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Thread: 3 Zone Climate Control is not fit for purpose for Australian conditions?

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    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    There is only one compressor,there is an extra fan unit with evaporater coil in the left rear of the vehicle.

    i must agree,the D4 set up with the 7 seats works very well,even at ambients of 42 degrees.
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    I was expecting this level in the D5. I won't rest until I get an answer - if I can't get proper aircon in the 2nd and 3rd row I'll be moving to another car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arapiles View Post
    Don't know about D4s without the rear air-con but those like mine that have the third row aircon and the second compressor have a button on the dash that allows you to switch off all the rear air, switch it on but control fan and temperature (it mirrors the driver's setting) or push again and the rear can set their own temperature (+/- what the front has), set their own fan speeds and mix the air between foot and face. It's actually a great system - except that, unlike, say, the Kia Sorento we looked at, the third row can't control their fan speed - and you can imagine how that's playing out with my kids ....
    So the second setting here sounds like the same thing happening to the OP? Do you need to press a button a second time MM?

    Edit: Nevermind, re-googling this, I think you have the equivalent of the D4 without rear air system, albeit with remote controls for the settings. The 4 zone (previously known as 'rear air') looks to include vents in the ceiling, and vents in the 3rd row. I'm guessing that one also includes a fan on the left side of the rear cargo bay to control it all.

    Wasn't retrofittable in the D4 days, so I wouldn't hold my breath there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by veebs View Post
    So the second setting here sounds like the same thing happening to the OP? Do you need to press a button a second time MM?

    Edit: Nevermind, re-googling this, I think you have the equivalent of the D4 without rear air system, albeit with remote controls for the settings. The 4 zone (previously known as 'rear air') looks to include vents in the ceiling, and vents in the 3rd row. I'm guessing that one also includes a fan on the left side of the rear cargo bay to control it all.

    Wasn't retrofittable in the D4 days, so I wouldn't hold my breath there.
    Well with my Oil Dilution issues and this I've already started looking for a new car lost total faith in the Landrover brand.

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    Given your experience, can't say I blame you really :-(
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    First production run of any brand model is never a good idea...

    Tends to make people the Beta Testers...

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    Just the read the New Discovery 5 brochure again, there are 4 x types of D5 air con options, model dependent or $$$ option. The HSE & HSE LUX do not have the 4 x Zone as standard, it’s a $$$$ option as well, pretty peeved off too, as I would expect the LUX to have it as standard too.

    my current D4 HSE has adjustable front and second row air con, second row can adjust fan speed, temp and vents with no impact on the front, the third row just get the vents with no adjustment but get plenty of air.

    All i can hope it’s standard on a 2018 HSE LUX build, but I not be holding my breath either.

    Jack

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    Quote Originally Posted by GP1200 View Post

    my current D4 HSE has adjustable front and second row air con, second row can adjust fan speed, temp and vents with no impact on the front, the third row just get the vents with no adjustment but get plenty of air.



    Jack
    This is what I was expecting.

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    Stupid me thought it would have been standard, to have 4 x different versions of a air con system in the D5 seems ridiculous. The salesman never mentioned and I never noticed.....

    till you you brought it up, another lesson learned on how to spec up a D5,
    ( very deep pockets required when looking at the options list )
    Reading the sales brochure,the 3 x Zone clearly says you can control all functions individuality for the front and 2nd row, just no extra vents for the 3rd row. Your air con doesn’t sound right that you can’t control temp from 2nd row without affecting the front. But the little spiel in the brochure does say separate climate controls with the 4 x Zone, and that may be the devil in the detail?


    jack

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    First production run of any brand model is never a good idea...

    Tends to make people the Beta Testers...

    True,but in this day,and age,it shouldn't be an excuse for poor quality control.

    I looked at the D5 options list and it said the 4 zone comes with the sunroof?

    I also can't believe you can buy the top of the range HSE,with 7 seats,and it doesn't come with rear air like the D4.
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    Got a diagnostic tool? Could just be a setting needs changing. Lots of new cars have all sorts of hardware fitted, dealers just enable or disable according to the boxes you tick.
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