2008 BMW 1 Series Owner's Manual - Page 102

Climate Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter The microfilter traps dust and pollen in the incoming air. The activated-charcoal filter provides additional protection by filtering gaseous pollutants from the outside air. Your BMW center replaces this combined filter during routine maintenance. 5. Select "Parked car ventilation" and press the controller. Parked car ventilation* The concept The parked car ventilation provides ventilation to the passenger compartment and lowers its temperature, if necessary. The parked car ventilation system is operated via iDrive, refer to page 16. Two different switch-on times can be preselected. The parked car ventilation remains switched on for 30 minutes. The system can also be switched on and off directly. Due to its high power consumption, it should not be switched on twice in a row without driving in between to allow the battery to recharge. The parked car ventilation system comes on if the outside temperature is above 59 7/15 6 when the switch-on time was preselected, but is ready for use at any temperature when the system is switched on directly. The air emerges from the air vents for the upper body area in the instrument panel. The air vents must therefore be open. If the symbol on the display of the automatic climate control is flashing, parked car ventilation is switched on. Preselecting switch-on times 1. Call up "Climate". 2. Select "Parked car operation" and press the controller. 3. Select "Activation time" and press the controller. Two consecutive switch-on times must be at least 31 minutes apart.< 4. Move the controller to the left or right to select "Timer 1" or "Timer 2". Switching on/off directly iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. 1. Open the start menu. 2. Move the controller to the left to open "Climate". 3. Select "Parked car operation" and press the controller. 4. Select "Automatic ventilation" and press the controller. 5. Select the time and press the controller. The hours setting is selected. 100 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 691 - © 11/07 BMW AG