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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
If you haven't got the manual with the car, try to find it online and download it. I have found online a while ago (Manual US market as mine is a NAS like yours). The description is as follows :
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10th Feb 2012 9:57pm |
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bergxu Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 61 |
ebajema;
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10th Feb 2012 10:03pm |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
If I understand it correctly the wheel allows you to change the temperature from the face level vents from cold to warm or vice versa, while the foot well is all warm. And according to the manual it should work in auto setting as well.
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10th Feb 2012 10:11pm |
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bergxu Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 61 |
Correct, except that when my temp dials are both at MAX heat and the thumbwheel is on the three red dots, I still get cool air from the fascia vents unless I manually override the AUTO mode and switch to face and foot level vents then go back to AUTO mode. Weird.... Cheers,
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10th Feb 2012 10:22pm |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
Sounds like something is wrong with the controls. May be software related. Not sure if that is actually controllable by the Testbook/Faultmate and the likes. Maybe time to check with a good dealer or maybe someone on the forum may know why it is not working as it should.
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10th Feb 2012 10:31pm |
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bozmandb9 Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Posts: 1020 |
I think it may be that you have a problem with your FSR (Final Stage Resistor), I say this because I have similar issues with my car, but getting worse.
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10th Feb 2012 10:34pm |
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SteveMFr Site Sponsor Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Strasbourg, France Posts: 1641 |
Mmmmmm. Much as I love my L322, one of the things my P38 STILL does better is to regulate the temperature. In the P38, I set the temp and go. For hours. And everything is fine. During the first year of ownership I thought my L322 had a serious problem: I leave home on a cold day, the car becomes increasingly warm - as do I - then it regulates back down to where I am uncomfortablly cool (I have a 40 minute commute). If I regulate the temp down in the 'increasingly warm' phase I really freeze when the Hevac regulates back down.
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10th Feb 2012 10:36pm |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
Just keep it on at full pelt and open a window when the temperature inside gets too much for you |
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10th Feb 2012 10:39pm |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
I had a quick look at the Faultmate settings related to HVAC and there is potentially one setting that may have an effect.
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10th Feb 2012 10:39pm |
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bergxu Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 61 |
I think you nailed it man. What you describe is what I experience and I think you're right, it might just be an L322 foible. Cheers, Aaron |
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10th Feb 2012 10:59pm |
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tsadpt Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: West Sussex Posts: 176 |
My knob will easily slip on the cogs behind.
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17th Feb 2012 7:01pm |
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jim2RRs Member Since: 07 Feb 2012 Location: Genesee, Colorado Posts: 147 |
Mine was blowing ice cold while the feet were warm.
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17th Feb 2012 10:49pm |
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Mikeyjd Member Since: 14 Jun 2011 Location: Wrexham Posts: 543 |
Mine works fine. Maybe I am lucky lol No longer FF owner but still interested. Present car Jaguar XE
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18th Feb 2012 12:57am |
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Richcl Member Since: 23 Sep 2010 Location: Tewkesbury, Glos Posts: 1011 |
Same with mine, pulled centre vents out to find cable attachment broken, agree, cheap and nasty. |
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18th Feb 2012 1:50am |
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