Even with the heat at 90 degrees, that rear vent blows cold. What gives?

And in the summer with a/c on, it will still blow cold.. and as a bonus, water spurts out of it...

Ideas, gents?

-Pete

if they are anything like the E34 rear vents....they ONLY blow cold air

of course now i have to go check mine...i forgot whether there was a temp control on them or not.

Even with the heat at 90 degrees, that rear vent blows cold. What gives?

And in the summer with a/c on, it will still blow cold.. and as a bonus, water spurts out of it...

Ideas, gents?

-Pete

Ah...you got the BMW individual misting system - a nice upgrade for sure.

I'll check mine and see what it does - never heard anyone complain during the winter though. Stay tuned.

yah man its got summer mist.. hmmm
but its nasty coz it gurgles and crap too..

i never have anyone in the back of the car... so.. i dunno if its always been doing this or not

Mine has a red/blue know like the front.

yah mine doesnt have a temp. adjust

mine has a temp adjuster on there. If it's blowing out water your ac coil drain is clogged- a fun project for you to put off until spring. :)

If it's blowing out water your ac coil drain is clogged

Beat me to it....

BTW, I guess I have the winter package on my car, it has headlight washers, heated seats, I think it even has a seperate window washer resevoir for winter washer fluid.... yah know, the yellow de-icer kind.... at least I think thats what its for all I know is I have 2 window washer fluid resevoirs one of which has the blue kind, the other is empty cuz I havnt bought any de-icer fluid yet.....

yah mine doesnt have a temp. adjust

If your rear ctr console vent does NOT have air temp controls...then it is like the older generation BMWs that have this vent. It only blows fresh air from the outside, or "conditioned" air (when the AC is activated).

During the winter months you should close the vent (unless you have the air temp dial which you can adjust accordingly)...it will help in getting the interior of the car up to the temps you set on the HVAC dial because you won't have extra cold air coming into the cabin (similar to having a window cracked open).

The rear passengers receive their heat from the floor vents under the front seats. If they get too warm, the rear ctr vent can be opened (by rear passengers) to help regulate a comfortable climate for themselves without the driver having to change or shut off the heating system to accomodate the rear passengers.

Below is a diagram of BMW's air distribution system...remember that there is always the concept of "stratified" air distribution where the driver can have cooled air blown toward them to help keep them alert on long journeys, while the passengers can stay nice and toasty warm...or have a limited capacity to regulate air flow & type for their rear cabin accomodations without having to disturb the driver:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/739000-739999/739005_105_full.jpg

Beat me to it....

BTW, I guess I have the winter package on my car, it has headlight washers, heated seats, I think it even has a seperate window washer resevoir for winter washer fluid.... yah know, the yellow de-icer kind.... at least I think thats what its for all I know is I have 2 window washer fluid resevoirs one of which has the blue kind, the other is empty cuz I havnt bought any de-icer fluid yet.....

I have the winter package on mine too. The smaller reservoir is for a sort of BMW concentrated soap solution which get mixed with the normal washer fluid in the bigger reservoir. 1 liter (quart) is about 7 bux at the dealer. I suggest you stick with that. Every 5th time you will spray the windows, that soap will be mixed with the washer fluid and the headlights will be cleaned as well. And trust me it works great.

yah mine doesnt have a temp. adjust



Wow that is odd, my 99 has temp adjust. I believe that they also have ducts under the seats. You can always close the top ducts and the ones under the seats will blow hot air.

My 626 only had the ducts under the seats, with the front blowing, it might be okay

Another thought it, why would it blow cold without ac on???

Wow...why would it blow cold without ac on???

Because fresh air from outside blows thru that vent when the AC isn't on...take note of the morning temps for the east coast...I believe the morning low for Long Island NY today was 35 degrees (F)...so if fresh air from outside was blowing thru that vent this morning...it would be COLD...without the AC being on. :D

well it all makes a bit more sense now
i dont think the ac system is totally clogged as it also drips under the car some... but oh well
i can have fun with that and the aux fan next spring

Awwww, such memories, I owned a Nissan Maxima for about a week, turned out that it had a salvaged title and the ac didn't work, but it was cold out, so you would hit the ac and it would feel like it was on, and no hessitation. I lost 250 dollars, but gave the car back