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kathk
Member Since: 06 Jul 2013
Location: far away
Posts: 41
 
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Hey guys,
since I'm living in the tropics  I'd rather use the A/C than the heater 
It's 35 C right now and never gets cold enough for the heater anyway.
Is there a way to modify the Disco so that I can use timed climate and/or the remote to start the motor and have the A/C running instead of just venting the car??
Every time I'm coming back from the beach the leather interior is hot enough to fry eggs on it.
Would remote start mess with the alarm system?
Input is very much appreciated.
Thanks a lot. 2012 D4 SDV6 HSE - Heavy Duty, Alpine Roof, Sidesteps, modded LR RAI, Stebel Nautilus, Trailer hitch cargo carrier - Best Car I've ever owned
2013 Mercedes GL500 - Iridium Silver - The Missus' car <- new A/C right after purchase, new motor mounts after 40k km. No problems with the Disco whatsoever. 
Last edited by kathk on 7th Jul 2013 2:40 am. Edited 1 time in total
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 6th Jul 2013 7:00 am |
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steveraspberry
Member Since: 18 Sep 2011
Location: Nr Sevenoaks,Kent
Posts: 2081
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Not sure about the spec in HK but an MY12 HSE should have timed climate as standard. Remote timed climate is a possible upgrade definitely. Might have to speak to a local faultmate owner or similar to get it installed and enabled though. Failing that, your local dealer might be able to help?
Good luck with it and please let us know how you get on?
Best,
Steve  My17 Volvo XC90 Inscription
MY15 Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian
RGK Tiga Fx Wheelchair,
Large Alsation called Abbs 
Medium blue Staffie called Piglet
Medium Alsation called Bailey
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| 6th Jul 2013 7:29 am |
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| 6th Jul 2013 7:41 am |
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kathk
Member Since: 06 Jul 2013
Location: far away
Posts: 41
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Thanks for the replies guys.
I do have the time climate/heater in the menu and also the seperate remote to start the heater. All the timed climate does though is open the vents, which gets the interior temp down to ambient temperature.
I don't know about specs of other countries, but here the A/C only works while the motor is running. If I park the car and turn off the motor but keep the power on (to listen to the radio), the climate will still blow air, just not cold air.
I believe the compressor of the A/C is driven by a belt off the motor.
So I would need a solution to have the motor started with the remote or the timer. 2012 D4 SDV6 HSE - Heavy Duty, Alpine Roof, Sidesteps, modded LR RAI, Stebel Nautilus, Trailer hitch cargo carrier - Best Car I've ever owned
2013 Mercedes GL500 - Iridium Silver - The Missus' car <- new A/C right after purchase, new motor mounts after 40k km. No problems with the Disco whatsoever.
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| 6th Jul 2013 9:17 am |
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Crimdog81
Member Since: 27 Jul 2013
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 15
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Hey mate
Did you ever find a way to get this mod up and running? Would be a great trick for the Aussie summer!
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| 27th Aug 2013 11:44 am |
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