buddy

Has anyone else notice that the heat in the e60 does not come out of the dash vents as hot only luke warm and i have to turn it all the way up to get any heat out of it. I have adjusted the climiate stratification to all 4 of the bars in the red and i still only get luke warm heat from the dash and the passenger one is even colder. The only way to get the heat really warm seems to be to turn on the auto control which then directs the heat to the floor and then it gets warm but if adjusted to the top thru idrive still no heat is there a problem with my system or is this the norm for the car it seems to use to be warmer before 13.2 upgrade

Hormazd

I believe this is by design. Many european cars have fresh (cool air) coming out of the main vents even when you are trying warm the car. The hot air always blows from below (heat rises). I actually like this system as hot air blowing on the upper body or face can help you fall asleep. E.G. Set the system on automatic, set the driver side at say 75 degrees. Then set the passenger side for 85 degrees. you will see that cool air still comes from the upper vents for the pasenger and should be directed past the body. The passenger well will be blowing hot air making the cabin perfectly comfortable for two individuals with different temperature requirements. The same principal also applies to the rear vents.

530E60NL

I noticed the same and it is very comfortable for me..

buddy

That is kinda what i thought was going on, i will try the different settings but at 75 or 80 i may as well still have the ac on literally cold air. Before the last software upgrade and the loss of the picturals i could get more heat upper, as i can do in my e34, i dont like the aspect of haveing to use the auto to get the desired heat pattern as it is a two step process push the auto then have to turn off the ac each and every time also, then if i want to turn down the volume of air then i am not in the auto mode any more. i want my 10.2 back I also think this update affected my bass response in my subs almost no bass at all this sucks, back to dealer again

jgbmw

this is by bmw design and i love it. my mercedes e had a cool/warm adjustment, however it was manual and sucked compared to bmw.

i'm sure you've adjusted the cool/warm setting in your idrive. you could also cut the air flow down on the dash and point them away from you.