Parked Car Ventilation
07-10-2009, 10:48 AM
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I am not sure if I am doing something wrong, or if something is broken so figure I will ask the experts.
I set the 2 timers (one for lunch, the other before going home) for parked car ventilation (and the fan indicator on the dash does turn red), but if I go outside to the car at the time its supposed to do teh venting, i dont hear the fans going, and if i go into the vehicle, i dont feel anything come out of the vents.
The timer does get checked off in the i-drive like it ran, but i dont see any effect. Is there something I am missing? It gets pretty hot here in NC, so was looking forward to using this feature
I set the 2 timers (one for lunch, the other before going home) for parked car ventilation (and the fan indicator on the dash does turn red), but if I go outside to the car at the time its supposed to do teh venting, i dont hear the fans going, and if i go into the vehicle, i dont feel anything come out of the vents.
The timer does get checked off in the i-drive like it ran, but i dont see any effect. Is there something I am missing? It gets pretty hot here in NC, so was looking forward to using this feature
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Originally Posted by pantherfan69' post='938702' date='Jul 10 2009, 02:48 PM
I am not sure if I am doing something wrong, or if something is broken so figure I will ask the experts.
I set the 2 timers (one for lunch, the other before going home) for parked car ventilation (and the fan indicator on the dash does turn red), but if I go outside to the car at the time its supposed to do teh venting, i dont hear the fans going, and if i go into the vehicle, i dont feel anything come out of the vents.
The timer does get checked off in the i-drive like it ran, but i dont see any effect. Is there something I am missing? It gets pretty hot here in NC, so was looking forward to using this feature
I set the 2 timers (one for lunch, the other before going home) for parked car ventilation (and the fan indicator on the dash does turn red), but if I go outside to the car at the time its supposed to do teh venting, i dont hear the fans going, and if i go into the vehicle, i dont feel anything come out of the vents.
The timer does get checked off in the i-drive like it ran, but i dont see any effect. Is there something I am missing? It gets pretty hot here in NC, so was looking forward to using this feature
Air flows through the lower vents in the footwell and the sound is quite low. You won't see any effect, however the car will feel "slightly" warmer than the outside temperature compared to the "oven" feeling if the fan was not used.
Also - you will only feel the difference if you get in the car while the vents are actually running. Open the door 15 minutes after the vents stopped and you car will be hot again.
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Originally Posted by pantherfan69' post='938702' date='Jul 10 2009, 02:48 PM
I am not sure if I am doing something wrong, or if something is broken so figure I will ask the experts.
I set the 2 timers (one for lunch, the other before going home) for parked car ventilation (and the fan indicator on the dash does turn red), but if I go outside to the car at the time its supposed to do teh venting, i dont hear the fans going, and if i go into the vehicle, i dont feel anything come out of the vents.
The timer does get checked off in the i-drive like it ran, but i dont see any effect. Is there something I am missing? It gets pretty hot here in NC, so was looking forward to using this feature
I set the 2 timers (one for lunch, the other before going home) for parked car ventilation (and the fan indicator on the dash does turn red), but if I go outside to the car at the time its supposed to do teh venting, i dont hear the fans going, and if i go into the vehicle, i dont feel anything come out of the vents.
The timer does get checked off in the i-drive like it ran, but i dont see any effect. Is there something I am missing? It gets pretty hot here in NC, so was looking forward to using this feature
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