tmilicia
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Didn't you use the Search button at the very top of the page? It is located just below and to the left of the Welcome portion on the top right.Thanks for the link. I tried searching yesterday before posting but wasn't getting anywhere. The google search kept bombing on me.
So it looks like there is an issue with some cars but not all. I'll see if the new MFT update that they're mailing out soon will resolve it.
Thanks for the replies!
Welcome to the Forum Altosaxplayer01. :wavey:My wife and I just purchased a 2012 Ford Explorer Base model, and it seems rear climate control is out, two days off the lot!!! We understand that the front console is able to override the controls of the rear air console but even those aren't starting the AC up in the second and third rows. We have tried both the front console and rear consoles to no avail. Anyone have any thoughts? The 2012 model has little info on repairs, and such, so we hope we didn't buy a crappy lemon. Is it natural for AC to go out in the rear but still work in the front seats?
katiems, are you talking about the roof vents or the floor ducts? I believe the heat for the second row only comes from the floor ducts under the front seats.Anyone find out if the car is supposed to do this? Seems wierd you cant get heat to come out of the 2nd row vents from MFT. Major pain to reach back to rear controls to do this.
Was it designed to work this way?
I believe the roof vents for the second row only work with the A/C, not the heater. I've not used the rear climate control since there is only myself in the vehicle 95% of the time. I believe there are some other, older threads on this subject.Yes Im taking about the roof vents, we can get cold air from the roof vents with MFT, then if we switch to rear control the heat comes out of the roof vents, but not the other way around.
I wonder if the MFT settings regarding air distribution also control the direction of the air. Going through the manual, it seems that most everything has to do with cooling!Spengracin-----So the heat is supposed to come out of the overhead vents when using MFT, or are you referring to when you use rear controls?
All I am brand new to this forum as I had a new 2013 Limited Explorer built for me. Right out of the gate I noticed this problem and brought it to the attention of my dealer. Of course they looked at me as if I was crazy. I asked them to check with corporate to see if this is a known issue or if this was by design. Based on this thread, it appears it was be design and probably completely overlooked by the designer.
I can tell you this, my Acura and GMC Acadia allow the driver to control the 2nd and 3rd heating. Everyone is correct in that the Cool air come out of he floor or ceiling, but the heat only comes out of the 2nd row floor when controlled by the driver.
The dealer borrowed be a 2012 Base model (no MFT) and I can control the 2nd row heat from the front...and guess what it came out of the ceiling.
Aside from this design flaw issue, I can tell you I've had other issues like the 3rd memory seat option not keeping it's setting, the leather on the driver seat detaching from the seat, the NAVI creating a whitespace on the map, the Phone disconnecting or no volume control working, the 911 assist notificaiton keep popping up.
I wish I never purchased this car.