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Automatic Climate Control (IHKA) - Operation: Overview

GROUP 64
Heating and
Air Conditioning

Bulletin Number
64 O1 87 (2064)

Montvale, NJ
May 1987
Technical Dept.

SUBJECT:
Automatic Climate Control (IHKA)

MODEL:
735i (E32)

A totally new climate control system has been developed for the E32. Important features of this system are:

^ Temperature and air distribution may be selected individually for the left and right sides.

^ Blower speed is automatically adjusted according to road speed to keep the desired air volume constant, regardless of the speed of the car.

^ Simpler design and repair procedures than previous climate control system.

^ Easier to use and understand control panel.

^ Logging of faults in the control unit so that they may be read out with the diagnostic link in the BMW Service Tester.

^ Ability of the control unit to substitute a replacement value when a wrong input signal is received.

^ Automatic electric heating of the front and rear windows.