Climate Control issue on 2012 X5 35d

[SkipSauls]

At first I thought that the iDrive-based settings for the temps were cool, but soon after I longed for the simple red/blue dial that I've had on previous BMWs. I've programmed one of the shortcut keys to get the the temp settings screen, but it is still a more involved process than it should be.

[jeremym]

Originally Posted by SkipSauls

but it is still a more involved process than it should be.

I agree. But I typically set it to full red for winter, full blue for summer and midway (1 red or 1 blue bar) for fall/spring.

In other words, it's just something that gets changed a few times per year, not a huge issue--for me anyway.

[AzNMpower32]

Originally Posted by SkipSauls

At first I thought that the iDrive-based settings for the temps were cool, but soon after I longed for the simple red/blue dial that I've had on previous BMWs. I've programmed one of the shortcut keys to get the the temp settings screen, but it is still a more involved process than it should be.

I think BMW has mostly gone back to the actual vent-mounted dial on the newer BMWs (even if it electronic). I agree that this should be a physical switch

BMW goofed up similarly with the dash lighting intensity switch that got buried into the Board Computer (accessed only via the indicator stalk) for the E90-series.