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Re: Heater Controls (archive)
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Posted by Brian P on March 02, 2001 at 20:39:02:

In Reply to: Heater Controls posted by Brian on March 02, 2001 at 16:30:40:


I have only had my 750iL for a week now and I am still figuring out how everything works. I am a little stumped with the heater and fan. When I turn on the heater nothing blows through the vents even though the fan switch is turned to the half-way point. If I turn fan to max blow, the heated air immediately comes out of the vents. Then, if I turn it back to the half-way point, nothing comes out. But....if I leave on max blow for a couple of minutes then turn it to the half-way point, the fan speed decreases properly and continues to blow. Is this normal? Or is this just one of those "minor" electrical problems that BMW is so well known for?

Brian


It is designed not to blow air (if heater is on) until heater matrix reaches a certain temperature.
If your situation is occurring whilst the engine is still cold this would account for the 'couple of minutes' you described for it to work properly.
Brian P.

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