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Originally Posted by mtech8
Sorry. Don't quite understand what that the above statement in red means.
From all the posts so far and other threads. It sounds like the X5's climate control will always come on when the car is restarted after 30 minutes of inactivity? Has anyone contacted BMW directly to inquire about this? Is it an intentional design or bug?
So what happens within the 30 minutes if the car is restarted? Would the A/C or heater remain off (if not in AUTO mode and was shut off)?
Has anyone been able to turn off there AC, turn off their car, and restart it without the AC coming back on?
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Don't understand? The climate control comes on in a super low fan speed, but not the 'AUTO' setting for the climate (round knob, green led light, that says "AUTO" for Automatic climate control).
If you turn the Climate Control totally OFF, and then re-start the car in a short amt. of time, then yes....the climate stays OFF. If you wait a bit, say like 30 mins or so...then the Climate Control will come on automatically, in a low fan speed, but not 'AUTO".
I complained to BMW extensivley when we had our 2004 X5 4.4i, the 4.8is and with my 2007 3.0si. They don't clearly answer, and just say it's a design. Oddly, the dealership cannot explain why it does it either, as NO other BMW model does this.