Automatic air-conditioning, fan speed

[TimewarpUK]

On my BMW, with the air con on auto, the fan speed setting instead limits the maximum fan speed to the setting, rather than controlling the fan speed directly like when auto is off.

Note that it only really goes to this speed when it needs to (eg. Setting off on a cold morning and when the car engine is then warm enough for the car to heat quickly on your max setting).

However, my wife has just got the Mini Clubman (2019 model) and on auto it seems to still control the fan speed instead of limiting the maximum? This gets annoying when the car appears to be about the right temperature, but the fan is going hell for leather. Seems to defeat the point in auto mode, I guess except for which vents to use.

Is this correct behaviour, or is it a sensor fault or something?

[Rupertgregory]

I've got a 2019 Clubman. My last car was a Cayenne Turbo, where the fan speed was auto-controlled. The Mini auto setting doesn't interfere with the fan speed, which you set manually (just turn the dial in the middle). I think mine seems to keep it at low speed by default.

In the Cayenne, if you increased the fan speed, the climate control switched out of auto and into manual.

[TimewarpUK]

Thanks.

I asked the dealer and on another forum and they both said you should set it to the middle for this functionality. If you want to override it, you can turn it up past half and it'll give more fan power. I've not tried it myself yet, so can't confirm.