Air Conditioning confusion

[Sean N]

Hi there,

Anyone else find the air conditioning controls slightly confusing?

While digital a/c is in auto: "A/C", the comfort setting, e.g. 21 and "AUTO" are all displayed.

From this starting point:

1. if I press the A/C button both "A/C" and "AUTO" disappear from the display, but the comfort setting, e.g. 21, continues to be displayed.
2. if I press the air-flow, i.e. "empty fan", button "AUTO" disappears from the display, but "A/C" and the comfort setting, e.g. 21, continue to be displayed.

Can someone explain why this difference in the digital display, depending on whether I take step 1. or 2., when both, as I understand it, turn-off automatic a/c operation?

Is it because step 2. still leaves some functions in automatic mode (signified by "A/C" remaining in the display)?

Thanks in advance for any advice on this.

[DaveB]

It's explained in the Owner's Handbook - see "Manual override" in the Digital air conditioning section.

[Nomgle]

The idea is to just leave it in Auto - choose your comfortable temperature (usually around 20c) and just leave it all alone.

If you do manually make an adjustment, then you're no longer in Automatic mode, and so the AUTO correctly disappears from the display.

A/C simply means the Air Con compressor is active - this dries the air entering the cabin (keeping your windows fog-free in rain and cold conditions). It will also cool the air entering the cabin if you've set a lower temperature.

[lfcrule1972]

Yeah this ^

I have mine set to 21-22 on Auto in the winter and much lower in the summer. If needed (when my fiancee gets in the car) the temp usually goes up to 24-25 (which is waaaaayyyy to hot lol) but I let the auto function take care of it all.

[cyclone]

Ffs..

[Bigfeet]

Ffs..

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I feel your pain Cycles...

[Sean N]

Thanks. I plan to leave it on auto, as recommended. I just wanted better understanding of the controls should I ever want to manually over-ride.

[cyclone]

Thanks. I plan to leave it on auto, as recommended. I just wanted better understanding of the controls should I ever want to manually over-ride.

see post #2 for the full explanation of how the controls work.

[Jimbob]

see post #2 for the full explanation of how the controls work.

You are a naughty boy!

JB