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Check Vent Setting....(m) (archive)

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Posted by Chuck on September 06, 2000 at 17:30:13:

In Reply to: Climate control gone crazy posted by Griffin on September 06, 2000 at 17:08:16:


I recently noticed that when my climate control was on, I had cold air coming out the dashboard vents and hot air coming out the floor vents. Is this normal?

It was terrible today, the first cool day in ATL since April. I had cold air blowing out the dashboard vents (at a fan speed of 6-7) and hot air blowing out the defrost vents (at about the same velocity/volume). They were apparently fighting one another. I tried adjusting the temperature to stop the madness, but that didn't help. I ended up turning the sysstem off for several minutes and then back on (much like when my computer crashes - though I didn't hit my car), which seemed to work.

What's going on here?

Your dash temperature setting may be set to cold position.

If you look at your middle dash vent, you will notice a number of blue (cold) or red (hot) dots on an adjustable wheel, indicating your dash temperature setting. If it is set to the blue range, which I suspect yours is now set to, only cold air will come out of the dash. Re-set it to the (red) range on cold days and you should be warm and toasty.

BTW, the center vent at the back of the console to the rear seats is non-adjustable, blowing only cold air. I turn it off completely in winter.



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