Aircon not cool

[Blackpaladin67]

Hi anyone got the lowdown on changing the aircon to a tropical climate setting . Its just acceptable in comparision to my last drive a ford mondeo MB titanium which was litteraly a fridge in operation?

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[ope126]

What temp do you have it on?
Do you have it set to "AUTO"?

I personally have it set on 21 degrees (Passat) / 22 degrees (Jetta) and is fine.

Mind you, I have driven (owned) many Japanese cars and they have icy cold A/C and generally a temp of even 24 degrees is too cold...

Interesting you are coming from an MB Titanium.

I have personally owned 3 MC Titanium's (TDCi and EcoBoost) as well 2 MD Titanium's (TDCi and EcoBoost) and I would say all were similar to the Passat and Jetta (and all the other VW's I have owned).

What I would suggest if you are unhappy is to go to the dealer and get them to check the Refrigerant Levels and ensure all is ok from a "Hardware" perspective before you mess around with the "Software"...

[Blackpaladin67]

What temp do you have it on?
Do you have it set to "AUTO"?

I personally have it set on 21 degrees (Passat) / 22 degrees (Jetta) and is fine.

Mind you, I have driven (owned) many Japanese cars and they have icy cold A/C and generally a temp of even 24 degrees is too cold...

Interesting you are coming from an MB Titanium.

I have personally owned 3 MC Titanium's (TDCi and EcoBoost) as well 2 MD Titanium's (TDCi and EcoBoost) and I would say all were similar to the Passat and Jetta (and all the other VW's I have owned).

What I would suggest if you are unhappy is to go to the dealer and get them to check the Refrigerant Levels and ensure all is ok from a "Hardware" perspective before you mess around with the "Software"...My bad MD company car..lol

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[Blackpaladin67]

My bad MD company car..lol

Sent from my SM-G935F using TapatalkAuto 19.5 . Its all good if parked undercover but if out in the sun on 30c you have to put on max for like 10 minutes to make it comfy.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[Blackpaladin67]

Auto 19.5 . Its all good if parked undercover but if out in the sun on 30c you have to put on max for like 10 minutes to make it comfy.

Sent from my SM-G935F using TapatalkI would rate the Arty as 2 gens ahead of the Ford on all counts with exception too a few things which bar one have been fixed with obd2.
Auto high beam mem and the like. Only o/s issue is the dub not reading out my sms messages & me being able to respond with a canned option.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[Foxpuppet]

Auto 19.5 . Its all good if parked undercover but if out in the sun on 30c you have to put on max for like 10 minutes to make it comfy.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Windows down to push hot air out first?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blackpaladin67]

Windows down to push hot air out first?


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkAnd sunroof.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[Foxpuppet]

And sunroof.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Yep if you have one ☝️


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Wynnston]

I would rate the Arty as 2 gens ahead of the Ford on all counts with exception too a few things which bar one have been fixed with obd2.
Auto high beam mem and the like. Only o/s issue is the dub not reading out my sms messages & me being able to respond with a canned option.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

I think if you're using an Android phone, the MIB system will read your text messages. It's just hidden in the phone menu and you have to go into the message and hit the txt2speach button.

[Blackpaladin67]

I think if you're using an Android phone, the MIB system will read your text messages. It's just hidden in the phone menu and you have to go into the message and hit the txt2speach button.Will try that

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[Rooboy]

the voice command - "read text" will read the new sms messages received.

[neil]

The Passat is not like the Jetta is it where the top dash has a separate vent that needs shutting off for the other vents to blow more.
If you keep the top vent open it just pushes more cold air onto windscreen and doest seem to cool the cabin down at all until you close it.

[DV52]

Hi anyone got the lowdown on changing the aircon to a tropical climate setting . Its just acceptable in comparision to my last drive a ford mondeo MB titanium which was litteraly a fridge in operation?

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Blackpalardin67: Not sure about the B8 but it's cousin vehicle the Golf mk7 (both cars are built on a MQB platform) has a "wobble-plate" compressor that is designed to operate at 2 x set points: the "normal" setting allows for a basic capacity level cooling and "hot country" setting increases the capacity of the Air Con by lengthening the stroke of the compressor.

If the B8 has the same system, it might be worth checking the setting on your car. All that's needed is a diagnostic cable like VCDS, or OBDeleven - like this:

See Edit below
For VCDS cable owners
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/01/u2Z7klvpng-1.jpg

For OBD11 dongle owners
[http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/01/LcGR2dXpng-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/01/m7l9FoRpng-1.jpg

Don

[Blackpaladin67]

Blackpalardin67: Not sure about the B8 but it's cousin vehicle the Golf mk7 (both cars are built on a MQB platform) has a "wobble-plate" compressor that is designed to operate at 2 x set points: the "normal" setting allows for a basic capacity level cooling and "hot country" setting increases the capacity of the Air Con by lengthening the stroke of the compressor.

If the B8 has the same system, it might be worth checking the setting on your car. All that's needed is a diagnostic cable like VCDS, or OBDeleven - like this:

See Edit below
For VCDS cable owners
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/01/u2Z7klvpng-1.jpg

For OBD11 dongle owners
[http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/01/LcGR2dXpng-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/01/m7l9FoRpng-1.jpg

DonSuperb Don very much appreciated as it was like 39c here today.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[neil]

Took out my air con filter from front passenger foot well yesterday, washed and dried made a significant difference in cooler/quicker bringing temp down , didn't think it was that dirty but has made a difference.

[Rocket36]

Good quality window tint will also make AC work a lot better.

[Rocket36]

Where can one obtain a VCDS or OBDeleven?

[Rooboy]

OBDeleven is available through this site. There are some other sites that sell it too.

OBDeleven PRO Diagnostic System – Audi, Skoda & Volkswagen – AutoInstruct (https://www.autoinstruct.com.au/product/obdeleven-audi-volkswagen-skoda-diagnostic-system/)