Digital Climate Control

snapshot88 · #1 10-30-2007, 12:45 PM

I have the manual climate control (with knobs) on my '04 3.0 X5. I noticed that some folks are selling the digital climate control panel on ebay. I was wondering, is it a direct plug n play with the manual climate control? Basically, would I be able to pull out the manual climate control face and plug in the digital one? Anyone know?

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Zulu95 · #2 10-30-2007, 01:07 PM

No.

mrkbbd · #3 10-30-2007, 02:56 PM

way more work than it's worth

Zulu95 · #4 10-30-2007, 03:04 PM

To expand on my last; Check for the differences between each system on realoem.com
WAAAAAAY too much trouble to be worth it.

X5Dawg · #5 10-30-2007, 03:23 PM

Not worth it - I have the digital one and it is so quirky. Sometimes it holds your settings from the last time you were in the X and sometimes it holds the settings from 2 startups ago.

Chip · #6 10-30-2007, 04:07 PM

I don't know which one I have, 05' X5 4.4i, but it has a screen at the bottom with temp and also a knob at top with blue/red dots. The system is very weird, and I don't like it. The temperature is controlled by the knob at the top, so what is the purpose of setting my car to 70F?

Eurosport · #7 10-30-2007, 07:10 PM

i wish i had the manual controls... that way i wouldn't have had to spend $60 on plastic buttons set

fatboyoz · #8 10-30-2007, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chip

I don't know which one I have, 05' X5 4.4i, but it has a screen at the bottom with temp and also a knob at top with blue/red dots. The system is very weird, and I don't like it. The temperature is controlled by the knob at the top, so what is the purpose of setting my car to 70F?

Chip,
The air temperature control at the top (with the blue/red dots) should be left in the full hot position (all red dots) if you want the climate control to regulate the temperature of the air coming out of the dashboard vents. You only select the blue dots if you want to override the climate controlled air temp' coming out of these vents. Why?, you might ask, has BMW designed the system like this. It is so that on a cold day, with the climate control pumping out hot air on your face (and possibly making you drowsy on a long trip) you can cool the air blowing on your face without freezing your toes. The system actually works fine if you understand what BMW is trying to achieve. The handbook also does not describe the system operation very well.
Regards Colin.

BGM · #9 10-30-2007, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatboyoz

Chip,
The air temperature control at the top (with the blue/red dots) should be left in the full hot position (all red dots) if you want the climate control to regulate the temperature of the air coming out of the dashboard vents. You only select the blue dots if you want to override the climate controlled air temp' coming out of these vents. Why?, you might ask, has BMW designed the system like this. It is so that on a cold day, with the climate control pumping out hot air on your face (and possibly making you drowsy on a long trip) you can cool the air blowing on your face without freezing your toes. The system actually works fine if you understand what BMW is trying to achieve. The handbook also does not describe the system operation very well.
Regards Colin.

I just always put the blower to the footwells when using heat--that way you don't have to worry about hot air in your face (and hot air rises anyways). Even though I've been in Dallas for a number of years I grew up in Chicago and that's how we always ran the heat in the winter. I only use the dots on the vent when using the AC.

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