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Originally Posted by smi2710
I really just wondering how to get the climate control to remember my settings as its getting warm and the previous powners 76 degrees is too much now.
its a 2001 X5 3.0 5 spd manual
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I'm not quite sure how to answer your question (or if I even understand it) because we don't know which HVAC system you have. If you have the IHKR control unit (it has rotary dials) then it is a manually regulated system in which you set the controls as desired by adjusting the dials and turning the system on/off as needed.
If you have the AUTO climate system which has the digital IHKA control panel...it works pretty much like your home's thermostat that controls your furnace and AC. You basically select the temp that is comfortable for you and depending on time of year or ambient temp, you select the AC (snowflake) button to turn on the AC compressor which will help cool and dehumidify the air (just as you select AC for your home during the spring/summer/fall when AC is desired for more comfortable temps versus using the furnace when ambient temps are cooler...yet you generally keep the thermostat setting somewhere around 70° F.
Here's the instructions from the owners manual for the AUTO (IHKA) system...again, you basically set it and forget it except for extenuating circumstances when RAPID defrost/de-ice may be required or the AC button needs to be selected, or you'd like to have manual selection of fan speed and/or air distribution: