Keeping the heat.

gnpower · 12-16-2008, 08:43 AM

I heard that it's possible to keep the heat going in a 1 series for 15 minutes after the car is shut off. Sounds like a great idea if it's really cold and you just need to run into a store for a few minutes. Is this true? If so, then how?

Duckw · 12-16-2008, 08:53 AM

Big button on the right side of your controls. Residual heat. (Button says "RES" with diagrammatic heat waves.) See page 84 of your manual. It works.

lannypoffo · 12-16-2008, 08:53 AM

the button on the right climate control knob.

Mark M · 12-16-2008, 08:53 AM

Because the car uses a primary electric water pump rather than the former mechanical pump type, the car's computer keeps the pump going to cool the turbos and can even keep it going to pump coolant through the heater core to provide heat after the car is switched off. On the climate control panel, after the engine is off, push the 'REST' button before you exit the car. It will keep the car nice and toasty.

Great feature!

lannypoffo · 12-16-2008, 08:58 AM

oh, you can LEAVE when you activate it?? thats awesome.

gnpower · 12-16-2008, 08:58 AM

lol, awesome

jeremyc74 · 12-16-2008, 09:01 AM

It's true. You just press the Rest button in the middle of the passenger side temperature control. I've used it several times and it works well.

When I was in the mountains in VA over the holidays and it was pretty damn cold. There's no cell phone service at my parent's house, so if I had to make any calls I'd do it in the car before I left town. It was nice to be able to kill the engine and have a conversation without freezing.

EspressoBoy · 12-16-2008, 09:10 AM

on my i-drive I have 2 timers to set for a 24-hour clock too.

I have 08 model.

EspressoBoy
PS
If only one could bring heat into this for pre-heating the car in the mornings, then the freeze window issue would be history!

123D-M · 12-16-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by EspressoBoy

on my i-drive I have 2 timers to set for a 24-hour clock too.

I have 08 model.

EspressoBoy
PS
If only one could bring heat into this for pre-heating the car in the mornings, then the freeze window issue would be history!

Yeah, i've tried using those presets a few times but they don't seem to do anything. And you have to remember to set them everytime you leave the car.

Yearofthe1 · 12-16-2008, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 123D-M

Yeah, i've tried using those presets a few times but they don't seem to do anything. And you have to remember to set them everytime you leave the car.

Those presets are meant to vent the car and would only do something if it is hot out. For instance, if you get off of work everyday at 5 and have to park your car in the sun, you can set these timers to go off 15 minutes before you get to you car to vent out some of the hot air. The feature does work, though it definitely not AC. BTW, my wife loves the "Rest" button. She's always cold!

123D-M · 12-16-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Yearofthe1

Those presets are meant to vent the car and would only do something if it is hot out. For instance, if you get off of work everyday at 5 and have to park your car in the sun, you can set these timers to go off 15 minutes before you get to you car to vent out some of the hot air. The feature does work, though it definitely not AC. BTW, my wife loves the "Rest" button. She's always cold!

Yeah I figured that was how it worked. I have a better plan. 15 minutes before I leave work I put my windows down using the remote out the window from my office. :biggrin:

m7ammed · 12-16-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Yearofthe1

Those presets are meant to vent the car and would only do something if it is hot out. For instance, if you get off of work everyday at 5 and have to park your car in the sun, you can set these timers to go off 15 minutes before you get to you car to vent out some of the hot air. The feature does work, though it definitely not AC. BTW, my wife loves the "Rest" button. She's always cold!

Thats a cool feature , since it reached 50+ C over here easily and averages around 43+ C for 2 months that is a very useful feature to have :headbang:

BlackjackMulligan · 08-18-2009, 02:18 PM

I wish this worked with the A/C!

CrazyIvan · 08-18-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 123D-M

Yeah, i've tried using those presets a few times but they don't seem to do anything. And you have to remember to set them everytime you leave the car.

Is that iDrive only thing? I dont remember seeing that on mine. I do have Rest heat but no timers. Rolling down the windows before you get in the car is about as good as it gets.

jibaholic101 · 08-18-2009, 11:00 PM

how do you use the rest without setting the timer in idrive?

CrazyIvan · 08-18-2009, 11:05 PM

Push the Rest button

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jeremyc74 Banned 77 Rep 5,970 Posts Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Evansville, IN iTrader: (0)	It's true. You just press the Rest button in the middle of the passenger side temperature control. I've used it several times and it works well. When I was in the mountains in VA over the holidays and it was pretty damn cold. There's no cell phone service at my parent's house, so if I had to make any calls I'd do it in the car before I left town. It was nice to be able to kill the engine and have a conversation without freezing.
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