wab Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Anybody know how to make "Dual-Zone Electronic Automatic Temperature Control" default to dual zone? I've read the manual... adjusting the passenger temperature knob turns dual ON.Until the next time we start the car. Touching climate (bottom right) then touch Dual works until the next time we start the car. Is this our first MFT issue or is this normal? Thankswab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 It happens with us too. I just thought it was a MFT weakness. It doesn't really bother me as I constantly fiddle with the car temperature as I get hot too easily and I am always turning it down. I last maybe two minutes with the seat heater on as I like things cool. Hubby cranks his side up--temp and seat. But we both comment that the settings are lost each trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhackwyatt Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 If they changed this to remember dual-zone on every startup, I'm sure we would see a post with this question: "Anyone know how to turn dual-zone climate off? I even turned it off and back on and it still remembers. Help!" :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wab Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 If they changed this to remember dual-zone on every startup, I'm sure we would see a post with this question: "Anyone know how to turn dual-zone climate off? I even turned it off and back on and it still remembers. Help!" :) We took ours in yesterday @ 500 miles.3 minor issues and dual zone climate control does not work. The default should be ON or OFF depending on where the user sets it. update when we get it backwab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoBro2 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Mine will sometimes remember the different settings for the dual zones, and sometimes not. From what I can tell, it doesn't matter is the climate is shut off with the touchscreen, the on/off button on the climate control panel or just left on when the car is shut down. When I start the car up again I never know what I'll get. There are also times when I don't have the climate system on at all, shut the car for a few minutes while out running errands, and when I start the car again the climate system will come on all by itself. This sometimes happens with the audio system as well. I've said it before- The Ford works in mysterious ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhackwyatt Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Mine will sometimes remember the different settings for the dual zones, and sometimes not. From what I can tell, it doesn't matter is the climate is shut off with the touchscreen, the on/off button on the climate control panel or just left on when the car is shut down. When I start the car up again I never know what I'll get. There are also times when I don't have the climate system on at all, shut the car for a few minutes while out running errands, and when I start the car again the climate system will come on all by itself. This sometimes happens with the audio system as well. I've said it before- The Ford works in mysterious ways.You don't happen to have remote start do you? Mine was very inconsistent after I had my remote start switched because they had conflicting signals with the old one. Long shot, but just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wab Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 We took ours in yesterday @ 500 miles.3 minor issues and dual zone climate control does not work. The default should be ON or OFF depending on where the user sets it. update when we get it backwab Update Got it back yesterdayThe tech couldn't duplicate the trouble. Checked for TSB etc... I made a video.Start carTurn on dual zoneGo to store, dual still on when I turned it off Restart car... dual still on... for exactly 2 minutes, every time! We're taking it back Monday.The service writer will take a test drive , watch the video OR both. More as it happenswab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wab Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Update #2 The service writer took a ride and saw it happen.They did a master reset.Called me to say it's fixed I started the car dual zone doesn't even stay on 2 minutes now.I think they finally understand. If anyone has these symptoms or different please let me know, they have called Ford about this. My symptoms are. 1. start car, turn on dual zone, ...., turn car off.2. return to car and restart, dual zone IS ON for 2 minutes then shuts off. Our car was dealer swapped, they may have installed remote start and removed it when it was swapped.I'm going to call tomorrow and offer this info... thanks zhackwyatt wab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roninsd Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Wab, after Dual zone turns off after 2 minutes, can you turn it back on? If yes, does it stay on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wab Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Wab, after Dual zone turns off after 2 minutes, can you turn it back on? If yes, does it stay on?Yes it can be turned back on and it will stay on until 2 minutes after you REstart the car. The 2nd start is/was what is confusing the tech. I think I need to work on my communication skills, I'm practicing on this board :rockon: . Get in the car to go to a ball game.Start car.Dual zone is on2 minutes later it goes offTurn dual zone back onDual zone stays on whole tripAfter game, get in carStart carDual zone is on2 minutes later it goes offTurn dual zone back onDual zone stays on whole tripetcetc wab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywoodtx Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Ahhhh now i get it!!! Time to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim@jimdirden.com Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Yes it can be turned back on and it will stay on until 2 minutes after you REstart the car. The 2nd start is/was what is confusing the tech. I think I need to work on my communication skills, I'm practicing on this board :rockon: . Get in the car to go to a ball game.Start car.Dual zone is on2 minutes later it goes offTurn dual zone back onDual zone stays on whole tripAfter game, get in carStart carDual zone is on2 minutes later it goes offTurn dual zone back onDual zone stays on whole tripetcetc wab I have a 2014 C-Max SEL with the *exact* same symptoms as yours. Thanks for defining it so precisely -- it was driving me crazy? Now that I can duplicate the failure, I'm taking the car in for service tomorrow. Has your dealer come up with a fix yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wab Posted August 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) Greeting and Welcome No fix, our service writer says he checked a couple on the lot they're the same.DW and I have decided that this will be a deal killer on our next Ford, WE SURE like the looks of the new MKC. Here's how I fixed ours. Edited August 5, 2014 by wab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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