AC/Heater Fan -Default to OFF
05-15-2009, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Miikka' post='878077' date='May 14 2009, 03:57 AM
Really? I have to try that one. I have never turned my AC off as I am perfectly happy with it always on. I don't worry about my starter, I am sure BMW has designed the car correctly.
Actually no they didn't, having the climate system default to "on" with no way to change it is a design flaw.
It's unnecessary and extremely annoying.
05-15-2009, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rik zeppelin' post='879312' date='May 15 2009, 09:54 AM
Actually no they didn't, having the climate system default to "on" with no way to change it is a design flaw.
It's unnecessary and extremely annoying.
It's unnecessary and extremely annoying.
05-16-2009, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GregBrand' post='879896' date='May 15 2009, 10:34 PM
My SA advised they are required to mandate "on" by our EPA for proper ventilation. Go figure. If this is true then it is not a design flaw. But my bathroom does not even have a mandatory "on" fan and therein lies a much greater risk of stale air...
Good Lord these SA's really will say anything, won't they?
If this was true then all cars would be this way.
Lemme check....hmmm, nope.
05-16-2009, 10:28 PM
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My guess would be BMW prefers not to be liable for customers dying as a result of noxious fumes entering the cabin having no wear to go. Same reason re-circulation settings aren't retained.
Originally Posted by Allen' post='878124' date='May 14 2009, 04:13 AM
I don't understand why a $60k luxury car doesn't let the driver decide if the fan is on/off upon startup... 
Why in the world would it NOT be designed to retain the state that it was powered down with???
Why in the world would it NOT be designed to retain the state that it was powered down with???
05-17-2009, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by newt' post='880801' date='May 17 2009, 01:28 AM
My guess would be BMW prefers not to be liable for customers dying as a result of noxious fumes entering the cabin having no wear to go. Same reason re-circulation settings aren't retained.
05-17-2009, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by newt' post='880801' date='May 17 2009, 01:28 AM
My guess would be BMW prefers not to be liable for customers dying as a result of noxious fumes entering the cabin having no wear to go. Same reason re-circulation settings aren't retained.
"Our new state of the art climate control system is of such inferior quality and design that we had to lock the system in a permanent "on" state to avoid killing the occupants."
Whoa!
05-17-2009, 06:57 PM
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All cars are capable of developing issues over time that can allow fumes to enter the cabin, be it through the firewall, trunk, loose seals, etc. Not to mention the noxious fumes that automobile components release over time, especially when exposed to the sun/heat. Even Rolls Royce/Bentley have the same kind of issues.
Originally Posted by rik zeppelin' post='881059' date='May 17 2009, 10:47 AM
"Our new state of the art climate control system is of such inferior quality and design that we had to lock the system in a permanent "on" state to avoid killing the occupants."
Whoa!
Whoa!
05-17-2009, 07:13 PM
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There could be a million reasons behind "why" but seriously is it too much to ask to have the same setting when I start the car as when I turn it off? Seriously if the climate control is off as the last setting before I 
turn off the car, it should be "off" when I start it. geez.
turn off the car, it should be "off" when I start it. geez.
05-17-2009, 10:39 PM
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My A/C is always off unless it's hot outside! it just makes the engine work harder for nothing and this auto-on fan also annoys the crap out of me but my brain now has a SOP for this.
I think it relates to cooling down the CPU/hardware for the iDrive computer, I've noticed when I'm running the heater it periodically blows cool air through the centre vents from time to time.
I think some of these BMW engineers need a good slap to the head :-)
I think it relates to cooling down the CPU/hardware for the iDrive computer, I've noticed when I'm running the heater it periodically blows cool air through the centre vents from time to time.
I think some of these BMW engineers need a good slap to the head :-)
05-18-2009, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_545i' post='881731' date='May 18 2009, 01:39 AM
My A/C is always off unless it's hot outside! it just makes the engine work harder for nothing and this auto-on fan also annoys the crap out of me but my brain now has a SOP for this.
I think it relates to cooling down the CPU/hardware for the iDrive computer, I've noticed when I'm running the heater it periodically blows cool air through the centre vents from time to time.
I think some of these BMW engineers need a good slap to the head :-)
I think it relates to cooling down the CPU/hardware for the iDrive computer, I've noticed when I'm running the heater it periodically blows cool air through the centre vents from time to time.
I think some of these BMW engineers need a good slap to the head :-)
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