MARCSCHARF
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- 2012 MAZDA3 HATCHBACK
JUNE 7, 2012
I HAVE A NEW 2012 MAZDA3 WITH SKYACTIV. HATCHBACK. THE AIR CONDITIONER SEEMS WEAK. OF COURSE, I WILL ASK DEALER WHEN NEXT THERE. BUT I WANT TO 1ST GET WELL PREPARED.
I NOTICED THAT MY INTERIOR WAS NOT COOLING AS EXPECTED; CHECKED A/C OUTPUT TEMP AT CENTER DUCT: ABOUT 45 DEGREES F. (ALL SETTINGS AT MAX; OUTSIDE TEMP 85 DEG.). NORMAL FOR MOST CARS IS 40 DEGREES, OR LOWER.
BEFORE I CHALLENGE MY DEALER ABOUT THIS, I AM RESEARCHING HERE 1ST: DOES ANYONE KNOW OF (UNDER HOOD) A/C SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS THAT CAN IMPROVE THIS? OR OTHER HELPFUL INFO.
I LIVE IN TEXAS; THIS WEAK COOLING WAS OBSERVED DURING MILD SPRING WEATHER; MAYBE 85 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I DREAD THE RESULT WHEN WE SOON GET DAILY TEMPS AROUND 100 DEGREES!
THANX FOR YOUR HELP.
MARC
(DIRECT REPLY WOULD BE GREAT: marcscharf@att.net)
I HAVE A NEW 2012 MAZDA3 WITH SKYACTIV. HATCHBACK. THE AIR CONDITIONER SEEMS WEAK. OF COURSE, I WILL ASK DEALER WHEN NEXT THERE. BUT I WANT TO 1ST GET WELL PREPARED.
I NOTICED THAT MY INTERIOR WAS NOT COOLING AS EXPECTED; CHECKED A/C OUTPUT TEMP AT CENTER DUCT: ABOUT 45 DEGREES F. (ALL SETTINGS AT MAX; OUTSIDE TEMP 85 DEG.). NORMAL FOR MOST CARS IS 40 DEGREES, OR LOWER.
BEFORE I CHALLENGE MY DEALER ABOUT THIS, I AM RESEARCHING HERE 1ST: DOES ANYONE KNOW OF (UNDER HOOD) A/C SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS THAT CAN IMPROVE THIS? OR OTHER HELPFUL INFO.
I LIVE IN TEXAS; THIS WEAK COOLING WAS OBSERVED DURING MILD SPRING WEATHER; MAYBE 85 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I DREAD THE RESULT WHEN WE SOON GET DAILY TEMPS AROUND 100 DEGREES!
THANX FOR YOUR HELP.
MARC
(DIRECT REPLY WOULD BE GREAT: marcscharf@att.net)