2011 1 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW

Heating and ventilation, air conditioner*1 Air distribution2 Recirculated-air mode3 Air volume4 Cooling function*If the vehicle is not equipped with a coolingAir distributionDirect the flow of air to the windows, to the upper body areaor to the footwell . Intermediatesettings are possible. In thecenter position between and , the air isalso deflected at toward the windows.Recirculated-air modeIf the air outside the car has anunpleasant odor or contains pollutants,shut off the supply to theinterior of the car temporarily. Thesystem then recirculates the air currently withinthe vehicle.You can also activate/deactivate the recirculated-airmode by means of a button* on thesteering wheel, refer to page 11.If condensation starts to form on theinside window surfaces during operationin the recirculated-air mode, you should switchit off while also increasing the air volume asrequired.The recirculated-air mode should not be usedcontinuously for lengthy periods; otherwise, thequality of the air inside the car will graduallydeteriorate.