Does anybody else dislike the central console dial for regulating temperature?

The system, in Auto mode, factors outside temp (as well as the inside temp) into determining the blower and heat/cool levels. It can be less than ideal because if its cooler outside but sunny you can have less cooling at the same temp setting as you would if it was hotter outside. I often find myself setting it 2-4 degrees cooler when its cooler outside. Then as it heats up outside I raise the temp setting.

Use of ECO mode will lower both the blower speed and compressor speed, giving you a bit less cooling.

If you don't like the "auto" functionality, just turn that off and use it like any other system.

If you're complaining about the fact that you have to turn the dial multiple times to get from full heat to full cool, I'd just say that this is not the way the system is designed to be used. Use of full cool or full heat doesn't gain anything and wastes energy.

Just push the dial to light up the auto mode, set your desired temp and then leave it alone.

 

I actually like the round knob over other controls I've had (probably 40 cars some back to the no-AC days). Now that I've had the car for over a year I don't even need to look at the HVAC controls any more. I tend to set them once a season and only change if defrost is needed.

 

I am unclear what you are asking, but my knob has been set on 70 with vents aimed at my face and feet for over a year. Why would you adjust it?

 

Don't you guys have the "TEMP" up and down buttons on the steering wheel, with the HUD showing the dialled in temperature as you adjust it ?

 

Love it. Form and function.

 

i hate the digital up/down temp, wish i had a nice big dial that worked with winter gloves!

 

There's never any reason to turn the dial more than a couple clicks one way or the other. Auto mode handles it.

 

As long as it's left engaged...

 

"This video is private."

Well okay then.

 

I see your solution as one that is needed/wanted in your case. But I'm not sure it has a wide market.

 

It's a clever idea, but to me it seems like a solution in search of a problem.

 

It's an accommodation, useful to those who need it.

 

If I could get a bent piece of plastic for my v, a hood for the lcd display, to reduce glare!

 

Not thrilled with knobs of any kind. I have fully immersed myself info a push button world and along comes this big old knob.
I can live with it. I do think that rocking the button around for change different is a bit clumsy however.

 

Just think of it as a fat joystick.

 

Although I don't personally see the need for this, I must say you did a beautiful job of it.