difference between air con and climate control?

[hoggy90]

i drive a mk1 leon tdi and i think it has climate control...and im just wondering whats the difference between that and air conditioning?: \ and why is it when i turn my climate control to low(heat) its still not icy fresh like you'd imagine? on these warm days battering down the motorways you cant open your window...so is their something wrong with mine? help is appreciated!

 

[Fl@pper]

Aircon is just a button on/off usually still with the usual 3 dials

climate control still Aircon bu has the digital display type that you can select the temperature etc

have you tried it on auto + lo ? may need a regas or be faulty somewhere

 

[hoggy90]

Aircon is just a button on/off usually still with the usual 3 dials

climate control still Aircon bu has the digital display type that you can select the temperature etc

have you tried it on auto + lo ? may need a regas or be faulty somewhere

hmm havent had it on auto atall tbh [email protected]'ll give it a go cheers

 

[markmeus]

Air conditioning will cool the air.

Climate control is a system which regulates the temperature of the air in the car, so for example if you set it to 22oC then the climate control system will use a combination of air conditioning and heating to maintain 22oC regardless of external conditions.

If you just had air conditioning then there is automatic control.

Generally if your car has 3 knobs to control your heating etc then yoy don't have climate control.
If you have a digital screen and buttons, then you do have climate control.

However there are some exceptions to that rule - though not with the Leon.

The reason why your air con isnt cold is because it probably needs regassed.