Is climate control just the same as Air con?
I am asking because the Vitara has climate control with a dial that reads: 18c -23c -28c, I would like to know how 18c on climate control can ever be classed as "cold"? I thought that air con had to be roundabout 8c. I am confused.
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My understanding is that climate control is simply air-con but with a temperature thermostat. Some cars have even more sophisticated systems like dual zone and sunshine sensors.
18C is the low side of comfortable for most people - 8C would freeze your wotsits off.
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the temp of the air coming out of the vents will be much lower than the selected temperature.
temp at the vents may well be as low as 4c. The climate system is using a sensor to set the ambient temperature in the cabin.
I agree with Rupert that Climate is an automatic control system which will attempt to keep the cabin temperature to a set level. Air con usually just has a cold->hot dial and leaves you to twiddle knobs while you try to get comfortable.
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If its a reasonable cost option go for the climate. Take it from one who knows. Auto air distribution and temperature control avoids a lot of fiddling.
Item 59 that I miss from my BMW !
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OK, thanks for the help, very useful.
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Item 59 that I miss from my BMW !
For petes sake PU go and get the beemer back, your pining worse than i would.
I can hear your chin scraping the floor.
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I agree with Rupert that Climate is an automatic control system which will attempt to keep the cabin temperature to a set level. Air con usually just has a cold->hot dial and leaves you to twiddle knobs while you try to get comfortable.
Don't twiddle. Move gradually and be patient.................and when you've got that mastered come round 'ere and show my missus will ya.
VBR........MD
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Having recently changed from "basic" air-con to climate control the variations in temperature are about the same - I wouldn't pay more for climate than air-con.
"basic" air-con doesn't react to changes in ambient or radiant temperature but climate control gets too hot before it turns down and then gets too cold before it turns up.
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agree with ruperts trooper, had climate control on a y reg primera. it was either too warm or blew cold breeze to bring temp down and that with temp set at 20c. now have straight aircon on the bora, far better. jag.
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Is climate control just the same as Air con? I am asking because the Vitara has climate control with a dial that reads: 18c -23c -28c I would like to know how 18c on climate control can ever be classed as "cold"? I thought that air con had to be roundabout 8c. I am confused.
Climate control is as it says, it stabilises the temperature throught the interior of the car.
Believe me 18c for the temperature of the inside of your car is REALLY cold enough.
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And once you've had properly set up Climate, you'll miss it. Trust me.
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My car handbook (climate control car) says leave the a/c selected all the time and try 21C as a permenant setting. Also mentions running it full hot from time to time to dry out condensation, in the summer, and full cold from time to time in the winter, to give the system some 'exercise'!.
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OK, thanks for the advice
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Funnily enough I love my climate control on the Passat. Generally leave it on the 22°C recommended in the handbook. If weather is warm I might drop it to 20°C and car interior feels fine even in external ambients of 36°C or so in France.
However my colleagues all say air conditioning is rubbish - their cars do not get cold enough/air coming out of vents is not cold enough/18°C is far too hot etc. etc.
I checked the vent air temperature in the Passat once and it was around 12°C after the interior temperature had stabilised in a hot UK summer. Even running flat out at the start of the journey it was around 9°C IIRC.
In the USA recently the Toyota Avalon had various climate zones but several times there was simultaneous cries of "I'm too hot" "I'm too cold" " I'm driving at 75mph and can't read the flippin manual"
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