Front vents not working

savgeax · 07-14-2016, 11:10 AM

I have a 2016 F30. Working flawlessly. Today I've turned on the car, put on the air con and getting no air from the front vents. Changed all settings....getting it at the back of the car and foot well but not in the front vents. I've tried all combinations but nothing changes.

I've turned off the air con and just relied on the fan...again nothing coming through the front hitting my face.

Any ideas?

goodbyalfa · 07-14-2016, 11:13 AM

have you rotated the rocker switch both up then down, set the main controls in auto, turn fans up to max, 16 degrees

savgeax · 07-14-2016, 11:17 AM

Yep. Moved all rocker knobs from open to close. Can see they are all moving. All 4 vents get no air at all.

Alamat · 07-14-2016, 11:48 AM

Don't the top vents work separately with that slider knob below it? I mean they are supposed to work based on the setting of said knob. So maybe its just on the middle/off position?

savgeax · 07-14-2016, 11:52 AM

The centre knob is on blue. The side knobs on all 4 vents appear wide open. I have never touched them since I got the car, and it was all ok the other day.

BMWChap · 07-15-2016, 10:59 AM

How bizarre!, I had this too for a couple of days, I fixed it by setting the blower on MAX, set both vents to blow only forwards, centre knob on BLUE, literally as soon as I entered the M5 Motorway there was a gush of air and its been working fine since. It's as if the flaps/mechanism got stuck

Get on a Motorway and try it, bizarre I know but it worked for me..

savgeax · 07-16-2016, 02:15 AM

Well it's fixed itself. 24hrs later...I've done nothing different. Got in the car and turned it on...and it started to work. Strange.

07-14-2016, 11:10 AM	#1
savgeax Second Lieutenant 41 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 840i M Sport Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Front vents not working I have a 2016 F30. Working flawlessly. Today I've turned on the car, put on the air con and getting no air from the front vents. Changed all settings....getting it at the back of the car and foot well but not in the front vents. I've tried all combinations but nothing changes. I've turned off the air con and just relied on the fan...again nothing coming through the front hitting my face. Any ideas? __________________ NOW: BMW 840i Coupe PREVIOUSLY: 2018 Audi A5 Sportback, BMW F30 330D M Sport, F10 520d M Sport, E92 325D M Sport, E60 520d M Sport.
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07-14-2016, 11:13 AM	#2
goodbyalfa King of the North (living in the east...) 1056 Rep 2,155 Posts Drives: M340i mineral white Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Suffolk iTrader: (0)	have you rotated the rocker switch both up then down, set the main controls in auto, turn fans up to max, 16 degrees __________________ 2021 M340i in mineral white, options galore Previously 2018 440i GC in MG 2015 330D F30 MSport EBII 2012 Alfa Guilietta 2.0d Veloce 2009 Fiat bravo sport 2000 ST Mondeo
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07-14-2016, 11:17 AM	#3
savgeax Second Lieutenant 41 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 840i M Sport Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Yep. Moved all rocker knobs from open to close. Can see they are all moving. All 4 vents get no air at all.
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07-14-2016, 11:52 AM	#5
savgeax Second Lieutenant 41 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 840i M Sport Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	The centre knob is on blue. The side knobs on all 4 vents appear wide open. I have never touched them since I got the car, and it was all ok the other day.
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07-15-2016, 10:59 AM	#6
BMWChap Major 215 Rep 1,335 Posts Drives: F32 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	How bizarre!, I had this too for a couple of days, I fixed it by setting the blower on MAX, set both vents to blow only forwards, centre knob on BLUE, literally as soon as I entered the M5 Motorway there was a gush of air and its been working fine since. It's as if the flaps/mechanism got stuck Get on a Motorway and try it, bizarre I know but it worked for me..
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07-16-2016, 02:15 AM	#7
savgeax Second Lieutenant 41 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 840i M Sport Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Well it's fixed itself. 24hrs later...I've done nothing different. Got in the car and turned it on...and it started to work. Strange.
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