"KOS" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> > Switch the AC on to get rid of fog on the inside of the windows.
> >
> > Do NOT blame the weather on your car. You paid extra for a car with
> no leaks
> > and wind whistles. Your hot breath mixed with moist, cold air will
> cause fog
> > to form on the inside of the window. Set the Temp controls for 72, or
> > wherever you like, and switch the AC on. The AC will dry the air, and
> the
> > fog on the windows will go away.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "KOS" > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> > > Hi, I just bought a brand new 2004 BMW 525i- the car runs perfectly
> -
> > > however, the other night, while driving, (it was not raining) when
> I
> > > started the car up and began to drive, the drivers side window and
> the
> > > rear passenger side window began to fog up, also the back window. I
> > > have the climate control set to 72 degrees and it is in the
> automatic
> > > mode. (I am located in New England) I remember reading somewhere in
> the
> > > BMW literature that it stated that if you have it set to automatic,
> the
> > > windows would most likely never fog up. If I have the climate
> control
> > > set to automatic, should the window fog up? please advise- being
> that
> > > the car runs in the 50$$K range, I figured that foggy windows would
> be
> > > solved. Also, I realize that if the windows do fog up I can hit the
> > > blower- that does solve the problem on a temporary basis, when I
> shut
> > > it off, its foggy.
> > >
> > > KOS
> > >
>
>
>
> With the 2004 BMW 525i- when you have the climate control set to
> automatic, it automatically turns the AC on and off- so, to your point
> of turning on the AC, it goes on automatically in that particular
> mode.- It senses humidity- the manual states that in the auto mode- the
> car will not fog due to the fact that the ac kicks on automatically
>

But you said that the windows fog up in the Auto mode. This means you need
to set the controls manually when you first get in the car. My experience
has been that you may need to set the controls manually for the first 20
minutes or so, then you can set them back to auto.