Rear Climate Control - Top and Bottom Vent Control?

[Carbon87]

Recently realized that while I can control the temp and fan speed of the rear climate control, I don't seem to have the option to control whether the heat blows out the top or bottom vents. Does anyone else have the ability or the same problem? There is a control for this on the back of the console that the back seat passengers can control. I can't fathom for the life of me why the driver wouldn't be able to control this at the front.

 

[TBill]

You can control the position of the air in the rear seat, see pages 137-138 Ford 2020 Explorer's Owners Manual, here are a couple of screen shots. Vent controls are only available from the rear climate control.


TBill

 

[jstforefn]

You can control the position of the air in the rear seat, see pages 137-138 Ford 2020 Explorer's Owners Manual, here are a couple of screen shots. Vent controls are only available from the rear climate control.


TBill

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I read the OP's post as noting this but wanting to be able to adjust more then fan speed and temp from the driver's seat. I too don't understand why every other comparable vehicle on the market allows the driver to easily set temperature by numerical digit, and not just lines on a graph. For my 2020 Limited, I'm disappointed this is something I can't do when I can easily do it from my wife's 2020 Kia Sedona.

I was hoping Forscan would offer some way to make this reality, but I haven't seen this option as of yet.

 

[peterk9]

Although I haven't actually checked it out since I don't use the rear HVAC, the write-up in the Explorer Manual is the same as the one for the Aviator. Therefore, I'm guessing only the front temp can be set by an actual desired number vs a graph. But then the heated/cooled seats don't work using an actual requested temperature either.

Peter

 

[jstforefn]

Although I haven't actually checked it out since I don't use the rear HVAC, the write-up in the Explorer Manual is the same as the one for the Aviator. Therefore, I'm guessing only the front temp can be set by an actual desired number vs a graph. But then the heated/cooled seats don't work using an actual requested temperature either.

Peter

The other issue is that if someone in the second row adjusts the temp/fan speed from the rear controls it shows as blank from the driver's controls. The sync between the front control and rear is flawed, aside from the rudimentary control ability.