We stay in a very hot climate and use the A/C all the time. MY 2000 X5 does real good cooling me but I noticed the following:

1. When the temp control is kept not too cold, a lot of hot air comes from the foot area in front of the car

2. The adjustable temp setting where you have the read-out of the inner temp AND the vent temp setting next to the dash board are contrary to each other. No matter what you set the inner to, the vent setting seems to have the edge. Cant figure what the temp setting is all about.