BMW 5 E39 owners manual page 118

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118nAutomatic climate control* >Left-hand indicator lamp on – AUC Rear window defroster mode: the system recognizes pollut- When the rear window de- ants in the outside air and blocks the froster is activated, the indica- flow of air when necessary. The sys- tor lamp comes on. The rear window tem then recirculates the air currently defroster switches off automatically. within the vehicle. Depending on the air quality, the au-Residual heating mode tomatic system then switches back The heat which is stored in and forth between outside air supply the engine is utilized for and recirculation of the air within the heating the interior when the engine vehicle. has been switched off (while waiting at 390de051 >Right-hand indicator lamp on: the a railroad crossing, for instance). flow of external air into the vehicle is Draft-free ventilation permanently blocked. The system In ignition key position 1, you can alter You can adjust the blower controls for then recirculates the air currently the settings of the automatic climate the upper body area to select the opti- within the vehicle. control. In ignition key position 0, the mum airflow rates and directions for If you have a multifunction steering system automatically directs heated air your personal requirements: wheel with the recirculated-air button to the windshield, side windows and (refer to page 25), you can also use it to footwells. Use rotary dial 1 to open and close the switch between "Off" and the recircu- airflow through an infinitely-variable lated-air mode or AUC and the recircu- This function may be activated range. You can also use the levers 2 to lated-air mode. when the outside temperature is change the direction of the airflow. below approx. 59 7 (156), the engine Set the outlets so that the air flows past If the windows should fog over in is at operating temperature, and the you and does not flow directly onto you. the recirculated air mode, switch battery is adequately charged. The LED Rotary dial 3 allows you to adjust the the recirculated air mode off and in- on the button will light up when all con-airflow from these outlets by adding crease the air supply as required.< ditions have been met.< heat or cooling as desired: Turn toward blue – colder. Turn toward red – warmer. Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 420 - © 01/01 BMW Group

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