Basic Air Con Fan Speed
04-06-2005, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by browellm' date='Oct 14 2004, 02:59 PM
Blimey Charlie!? I am going to PM skidster with this info immediately.? He'll be cock-a-hoop
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04-07-2005, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by stu' date='Apr 6 2005, 09:58 AM
Hi whihr/browellm . Thanks for this info!
I've just got mine back from Altwoods in Maidenhead .
The Dual stage brake lights are active and the auto fan works. Heaps of other good things too (such as a whole new typeface on I Drive and clearer radio/rds menus etc ) .
The only snag is; that after the software upgrade ( which took 5 days!!!) my girlfriends key no longer works and I'm mightilly miffed!
However - for the fan a/c thing I'm thrilled! It's just how it ought to be.
Set the temp you want and the fan speed smoothly adjusts up or down to achieve the desired temp. Why the heck did BMW make such a mess of this . I've had 12 months of hassle with them and wasted hours explaining the issue to silly people at service desks, who didn't try very hard to understand what I was saying!
I'd strongly recommend that if you have std air con you get the mod. It's wonderful.
I've just got mine back from Altwoods in Maidenhead .
The Dual stage brake lights are active and the auto fan works. Heaps of other good things too (such as a whole new typeface on I Drive and clearer radio/rds menus etc ) .
The only snag is; that after the software upgrade ( which took 5 days!!!) my girlfriends key no longer works and I'm mightilly miffed!
However - for the fan a/c thing I'm thrilled! It's just how it ought to be.
Set the temp you want and the fan speed smoothly adjusts up or down to achieve the desired temp. Why the heck did BMW make such a mess of this . I've had 12 months of hassle with them and wasted hours explaining the issue to silly people at service desks, who didn't try very hard to understand what I was saying!
I'd strongly recommend that if you have std air con you get the mod. It's wonderful.
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Altwood's are my local dealer, I'll contact them about this to try & get my problems corrected. I was wondering if they charge for this ' upgrade ' or is it a freebie, ie to fix a fault. If they will do it under warranty I wonder if they will supply a loan car if it takes 5 days!. Many tahnks for useful info.
04-07-2005, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by PeterT' date='Apr 6 2005, 07:34 PM
My May 2005 delivery 525 with standard air con had auto fan speed control from delivery - maybe it affected only cars earlier than this.
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04-07-2005, 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by berkar' date='Apr 7 2005, 09:45 AM
My car 2003.10. and the fan speed is automaticly 100% !!! and play MP3.
04-07-2005, 05:25 AM
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Hi BMWJIMT , definitely, 100% a warranty issue.
Just say, for example, you were told at the time of sale that it would have 2 stage brake lights. The fan thing is pretty important to. It's a clear breach of sale legislation to promote and offer "auto" air con that is ( as supplied in 2004 ) nothing of the sort.
I can't stress strongly enough that it is worth getting the latest software .
There are heaps of other things that have changed too.
Eg The sport settings on the steptronic are far more aggressive and it now rarely drops bellow 2000rpm in sport, always holding lowish gears even at very small throttle openings.
For me I had a loan car (nice new R60 engine 530i with wonderful active steer) perhaps because I made a fuss and was pretty miffed at haveing to wait 3 days for the heated seat upgrade.) I'm not at all impressed with Atwoods though and they always seem short of staff and a bit chaotic.
The individual staff try very hard but the overall outcome is always unsatisfactory. Ask when they anticipate having a loan car and ask for for that date. ( take your ins cert along for them otherwise it's nigh on impossible)
My favourtite BMW dealer is Prophets (now Sytner) Solihull (v trustworthy salesman David Blythman)
. I had great support from them for years and years in the nineties! I wish I had bought the E60 from them .....Oh well...
Just say, for example, you were told at the time of sale that it would have 2 stage brake lights. The fan thing is pretty important to. It's a clear breach of sale legislation to promote and offer "auto" air con that is ( as supplied in 2004 ) nothing of the sort.
I can't stress strongly enough that it is worth getting the latest software .
There are heaps of other things that have changed too.
Eg The sport settings on the steptronic are far more aggressive and it now rarely drops bellow 2000rpm in sport, always holding lowish gears even at very small throttle openings.
For me I had a loan car (nice new R60 engine 530i with wonderful active steer) perhaps because I made a fuss and was pretty miffed at haveing to wait 3 days for the heated seat upgrade.) I'm not at all impressed with Atwoods though and they always seem short of staff and a bit chaotic.
The individual staff try very hard but the overall outcome is always unsatisfactory. Ask when they anticipate having a loan car and ask for for that date. ( take your ins cert along for them otherwise it's nigh on impossible)My favourtite BMW dealer is Prophets (now Sytner) Solihull (v trustworthy salesman David Blythman)
. I had great support from them for years and years in the nineties! I wish I had bought the E60 from them .....Oh well...
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Originally Posted by stu' date='Apr 7 2005, 08:25 AM
Hi BMWJIMT? , definitely, 100%? a warranty issue.
Just say, for example,? you were told at the time of sale that it would have 2 stage brake lights. The fan thing is pretty important to. It's a clear breach of sale legislation to promote and offer "auto" air con that is ( as supplied in 2004 ) nothing of the sort.
I can't stress strongly enough that it is worth getting the latest software .
There are heaps of other things that have changed too.
Eg The sport settings on the steptronic are far more aggressive and it now rarely drops bellow 2000rpm in sport, always holding lowish gears even at very small? throttle openings.
For me I had a loan car (nice new R60 engine 530i with wonderful active steer) perhaps because I made a fuss and was pretty miffed at haveing to wait 3 days for the heated seat upgrade.) I'm not at all impressed with Atwoods though and they always seem short of staff and a bit chaotic. The individual staff try very hard but the overall outcome is always unsatisfactory. Ask when they anticipate having a loan car and ask for for that date. ( take your ins cert along for them otherwise it's nigh on impossible)
My favourtite BMW dealer is Prophets (now Sytner) Solihull (v trustworthy salesman David Blythman) .? I had great support from them for years and years in the nineties! I wish I had bought the E60 from them .....Oh well...
Just say, for example,? you were told at the time of sale that it would have 2 stage brake lights. The fan thing is pretty important to. It's a clear breach of sale legislation to promote and offer "auto" air con that is ( as supplied in 2004 ) nothing of the sort.
I can't stress strongly enough that it is worth getting the latest software .
There are heaps of other things that have changed too.
Eg The sport settings on the steptronic are far more aggressive and it now rarely drops bellow 2000rpm in sport, always holding lowish gears even at very small? throttle openings.
For me I had a loan car (nice new R60 engine 530i with wonderful active steer) perhaps because I made a fuss and was pretty miffed at haveing to wait 3 days for the heated seat upgrade.) I'm not at all impressed with Atwoods though and they always seem short of staff and a bit chaotic.
The individual staff try very hard but the overall outcome is always unsatisfactory. Ask when they anticipate having a loan car and ask for for that date. ( take your ins cert along for them otherwise it's nigh on impossible)My favourtite BMW dealer is Prophets (now Sytner) Solihull (v trustworthy salesman David Blythman)
.? I had great support from them for years and years in the nineties! I wish I had bought the E60 from them .....Oh well...[snapback]112401[/snapback]
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