[northernmonkey]

..in my E92 i used to leave the climate control in "auto" at all times and "auto" had three options...basically seemed to effect the speed? powerfulness? of the blowers...these were

soft
medium
high

in the F10/11 there don't seem to be any options to set these anymore.....reason i ask is that it feels like after the recent s/w update the average speed/power of the fans in auto mode has gone up from say soft > medium power for no reason.....or i could just be imagining it maybe it is because my last few journeys have been too short and the system was still trying to achieve the target temp setting and hadn't got there before i got out of the car.......just wondered if anyone else noticed anything similar or knows if there are any menu options i've missed in i-drive.

ps: in navigation options i noticed there is now a "3D Exits" option...has that always been there? never noticed before...guessing it has.

[eripers]

The fan up and down buttons will let you select between 5 (i think( intensity levels when in auto.

[Needsdecaf]

There are four modes in auto. When "Auto" is selected, you will see the fan speed indicator bar with four positions. Pressing the fan button will move between the four auto "intensities" as it is called in the manual.

when you override to manual, moving the fan speed indicator manually changes the fan speed.

[northernmonkey]

Thanks. Will try that and RTFM next time new software resets everything to default should have realised as I lost my 8 hot key settings as well

[cliveywolves]

Originally Posted by northernmonkey

Thanks. Will try that and RTFM next time new software resets everything to default should have realised as I lost my 8 hot key settings as well

Yep that's def correct about the auto climate option it gives you a different fan option to manual fan operation ! Just checked on my F10.

But 3D exits must be a new option, I've not got that as a option in my settings?

[northernmonkey]

thanks for replies...that sorted it RTFM next time.

yeah not sure about the "3D Exits" one i'm sure i've not seen that one before...next time i've got nav guiding me somewhere be interesting to see if anything different shows up in the split screen display if I have "arrow view" active in the smaller right hand pane.

[eripers]

Originally Posted by northernmonkey

thanks for replies...that sorted it RTFM next time.

yeah not sure about the "3D Exits" one i'm sure i've not seen that one before...next time i've got nav guiding me somewhere be interesting to see if anything different shows up in the split screen display if I have "arrow view" active in the smaller right hand pane.

The 3D exits option checked a 3rd drawing with lane details will show up on the right spitscreen when approaching motorway exits. This is independent of whats active there.

[ghueser]

Originally Posted by northernmonkey

Thanks. Will try that and RTFM next time new software resets everything to default should have realised as I lost my 8 hot key settings as well

northern,

Get a 4 GB USB stick and save your settings to it. (From your port in the glovebox) Could probably make by with a lot smaller one but it was the smallest size I could find.

That way, you can pop in back in and retrieve all your settings when you need them.

Also, I think on previous BMW's there were a lot more HVAC options that could be set from the I-Drive. With the new HVAc panel in the 7 and 5, along with the revised I-Drive, many are now gone.

[Titanflux]

Regarding the auto climate settings, only if you got the extended functions option do you get 5 settings for the forcefulness of the auto program. It's just changed now by pressing the fan speed buttons whilst in auto mode.

[cliveywolves]

Originally Posted by Titanflux

Regarding the auto climate settings, only if you got the extended functions option do you get 5 settings for the forcefulness of the auto program. It's just changed now by pressing the fan speed buttons whilst in auto mode.

Yep good point !