TouringPleb · 11-06-2014, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Trialskings

Think it's a legality, I'm sure it works by actually starting the engine. In the UK it's illegal to have a car start unattended....something like that?

You are correct in that it's an offence to leave the engine running on a vehicle with no-one in it. It's called 'quitting'.

....,,,,..,,.. · 11-06-2014, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TouringPleb

You are correct in that it's an offence to leave the engine running on a vehicle with no-one in it. It's called 'quitting'.

Alternatively it could be Entrapment, leaving a bmw with engine running

Although I admit I have got out of car, locked it and nearly walked away and noticed engine running...

Doc943 · 11-06-2014, 11:50 AM

I did wonder what the setting was for but now I do I wish I hadn't ever wasted energy on wondering!

languidmandala · 11-06-2014, 03:10 PM

It's helpful on hot days, but it's not the equivalent of the EV pre-conditioning which I am jealous of into my very bones

G82Dude · 11-06-2014, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Addinuff

Rubbish! Set to 5:15 to de-ice and warm up the car and it just blows cold air about. What's the point of that! Or am I doing something wrong? Salesman told me it makes it toasty warm and clear windows etc... Think he was having me on

Nope, that's for the summer to blow ambient air through the car and cool it. You need the Webasto heater unit, which can be fitted by your dealer around £1,200 to some models.... Or if you have some earlier X5s, it's fitted to the car, as the diesel engine took too long to warm the car, so was used to supplement the car's heating when it was really cold. Usually lives in the nearside wheel arch and burns fuel to do it. The aux heating function was an option using that unit.

scotgc · 11-07-2014, 12:59 AM

The recirc button on my 08 E92 was a wonderful feature, I assume it was just a fan that brought hot air from the engine back into the cabin for a period of time when the engine was turned off. Was a lifesaver sometimes when sitting in the car waiting for the missus....

SkyJawa · 11-07-2014, 03:14 AM

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The recirc button on my 08 E92 was a wonderful feature, I assume it was just a fan that brought hot air from the engine back into the cabin for a period of time when the engine was turned off. Was a lifesaver sometimes when sitting in the car waiting for the missus....

Yeah the "rest" button - mine had it too.

dopper99 · 11-07-2014, 06:13 AM

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Yeah the "rest" button - mine had it too.

Then they got rid of it on the E9x LCI and replaced it with an All button to keep each temp sync'd. Maybe people didn't want it as they don't have the Rest button on the F3x either.

SkyJawa · 11-07-2014, 06:17 AM

They don't have the fapping all button either!!! Even my missus Golf GTi can sync the temps!!

11-05-2014, 03:25 PM	#1
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JustChris General 17488 Rep 25,115 Posts Drives: Tesla MYRWD Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Lol it's just a cooler for hot days can turn it on via an App too if you have connected services something. It's not even air con either sadly. __________________ My car made front page of Bimmerpost
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Trialskings Lieutenant 130 Rep 413 Posts Drives: Daddy Wagon Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bristol iTrader: (0)	Think it's a legality, I'm sure it works by actually starting the engine. In the UK it's illegal to have a car start unattended....something like that?
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gtsussex Brigadier General 1854 Rep 3,983 Posts Drives: SMB M3 CP with lots of carbon Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: East Sussex iTrader: (0)	We've got it on the Disco (and had it on our old Rangie and X5 V8). Can either set the timer or press the remote from the comfort of your bed. Do get rather jealous of the wife as I wait for my car to clear (at least I have a heated steering wheel to cling to!). __________________ San Marino Blue M3 Competition Package with Carbon tat, ACS RS suspension, uprated brakes, 'modded' exhaust and a weeny bit more power courtesy of JF Automotive; M235i Convertible with ACS Sports Suspension; Disco 5 HSE Lux
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SkyJawa Major General 3719 Rep 8,636 Posts Drives: F10 530d Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hampshire iTrader: (1)	Thumbs up for the heated steering wheel - using it all the time now - very nice
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