Re: Jeep Liberty: awkward fan controls
Jeep started doing that back with the first YJ's and the XJ. They made
the bottom fan switch speed 1 so you have to use the climate controls to actually shut the fan off. This helps maintain a positive pressure in the vehicle and keeps fresh air coming in. I suppose it helps keep exhaust out too. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Anonymous wrote: > I rented a 2007 Liberty for 2 weeks and liked most things about > it, except its tendency to guzzle gas and, for the purpose of > this post, it's odd fan controls. > > Typical fan controls allow you to pick an airflow position, i.e. > feet, face, or vent, LEAVE it at that position and control the > fan speed independently. But on the Liberty, you can only turn > the fan ON by cycling through those positions, not by adjusting > the fan speed switch (it won't go lower than "1"). What were > they thinking here? > > For example, you have to cycle through 8 fan positions from OFF > to reach the vent setting, which happens to be the one I'd like > to leave it at 90% of the time. In other words, when I want the > fan OFF, I have to dial 8 notches counterclockwise each time > from my preferred vent setting. Nothing else I've driven forces > you to do that. > > http://xrl.us/vmx8 (photo of typical Liberty dashboard) > > If this isn't clear enough, see that photo. The circle on the > middle dial at 7 o'clock is the fan OFF position. The fan speed > dial (1,2,3,4) can never be turned to "0". They need to give the > fan a "0" position so you don't have to change the middle dial > unless you want to. Is this a "Jeep Thing" that truly makes no > sense? > > Steadman > > > P.S. The Liberty also boasts the world's smallest glovebox. They > could have enlarged IT instead of mounting that wide safety > handle in front of it. Said handle looks like it could maim > someone in a crash. > |
Re: Jeep Liberty: awkward fan controls
Jeep started doing that back with the first YJ's and the XJ. They made
the bottom fan switch speed 1 so you have to use the climate controls to actually shut the fan off. This helps maintain a positive pressure in the vehicle and keeps fresh air coming in. I suppose it helps keep exhaust out too. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Anonymous wrote: > I rented a 2007 Liberty for 2 weeks and liked most things about > it, except its tendency to guzzle gas and, for the purpose of > this post, it's odd fan controls. > > Typical fan controls allow you to pick an airflow position, i.e. > feet, face, or vent, LEAVE it at that position and control the > fan speed independently. But on the Liberty, you can only turn > the fan ON by cycling through those positions, not by adjusting > the fan speed switch (it won't go lower than "1"). What were > they thinking here? > > For example, you have to cycle through 8 fan positions from OFF > to reach the vent setting, which happens to be the one I'd like > to leave it at 90% of the time. In other words, when I want the > fan OFF, I have to dial 8 notches counterclockwise each time > from my preferred vent setting. Nothing else I've driven forces > you to do that. > > http://xrl.us/vmx8 (photo of typical Liberty dashboard) > > If this isn't clear enough, see that photo. The circle on the > middle dial at 7 o'clock is the fan OFF position. The fan speed > dial (1,2,3,4) can never be turned to "0". They need to give the > fan a "0" position so you don't have to change the middle dial > unless you want to. Is this a "Jeep Thing" that truly makes no > sense? > > Steadman > > > P.S. The Liberty also boasts the world's smallest glovebox. They > could have enlarged IT instead of mounting that wide safety > handle in front of it. Said handle looks like it could maim > someone in a crash. > |
Re: Jeep Liberty: awkward fan controls
Jeep started doing that back with the first YJ's and the XJ. They made
the bottom fan switch speed 1 so you have to use the climate controls to actually shut the fan off. This helps maintain a positive pressure in the vehicle and keeps fresh air coming in. I suppose it helps keep exhaust out too. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Anonymous wrote: > I rented a 2007 Liberty for 2 weeks and liked most things about > it, except its tendency to guzzle gas and, for the purpose of > this post, it's odd fan controls. > > Typical fan controls allow you to pick an airflow position, i.e. > feet, face, or vent, LEAVE it at that position and control the > fan speed independently. But on the Liberty, you can only turn > the fan ON by cycling through those positions, not by adjusting > the fan speed switch (it won't go lower than "1"). What were > they thinking here? > > For example, you have to cycle through 8 fan positions from OFF > to reach the vent setting, which happens to be the one I'd like > to leave it at 90% of the time. In other words, when I want the > fan OFF, I have to dial 8 notches counterclockwise each time > from my preferred vent setting. Nothing else I've driven forces > you to do that. > > http://xrl.us/vmx8 (photo of typical Liberty dashboard) > > If this isn't clear enough, see that photo. The circle on the > middle dial at 7 o'clock is the fan OFF position. The fan speed > dial (1,2,3,4) can never be turned to "0". They need to give the > fan a "0" position so you don't have to change the middle dial > unless you want to. Is this a "Jeep Thing" that truly makes no > sense? > > Steadman > > > P.S. The Liberty also boasts the world's smallest glovebox. They > could have enlarged IT instead of mounting that wide safety > handle in front of it. Said handle looks like it could maim > someone in a crash. > |
Re: Jeep Liberty: awkward fan controls
Around 4/26/2007 6:51 AM, Mike Romain wrote:
> Jeep started doing that back with the first YJ's and the XJ. They made > the bottom fan switch speed 1 so you have to use the climate controls to > actually shut the fan off. I get around that by having a dead resistor pack (which I still haven't found, but then I haven't looked very hard). Anything but 3, and the fan turns off. :) -- ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" |
Re: Jeep Liberty: awkward fan controls
Around 4/26/2007 6:51 AM, Mike Romain wrote:
> Jeep started doing that back with the first YJ's and the XJ. They made > the bottom fan switch speed 1 so you have to use the climate controls to > actually shut the fan off. I get around that by having a dead resistor pack (which I still haven't found, but then I haven't looked very hard). Anything but 3, and the fan turns off. :) -- ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" |
Re: Jeep Liberty: awkward fan controls
Around 4/26/2007 6:51 AM, Mike Romain wrote:
> Jeep started doing that back with the first YJ's and the XJ. They made > the bottom fan switch speed 1 so you have to use the climate controls to > actually shut the fan off. I get around that by having a dead resistor pack (which I still haven't found, but then I haven't looked very hard). Anything but 3, and the fan turns off. :) -- ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" |
Re: Jeep Liberty: awkward fan controls
Around 4/26/2007 6:51 AM, Mike Romain wrote:
> Jeep started doing that back with the first YJ's and the XJ. They made > the bottom fan switch speed 1 so you have to use the climate controls to > actually shut the fan off. I get around that by having a dead resistor pack (which I still haven't found, but then I haven't looked very hard). Anything but 3, and the fan turns off. :) -- ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" |
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