What is this symbol and how do I get rid of it?

[Jerich0]

Its the wavy arrows pointing upwards... I have not seen them on another X5... what do they do and how do I disable them?

Thanks!
JC

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Jerich0

Its the wavy arrows pointing upwards... I have not seen them on another X5... what do they do and how do I disable them?

Thanks!
JC

That's the same symbol for your heated seats. Are your heated or ventilated seats on?

[Jerich0]

Originally Posted by opasha

That's the same symbol for your heated seats. Are your heated or ventilated seats on?

Thats weird... I don't have neither of them... what could it be then?

[opasha]

Hm, odd. Look in the F15 owner's manual. I'm replying from my phone so I can't search for it quickly. Was this symbol always there?

[Jerich0]

Originally Posted by opasha

Hm, odd. Look in the F15 owner's manual. I'm replying from my phone so I can't search for it quickly. Was this symbol always there?

Yes... owners Manual does not say a thing about it...

[Jerich0]

Is there maybe a procedure to reset the HVAC system?

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Jerich0

Is there maybe a procedure to reset the HVAC system?

It's the Parked Car Ventilation Setting. Look at page 169 of the owner's manual.pdf. You can turn it off in Climate settings in iDrive: http://www.m-sedan.com/parked_car_ventilation-475.html

That's what the symbol resembles, but I'm not sure what it is exactly. I looked up this feature in different symbols and it shows a blinking fan, so I'm not 100% positive.

You can reset HVAC by VO Coding IHKA2. Was this symbol there before or after coding? The only code we changed from the cheat sheet for your IHKA2 was OFF_MEMORY so it remembers your AC OFF setting when you turn it off.

[Jerich0]

Originally Posted by opasha

It's the Parked Car Ventilation Setting. Look at page 169 of the owner's manual.pdf. You can turn it off in Climate settings in iDrive: http://www.m-sedan.com/parked_car_ventilation-475.html

That's what the symbol resembles, but I'm not sure what it is exactly. I looked up this feature in different symbols and it shows a blinking fan, so I'm not 100% positive.

You can reset HVAC by VO Coding IHKA2. Was this symbol there before or after coding? The only code we changed from the cheat sheet for your IHKA2 was OFF_MEMORY so it remembers your AC OFF setting when you turn it off.

The symbol was always there even before the coding... I saw the manual about the parked car ventilation setting but it is a blinking fan and of course that setting is off... pretty strange then...

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Jerich0

The symbol was always there even before the coding... I saw the manual about the parked car ventilation setting but it is a blinking fan and of course that setting is off... pretty strange then...

Yeah, I'm not sure then. That symbol looked very similar in the Parked Ventilation in the pdf manual, but like you said, it's supposed to be a blinking fan for that option. I really have no idea. Leave it up to BMW to not make their options easy to understand, lol.

[hyde]

Do you have 4 zone climate? Does it show in any of the other zones, or at least for the passenger side?


That image looks like actually shining behind a template type light, not an LED pixel display (temp display) so I think we can just shine a strong light on our X5's and see if we have this light there. Did you try hitting the A/C button on/off?

opasha , E70 had test sequence where you could light up all lights and move all dials as a diagnostic tool, does F15 have something like that? Maybe we can try that to see if we even have this light/placeholder on our climate control settings.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by hyde

Do you have 4 zone climate? Does it show in any of the other zones, or at least for the passenger side?


That image looks like actually shining behind a template type light, not an LED pixel display (temp display) so I think we can just shine a strong light on our X5's and see if we have this light there. Did you try hitting the A/C button on/off?

opasha , E70 had test sequence where you could light up all lights and move all dials as a diagnostic tool, does F15 have something like that? Maybe we can try that to see if we even have this light/placeholder on our climate control settings.

Not that I know of.

[Baunton]

Originally Posted by opasha

Not that I know of.

That symbol illuminates when I use Auxiliary Heating (Regional Thing). Think it also comes on, as stated by opasha when I use the Connected Drive remote ventilation on the BMW Remote App.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Baunton

That symbol illuminates when I use Auxiliary Heating (Regional Thing). Think it also comes on, as stated by opasha when I use the Connected Drive remote ventilation on the BMW Remote App.

Thank you, Baunton. That is helpful because he also has a Euro spec F15.

[Baunton]

Originally Posted by opasha

Thank you, Baunton. That is helpful because he also has a Euro spec F15.

BMW sell European spec cars in Mexico! You learn something new everyday!

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Baunton

BMW sell European spec cars in Mexico! You learn something new everyday!

Lol, yeah, I learn something new every time I help someone or have discussions with all of you .

[PnP]

I also have that on mine..

[Ninjaoz]

Me too...the symbol is always there whenever the fan is on.

[Ninjaoz]

Originally Posted by Ninjaoz

Me too...the symbol is always there whenever the fan is on.

Here is a photo, I read the owner's handbook, it says this symbol is permanently shown in the display of the automatic air conditioning.

[hyde]

Originally Posted by Ninjaoz

Here is a photo, I read the owner's handbook, it says this symbol is permanently shown in the display of the automatic air conditioning.

Great, another mystery thread solved, I bet you guys had NO idea that this symbol was missing from BMW's in other countries..

[Sean_250]

This from the online manual. It's to do with the residual heat function.

[MattBianco]

Well, I almost recreated the symbol.

- Launch BMW Remote App
- Activate Now, your auxiliary ventilation

When you arrive at the car, the symbol is there. Almost.

Symbol goes away when you turn the car on.

But what does the underline in yours signify?

[retx]

Originally Posted by MattBianco

Well, I almost recreated the symbol.

- Launch BMW Remote App
- Activate Now, your auxiliary ventilation

When you arrive at the car, the symbol is there. Almost.

Symbol goes away when you turn the car on.

But what does the underline in yours signify?

Last week I performed the same thing but didn't see the symbol... got to try it again next time...