Random question: What is the black circle near climate control?

e36 · 02-15-2015, 11:47 AM

This may be the wrong forum to post in, but I notice this little circle on all bmws.

F80M4ROCKS · 02-15-2015, 12:05 PM

It's a infrared temperature sensor to determine the interior temp of the cabin and adjust the car system based on what you want

e36 · 02-15-2015, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by F80M4ROCKS

It's a infrared temperature sensor to determine the interior temp of the cabin and adjust the car system based on what you want

how does it adjust for the "dual" temps?

BeEmVe · 02-15-2015, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by e36

how does it adjust for the "dual" temps?

One port, but two sensors.

mscottc · 02-16-2015, 10:17 AM

For someone in NJ, you keep it really cold in your car.
(Why can't we Americans go Metric?)

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