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Old Jul 29, 2023 | 01:06 PM
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I can’t seem to find a setting to get air AC blowing in the backseats. I know it is between the two front seats facing back end of console, but cannot figure setting ? I hit “rear”. But nothing
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Old Jul 29, 2023 | 04:19 PM
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Is anyone sitting in these back seats?
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Old Jul 29, 2023 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Barbfromboulder
I can’t seem to find a setting to get air AC blowing in the backseats. I know it is between the two front seats facing back end of console, but cannot figure setting ? I hit “rear”. But nothing
Don’t know about that car but, usually there is a dial on the vent to adjust the air flow. Try that.
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Old Jul 29, 2023 | 06:04 PM
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Turn off S-flow in the climate screen. With S-flow on, someone has to be in the back seat for it to work.
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Old Jul 29, 2023 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Urlik
Turn off S-flow in the climate screen. With S-flow on, someone has to be in the back seat for it to work.
That sounds smart.
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Old Jul 30, 2023 | 09:17 AM
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True about the S-flow. But its also true that when you hit REAR on the climate screen, I would expect the driver to be able to manually control the AC in the back - as noted above, nothing seems controllable for the rear using that REAR button, all the HVAC controls are non-functional at that point. I also wish there was an AC vent for the cargo area, to help keep groceries cool.
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Old Jul 30, 2023 | 02:46 PM
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No one is sitting when i test it. So bodies have to be back there? How can I turn it on manually? thanks
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Old Jul 30, 2023 | 02:47 PM
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AHHHHH! Thank you
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Old Jul 31, 2023 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Barbfromboulder
No one is sitting when i test it. So bodies have to be back there? How can I turn it on manually? thanks
‘If you turn off S-Flow, it should work with no one in the back seat.
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Old Jul 31, 2023 | 04:52 AM
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just shows how complicated things have become...I could use a wee bit less technology to avoid these things...
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Old Jul 31, 2023 | 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by budwom
just shows how complicated things have become...I could use a wee bit less technology to avoid these things...
At least its a set once and forget kind of thing but what a stupidly cryptic name they chose for it. It's not descriptive at all.
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Old Jul 31, 2023 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Barbfromboulder
No one is sitting when i test it. So bodies have to be back there? How can I turn it on manually? thanks
on the Multimedia screen press on rear (just right of centre). the two temp dials in the front go blank for a second and the drivers side dial lights up with the temp. adjust it and it sets the rear temp.
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I don't get that on mine, I hit REAR and the temp dials do go dark - but the drivers side one never lights up for rear control.
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Originally Posted by lexusnyca
I don't get that on mine, I hit REAR and the temp dials do go dark - but the drivers side one never lights up for rear control.
Is S-flow on?
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OK, that was it. SFlow also disables manual control of the rear HVAC from the head unit.
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