Heater control (vw)

[ThatsSomeSheep]

VW (in my experience of Amarok and Golf) can never be set to a temperature that I am comfortable driving at.

My Amarok is Lo or 18degrees (then higher) .
Is there anyway to reset to give a minimum of say around 12 degrees?? Ie is this something an auto electrician could easily adjust / set?

TSS

 

[Lincs Lass]

Open a window ,soon get cooler

 

[ThatsSomeSheep]

Open a window ,soon get cooler

Nope, not coming down motorway in the cold dark with all the family on board.

TSS

 

[Lincs Lass]

Think my navara is 16 at its lowest and then the air con cuts in if I use climate control

 

[ThatsSomeSheep]

Think my navara is 16 at its lowest and then the air con cuts in if I use climate control

I could maybe live with 16. Just don’t like the fact vw is either 18 or fridge.

TSS

 

[DeeGee]

I could maybe live with 16. Just don’t like the fact vw is either 18 or fridge.

TSS

Our Tiguan is the same, it’s 18 or LO.
It really should have temps of 16, 15 and 14 as options: plus the windscreen demisting function is absolutely useless!

Apart from this it really is a good, solid and well made vehicle.

 

[Lakesdigger]

Take your jacket off

 

[CPF]

Our Tiguan is the same, it’s 18 or LO.
It really should have temps of 16, 15 and 14 as options: plus the windscreen demisting function is absolutely useless!

Apart from this it really is a good, solid and well made vehicle.

The heater flaps probably needing recalibrating I will try and find a YouTube video

 

[CPF]

 

[aangus]

Our Tiguan is the same, it’s 18 or LO.
It really should have temps of 16, 15 and 14 as options: plus the windscreen demisting function is absolutely useless!

Apart from this it really is a good, solid and well made vehicle.

What age of tiguan? Have been looking for while and waiting for the prices to fall

 

[DeeGee]

What age of tiguan? Have been looking for while and waiting for the prices to fall

It’s a leased 20 reg, but I’m hoping to buy it next March at 3 years old.

 

[box]

The only "solution" I can think of would be to trick the system into thinking the cabin temperature is warmer than it actually is. When the climate control system is in Auto mode with the temperature set to 18'c, it will allow cooler air into the cabin.

 

[Gormers]

Thinking out loud….
Does anyone do a heated front screen upgrade/ retro-fit for Navara’s now that Fords grip on the patent has loosened?

 

[335d]

Someone wants to set their car to 14 degrees? Really? Take your coat off and set the auto climate to 20 like any normal person. It will also be much easier to steer with less layers on
Will also help with demisting the screen. Never going to demist below 18

 

[010101]

Fit an auxiliary thermostat to switch your A/C compressor magnetic clutch.

Set the in-car stat to LO (it becomes a slave system) and then your auxiliary stat has control of your A/C cooling function.

 

[Lakesdigger]

You're ac will likely be set to min 16 deg as is most cars, pickups tractors etc. I assume below this temp leads to issues elsewhere in the system like freezing up and not working altogether. Quite why you need it any cooler than this i don't know.

 

[Lincsman]

Thinking out loud….
Does anyone do a heated front screen upgrade/ retro-fit for Navara’s now that Fords grip on the patent has loosened?

Down to the glass makers i would think, years ago a few Sharans ended up with Galaxy screens

 

[010101]

You're ac will likely be set to min 16 deg as is most cars, pickups tractors etc. I assume below this temp leads to issues elsewhere in the system like freezing up and not working altogether. Quite why you need it any cooler than this i don't know.

Early systems have an over-temp cutout on the condenser side, not the cold side, and no adjustable thermostat as such, just a cabin on/off switch.