BMW 7 Series: Active seat ventilation
Concept
Integrated fans in the seat and armrest areas provide a comfortable seat temperature.
Overview
Front
Active seat ventilation
Rear
Active seat ventilation
Switching on
Press the button once for each
ventilation
level.
The maximum temperature is reached when three LEDs are lit.
The ventilation switches back by one level after a short time.
Switching off
Press and hold the button until
the bar
display on the climate control display
goes out.
Climate control rules
Concept
A number of heating and cooling functions can be automatically activated depending on the external temperature.
General information
The external temperature at which the functions are to be automatically activated can be set via iDrive.
Activation is performed if the external temperature exceeds or falls below the set temperature in the first few minutes after drive-ready state has been switched on. A new alignment is carried out after the settings have been changed.
Depending on the equipment package, the following functions can be automatically activated:
- Seat heating.
- Heated steering wheel.
- Seat ventilation.
If the trip is continued within approx. 15 minutes after a stop, the functions are activated automatically with the levels that were last selected.
Functional requirement
- The safety belt of the driver's seat is buckled.
- Drive-ready state is switched on.
Activating/deactivating
Via iDrive:
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Climate control"
- "Climate control rules"
- Select the desired functions.
- Activate the desired rule.
- Set the level.
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options
This chapter describes all standard, country-specific
and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily ava
Installing child restraint
systems
General information
Pay attention to the specifications and the operating
and safety information of the child restraint
system manufacturer when selecting, installing,
and using child restraint system
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The VDM control unit is
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