You guys with Limiteds, hows your climate control working?

[Zaggeron]

Originally Posted by LSxJunkie

This is how it works on my RX350. It actually annoys me a bit. I'd rather have full control of the temperature that is blowing at me than have to constantly adjust the temperature up and down to get a comfortable, cool, dry breeze on my face while I drive.

You can simply turn off AUTO to get this effect. Simply set the fan and the temperature to what you want and the system won't adjust the air temperature to reach some setting -- it will stay where you put it.

Frankly, this is a strange thread. I've never heard of people complaining the A/C is too cold in their cars -- especially small engine cars. Typically the complaints go the other direction -- that the A/C doesn't cool down the car fast enough because it isn't blowing cold enough.

[Subie]

The cabin cools VERY quickly, and stays cool thanks to both a well-designed A/C system and the window film I had installed not long after purchase. I'm very satisfied with it.

[LSxJunkie]

Originally Posted by Zaggeron

You can simply turn off AUTO to get this effect. Simply set the fan and the temperature to what you want and the system won't adjust the air temperature to reach some setting -- it will stay where you put it.

Frankly, this is a strange thread. I've never heard of people complaining the A/C is too cold in their cars -- especially small engine cars. Typically the complaints go the other direction -- that the A/C doesn't cool down the car fast enough because it isn't blowing cold enough.

The A/C isn't too cold. It's just trying to be smarter than me and being more intrusive than something that is "automatic" should be.

I do turn off AUTO. I have the car permanently set to face and floor vents. However, the fan speed and vent temperature will continue to adjust to attempt to make the cabin reach the set temperature. If I then set the fan speed, the HVAC will still adjust the temperature of the air coming out of the vents in an attempt to make the cabin reach the set temperature. As the temperature of the air coming out of the vents STILL changes, I find myself adjusting the set temperature up and down to maintain the temperature blowing on my face and feet.

[vubaru]

I actually haven't had any problems with the auto or manual setting on the Limited's climate control system.

The climate control in the BRZ is the best I've had in a Subaru so far in my experience. No complaints whatsoever about the climate control and the car heats and cools extremely efficiently. Overall, I'm quite pleased with it.

[Turbowned]

Originally Posted by vubaru

I actually haven't had any problems with the auto or manual setting on the Limited's climate control system.

The climate control in the BRZ is the best I've had in a Subaru so far in my experience. No complaints whatsoever about the climate control and the car heats and cools extremely efficiently. Overall, I'm quite pleased with it.

Does it work as well as your Mercedes? If it does, than I'm sure I'll be pleased with it, too. The auto climate in my mom's '00 E320 works well, pick a temp and it sets it, done.

[WRXcellent]

I use Full Auto all the time and it works properly for me, colder AC when it needs to and warmer when it doesn't.

[JAG]

Is it hot in here?

Nah, it's a perfect 86!!

[ngabdala]

My climate control works great and the duel zone also.

[bryan]

Originally Posted by Jayde

Also, curious, but does anyone notice that if you turn the controls on, the AC comes on as well? I'd be nice if it didn't do that, since I have to turn it off right after if I'm not going to use it. I have a feeling it'll put more wear on it in the future.

I've noticed the same thing and I hate it. The AC as well as the "recycle" air comes on ever time I turn the HVAC on. I keep having to turn both off constantly.

My toyota's HVAC remembered the last setting it had before it was turned off. I would prefer it that way.

I've tried playing with the HVAC controls - setting the temperature to the eighties hoping that the AC would not turn on when the fan was turned on... still didn't work. The AC turns on EVERY SINGLE TIME!

They definitely got the car's driving dynamics right. But it's the little things like this and the poor signal quality of the nav system that are bothersome.

[Brzetto]

I'd like to be able to turn on the air system without the A/C coming on.....

[Z3D]

Mine sucks, weird bugs after I went to a massDOT inspection station.

[RAWR BRZ]

Mines never on I have it set so air just flows in. It is only on when it is hot as hell and im starting to sweat or when it is cold as hell and i need heat. Otherwise sometimes I want it to flow cold air in but it flows hot air... so i have to turn it on and as i expected it will be set to heat because of the auto climate (i keep it at 72 all the time) and I have to set it to around 65-68 then then it off for it to flow cold air in.

[switchlanez]

When I set all my air controls to OFF, I still feel air recirculating in the cabin at whatever temperature the climate control was set to. So if it was set to 65 before I shut it off, I still feel cold air in the cabin long after shutting it off. Or if it was at 85, I feel warm air circulating long after it's off. I feel this regardless of the cabin recirculation button being lit (outside air vent is closed) or not and regardless of temperature outside.

Anyone else experience this?

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

When I set all my air controls to OFF, I still feel air recirculating in the cabin at whatever temperature the climate control was set to. So if it was set to 65 before I shut it off, I still feel cold air in the cabin long after shutting it off. Or if it was at 85, I feel warm air circulating long after it's off. I feel this regardless of the cabin recirculation button being lit (outside air vent is closed) or not and regardless of temperature outside.

Anyone else experience this?

I have seen this in this car and other cars. Still blows VERY slightly when OFF.