North American GLK Single Zone Climate Control
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North American GLK Single Zone Climate Control
Hello everyone, new to the forum. Just picked up a 2015 GLK gasoline engine. One of my deal breakers was automatic climate control, this one is dual zone. Good! I thought. The thing is, I used to work for Mercedes as a tech and there was always a button to turn it to single zone mode so that when you're the only person in the car you don't have to adjust the temperature twice, because you know... that's silly and you're most likely going to forget to adjust the passenger side so now you're controlling temperature really inefficiently. Then if your passenger got in the car and adjusted the dial it would then automatically enter into dual zone mode.
I see that European models have the zone button while North Americans have the max cool function because apparently as a people we're too stupid to understand auto climate control. There has got to be a way to set this to single zone by pressing a couple of buttons at the same time, holding down a button for a few seconds? I've tried different combos and no luck.
My last idea is since it appears it's the same exact control unit I may just be able to program it as a European climate control system and the max cool button should act as a zone button.
I know this is my first post, but I did search and didn't see anything. I saw one post where someone mentioned that maybe you can hold down the auto button for a few seconds but that doesn't seem to do anything for me.
Thanks!
I see that European models have the zone button while North Americans have the max cool function because apparently as a people we're too stupid to understand auto climate control. There has got to be a way to set this to single zone by pressing a couple of buttons at the same time, holding down a button for a few seconds? I've tried different combos and no luck.
My last idea is since it appears it's the same exact control unit I may just be able to program it as a European climate control system and the max cool button should act as a zone button.
I know this is my first post, but I did search and didn't see anything. I saw one post where someone mentioned that maybe you can hold down the auto button for a few seconds but that doesn't seem to do anything for me.
Thanks!
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Zone button may be for front and rear. Some markets (not the U.S.) have separate settings for the rear seat "zone" as an option.
Hello everyone, new to the forum. Just picked up a 2015 GLK gasoline engine. One of my deal breakers was automatic climate control, this one is dual zone. Good! I thought. The thing is, I used to work for Mercedes as a tech and there was always a button to turn it to single zone mode so that when you're the only person in the car you don't have to adjust the temperature twice, because you know... that's silly and you're most likely going to forget to adjust the passenger side so now you're controlling temperature really inefficiently. Then if your passenger got in the car and adjusted the dial it would then automatically enter into dual zone mode.
I see that European models have the zone button while North Americans have the max cool function because apparently as a people we're too stupid to understand auto climate control. There has got to be a way to set this to single zone by pressing a couple of buttons at the same time, holding down a button for a few seconds? I've tried different combos and no luck.
My last idea is since it appears it's the same exact control unit I may just be able to program it as a European climate control system and the max cool button should act as a zone button.
I know this is my first post, but I did search and didn't see anything. I saw one post where someone mentioned that maybe you can hold down the auto button for a few seconds but that doesn't seem to do anything for me.
Thanks!
I see that European models have the zone button while North Americans have the max cool function because apparently as a people we're too stupid to understand auto climate control. There has got to be a way to set this to single zone by pressing a couple of buttons at the same time, holding down a button for a few seconds? I've tried different combos and no luck.
My last idea is since it appears it's the same exact control unit I may just be able to program it as a European climate control system and the max cool button should act as a zone button.
I know this is my first post, but I did search and didn't see anything. I saw one post where someone mentioned that maybe you can hold down the auto button for a few seconds but that doesn't seem to do anything for me.
Thanks!
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Zone button is for zone settings... one zone, two zone, three zone. North American dual zone models apparently sacrificed that button for max a/c. Just seems hard to believe there's no way to set it to single zone.
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IF it is one or the other, I much rather have a Max Cool button rather than a zone button but, obviously, that's my preference. Give us the damn option of ventilated seats and I think that could make a much more useful difference in the big scheme of occupant comfort.
Last edited by MBKLUE; 12-02-2015 at 02:27 PM.
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^Exactly this.
However, it is strange that the US GLK doesn't have this feature. My Lexus allows me to switch between single-zone or dual-zone with the touch of a button. I'm always in mono, unless the wife is in the car.
However, it is strange that the US GLK doesn't have this feature. My Lexus allows me to switch between single-zone or dual-zone with the touch of a button. I'm always in mono, unless the wife is in the car.