how to turn off rear air-conditioning?

[markgutman]

Hi all
I'm owner of the CUPRA FORMENTOR VZ 2022. (This car has air outlets in the back passengers space too.)

Usually it's just me (the driver) in the car; and therefore the rear outlet of the air conditioner is not usable and can be fully closed.
Therefore, I wonder if it is possible to switch off the rear air outlet from the infotainment display on the dashboard.
-I didn't find such an option. Till now I have closed the rear outlet curtains manually.
-There is a way to switch off the front and rear AC streams together, but I'm looking for the rear air stream switch only.

 

[oldgitdave]

Hi, If you go into the Air Conditioning you should see the screenshot below. Select 'Rear' down the lefthand side and you can switch it on or off there. If there's just you in the car it should only be supplying the drivers side automatically and show 'Eco' on the screen fir the passenger side. There will still be a small amount of flow on the passenger side and the rear though.

 

[markgutman]

Thank you for your answer!

If I understood correctly, you recommended to switch the "Air Conditioning" off in the "Rear" screen. (right?)
So, the issue is, if I turn off the rear A/C, the front A/C will also turn off.
-May be it is my firmware issue...

 

[DEAN0]

Have the two front air con settings 1 degree different - this will switch off the rear

 

[markgutman]

Let me, please, rephrase my question.

Does your FORMENTOR's touch screen control allow you to turn off the air outlet at the rear without turning off the air conditioning in the front?

 

[markgutman]

Have the two front air con settings 1 degree different - this will switch off the rear

I tried 22C, 23C in the front, and 24C in the rear. And I faced the same issue.

 

[oldgitdave]

Let me, please, rephrase my question.

Does your FORMENTOR's touch screen control allow you to turn off the air outlet at the rear without turning off the air conditioning in the front?

The short answer is yes.

This is with the system set to 'Auto' as shown in my screenshot above:

If there is just the driver in the car the passenger side a/c is off (Eco) and the rear will be off. The drivers side will be at whatever temperature you set.
If you add a passenger to the front the passenger side a/c will become active and the temperature can be set independently of the drivers side or it can be synced to the drivers side. The rear will be off.
If you add a rear passenger the rear a/c will turn on and the rear passenger can set the rear temperature independently using the touch buttons.

You can override all the above and adjust the temperature and flow direction, or indeed switch the rear a/c off using the Air Conditioning screen. I always leave mine in Auto.

 

[markgutman]

My car (2.0l petrol 310HP) does have the AUTO mode but I do not see any ECO behavior. Is there ECO in all Formentor's modifications 22'?

 

[oldgitdave]

Mine's a 2021 formentor hybrid 204HP so maybe I've missed a trick here? I thought they'd be similar across the range as far as a/c was concerned. Having said that maybe the hybrids a/c is different as I can switch mine on whilst parked up. Petrol, or diesel, cars have to have the engine running from my experience. My first hybrid this one!