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Questions tagged [climate-control]

Subjects related to the heating and cooling system for the passenger compartment. Use the [cooling-system] tag for engine cooling related questions.

Subjects related to the heating and cooling system for the passenger compartment. Use the tag for engine cooling related questions.

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2006 Lexus GX470: Convert navigation model to non-navigation?

Is it possible to replace the touch-screen nav/climate/audio system with the non-touch, non-GPS version? My research tells me the wiring harnesses are (very) different. Has anyone successfully made this swap? I want to go from…
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Best routine for making a frozen car driveable

With temperatures below zero it's always difficult to get going even if the engine itself starts without hiccups and I'd like to know what to do better so that I don't need to wait ten minutes before the car is somewhat safe to drive. It takes ten…
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Impact of conventional clutch A/C compressor vs. Variable swash plate on the efficiency of an engine

I am looking to expand my knowledge on the matter of impact in engine efficiency by using a traditional electromagnetic clutch A/C compressor, vs. the variable swash or "wobble" plate type compressors. Read somewhere that there's a drop in…
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What is this small vent?

I own a kia and noticed this vent as part of the dash around the climate control. I looked in the user manual but there is no labels attached to it. Does anyone know what it's for? Thanks
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Does AC usage change based on blower speed?

As an example, my 2004 Honda CRV has air conditioning that is controlled by three controls: on/off button, blower speed knob, temperature knob. The blower speed knob affects the speed of the blower, the temperature just affects a gate to the heater…
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Why does the air conditioning suddenly blow cold air?

I have a BMW 320i 2008. When I turn on the hot air and Automatic recycle, after a point, it blows cold air for 5-10 mins, then back to hot and so on. This doesn't occur when I put the recycle on. Any clues?
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My a/c goes in and out at random times. Help!

I have a Pontiac Grand Prix GT 1998. She runs great except my A/C is now acting up. I first noticed it a few weeks ago. I was driving and it was almost like someone had turned the air down so it wasn't blowing out as hard. I looked down and turned…
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AC stops blowing air after a period of time

After leaving the car off for a few hours, and starting it up, the AC always works 100%, the fans blow very nice cold air and it can last 20+ minutes. Sometimes it never stops working fully (yay) but usually, when it's really hot (or humid maybe),…
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Do cars with automatic climate control still have a blower resistor?

Our car is a Renault Clio 3 from 2008 with automatic climate control, with automatic temperature, like we set the temperature to 20 degrees Celsius and it'll adjust automatically to match. It has recently started having problems where the blowers…
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Ford Escape 2014 - is there a practical reason why climate recirculation is on a timer?

I have a Ford Escape 2014 and have a question about the climate "recirculation" button. This is the button that is supposed to enable the inside air to be recirculated. On this vehicle this button has a 5 minute timer on it, meaning when you enable…
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Wet conditions cause heat to come on full blast

Our 2006 Honda Odyssey minivan has a weird behavior with the climate control. When it is very wet, the heat only comes out at full blast when turned on, regardless of what the temperature is set to. I've only ever found this to happen driving on…
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2014 Honda CRV Air Recycling Light

My recycling air light comes on intermittently. My salesman says that's normal, the car knows when it needs to shut off air from the outside. Mighty smart car, but then it's a Honda. Is he blowing smoke up my kilt?
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2002 Ford Windstar only blowing hot

Helping a neighbor with her 2002 Windstar and it is having an issue with the climate control. At the moment, it only blows hot air (on and any setting for temp or vent direction) or no air at all (off.) Already checked the vacuum hoses, checked to…
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Golf mk4 climate control show speed instead of outside temperature

I know you can change climate control to show current speed when you enter diagnose mode but it gets reset after ignition restart and also you cant adjust your temperature or something like that while in that mode. I'm wondering if you can to set…
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How does automatic air conditioner work? 2 scenarios

My question is this: When you have your automatic air/heat working and you set the temperature to say, 76, is it that: The system should blow out whatever temperature air it needs to to bring the temperature in the vehicle down or up to 76. OR The…
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