Parked Car Ventilation?
08-19-2005, 07:03 PM
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I think it will let you activate it twice, they just recommend you don't do it. The car's intelligence will monitor the condition of the battery and if it becomes critically low, it'll shut down the blower since it considers it a low-priority consumer of electricity...
08-19-2005, 07:51 PM
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Don't forget the key fob trick: 
When unlocking your car press the unlock button once, then press a second time, but this time hold down for a few seconds. All windows come down and if you hold long enough, after the windows open , so does the sunroof. Magic: By the time you get to the car , open the door, most of the hot air is gone!!!!!! 
When unlocking your car press the unlock button once, then press a second time, but this time hold down for a few seconds. All windows come down and if you hold long enough, after the windows open , so does the sunroof. Magic: By the time you get to the car , open the door, most of the hot air is gone!!!!!!
08-19-2005, 10:50 PM
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I live in Sacramento, CA where it routinely reaches 100+ also. And I think the feature is so overrated. It just seems to blow hot air in the cabin. I got into my car once when it was doing its thing. You can accomplish a lot more by just rolling all windows down when u get in. Then roll them back up. Maybe it's just me, but I never use the feature anymore.
08-19-2005, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 555' date='Aug 20 2005, 01:50 AM
I live in Sacramento, CA where it routinely reaches 100+ also.? And I think the feature is so overrated.? It just seems to blow hot air in the cabin.? I got into my car once when it was doing its thing.? You can accomplish a lot more by just rolling all windows down when u get in.? Then roll them back up.? Maybe it's just me, but I never use the feature anymore.
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08-20-2005, 03:49 AM
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If it is is 100 degrees outside, then yes, this is a useless feature.
Where I park the car gets very hot with the black interior even when the outside temp is only 75 degrees, so in this situation it works perfectly.
Where I park the car gets very hot with the black interior even when the outside temp is only 75 degrees, so in this situation it works perfectly.
08-20-2005, 07:51 AM
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It's not a useless feature even when it's 100 degrees out. When your car is in the sun or even in the shade it is usually much hotter in the car than outside. That's why your dog dies sitting in the car even when it's only 75 out. Venting the air with 100 degree air doesn't sound that great until you consider that on a 100 degree day your car can hit 125 degrees or higher. It may not feel great when you get it but it is better for you, and your car, if you do it. Rolling the windows down of course will help as well when you get in the car.
There should be a shortcut button on the dash for this feature. I hate digging through idrive to turn the fan on before I leave my parked car.
There should be a shortcut button on the dash for this feature. I hate digging through idrive to turn the fan on before I leave my parked car.
08-20-2005, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by rodneyremington' date='Aug 20 2005, 08:51 AM
It's not a useless feature even when it's 100 degrees out. When your car is in the sun or even in the shade it is usually much hotter in the car than outside. That's why your dog dies sitting in the car even when it's only 75 out. Venting the air with 100 degree air doesn't sound that great until you consider that on a 100 degree day your car can hit 125 degrees or higher. It may not feel great when you get it but it is better for you, and your car, if you do it. Rolling the windows down of course will help as well when you get in the car.
There should be a shortcut button on the dash for this feature. I hate digging through idrive to turn the fan on before I leave my parked car.
There should be a shortcut button on the dash for this feature. I hate digging through idrive to turn the fan on before I leave my parked car.
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I just read the rather lengthy voice menu command document, and you can access the parked car ventilation with one of five voice commands, so you don't have to toggle through the I-drive.
Parked car
Parked car operation
Parked car ventilation
Parked car ventilation menu
Parked car venting
Pretty cool!
08-20-2005, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by rodneyremington' date='Aug 20 2005, 11:51 AM
It's not a useless feature even when it's 100 degrees out. When your car is in the sun or even in the shade it is usually much hotter in the car than outside. That's why your dog dies sitting in the car even when it's only 75 out. Venting the air with 100 degree air doesn't sound that great until you consider that on a 100 degree day your car can hit 125 degrees or higher. It may not feel great when you get it but it is better for you, and your car, if you do it. Rolling the windows down of course will help as well when you get in the car.
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I might be imagining all this but I agree that sometimes I don't bother with setting the parked car ventilation for the reason above and, probably more importantly, I never know when I'm going to be returning to the car so I never know when to set the timer...
08-20-2005, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Aug 20 2005, 09:16 AM
[quote name='rodneyremington' date='Aug 20 2005, 11:51 AM']It's not a useless feature even when it's 100 degrees out. When your car is in the sun or even in the shade it is usually much hotter in the car than outside. That's why your dog dies sitting in the car even when it's only 75 out. Venting the air with 100 degree air doesn't sound that great until you consider that on a 100 degree day your car can hit 125 degrees or higher. It may not feel great when you get it but it is better for you, and your car, if you do it. Rolling the windows down of course will help as well when you get in the car.
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I might be imagining all this but I agree that sometimes I don't bother with setting the parked car ventilation for the reason above and, probably more importantly, I never know when I'm going to be returning to the car so I never know when to set the timer...
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[/quote]You make a good point, we have no humidity here in Central California so it's not a factor. For you it sounds like it is. I guess it really is the humidity and not the heat...
