The " REST " button
12-17-2007, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DynaSpy' post='507859' date='Dec 17 2007, 06:15 PM
Why does my loaner 2007 328xi have the Rest feature but my 2008 535xi does not? Are they cheaping us out of the Rest feature?!?!? 
Take a look at post #5 above...
12-18-2007, 08:14 AM
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I haven't tried the twisting of the fan knob, but the "LCI" cars have the rest feature hidden away in iDrive. Go to Climate, Parked Car Operation, Ventilation Settings, Parked Car Ventilation. Or something of that fashion.
It's a useful feature if you have to run in the store on a bone-chilling day, and you want the car to be warm when you return to it.
It's a useful feature if you have to run in the store on a bone-chilling day, and you want the car to be warm when you return to it.
12-18-2007, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='508128' date='Dec 18 2007, 12:14 PM
I haven't tried the twisting of the fan knob, but the "LCI" cars have the rest feature hidden away in iDrive. Go to Climate, Parked Car Operation, Ventilation Settings, Parked Car Ventilation. Or something of that fashion.
It's a useful feature if you have to run in the store on a bone-chilling day, and you want the car to be warm when you return to it.
It's a useful feature if you have to run in the store on a bone-chilling day, and you want the car to be warm when you return to it.
12-18-2007, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by SMG353' post='498385' date='Nov 24 2007, 07:17 AM
Someone please explain to me the purpose of the "REST " button on the dash next to the heater fan speed control, what it does, and HOW DOES IT WORK ?
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12-18-2007, 10:24 AM
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I use this feature three times a day. Once to drop the first child at preschool, then for the second child to daycare, and then for Dad's Starbucks. It is a feature I really appreciate. 
12-18-2007, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='508188' date='Dec 18 2007, 08:33 PM
You need to make sure the ignition is completely off before pressing the button...
Ok, thank you, I'll try .
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12-18-2007, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='508130' date='Dec 18 2007, 12:21 PM
Nope. Not the same thing. REST is not the same as parked car ventilation...
12-18-2007, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='508284' date='Dec 18 2007, 07:09 PM
What's the difference? I'm not talking about when you set the time for the ventilation to come on, BTW.
REST (or residual heat mode) is designed to keep the cabin heated and will move warm air (passing through the heater core) for up to 15 minutes (after 15 minutes, the engine's residual heat is gone so it would just blow cold air.)
I don't know for sure but I think that the REST air comes out of the floor vents (as heated air should) and the parked car ventilation comes out of the dashboard vents (as cooled air should).
If you've been using parked car ventilation in the winter instead of REST, you're probably not seeing the system work as well as it could...
12-19-2007, 07:33 AM
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Thanks for the information on the REST. I've been using it whenever I can after reading the posts about it.
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