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How does pre-conditioning work in my BMW?

Pre-conditioning cools or heats the car's interior prior to start of the trip to a comfortable temperature. The system automatically cools, vents, and heats depending on the interior, external, and set temperature. Snow and ice may be removed more easily. The system starts the engine automatically and allows it to run for a limited period of time.  

 

Functional requirements:

▷ The vehicle is in idle state or standby state and not in drive-ready state.

▷ Battery is sufficiently charged.

▷ For reasons of safety, the system can only be switched on twice consecutively. The system will be available again as soon as the drive-ready state is activated and deactivated again.

▷ The fuel tank capacity is sufficient.

▷ Hood is closed.

▷ Make sure that the vehicle's date and time are set correctly.

▷ Air vents are opened. 

 

Depending on which BMW Operating System your vehicle has, perform the following steps:

 

BMW iDrive 7:

Enabling the automatic engine start function:

The automatic engine start must be enabled once before using the system. Otherwise, the engine cannot switch on automatically to climatize the car's interior.

Via iDrive:

  1. "CAR"
  2. "Settings"
  3. "Climate control"
  4. "Preconditioning/ventilation"
  5. "Remote Engine Start"
  6. "Starting engine for clim. control"
  7. Confirm the disclaimer.

 

BMW Operating System 8:

  1. "CLIMATE MENU"
  2. "Settings"
  3. "Pre-conditioning"
  4. "Remote Engine Start"
  5. "Start engine for climate cont."
  6. Confirm the disclaimer. 

 

BMW Operating Systems 8.5 and BMW Operating System 9:

  1. Tap the icon for the Climate menu on the menu bar.
  2. "General settings"
  3. "Pre-conditioning"
  4. "Remote Engine Start"
  5. "Start engine for climate cont."
  6. Confirm the disclaimer. 
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