Does anyone know if there is a way to increase fan speed and change fan modes without using voice control or navi. Sometimes I don't bother pressing the ok button on the navi and it shuts the screen. But to voice activate the fan speed you have to press the ok button or it won't work. Is there a button on the center console that increase fan speed and changes modes or can you only change it on the screen and voice? Some quick way to do it?

 

no, welcome to luxury

 

Someone needs to figure out how to bypass that "OK" button. Acura should have it appear the first 100 uses or so, but after that, I think we all get the idea.

 

one of my pet peeve of the nav...

 

It goes away after 1 million trillion starts
Let us know when someone gets there

 

I'm sure Acura's legal staff has told them that the nag screen has to always be there. The problem is that you might lend your car to a neighbor, or sell your car, or something like that. Acura has to make sure they are protected from liability each time somebody gets behind the wheel.

I hate the nag screen though.

 

Just lower the temp on the automatic climate control. The system will increase fan speed to compensate.

You also don't have to press the OK button to have access to the HVAC controls. Just hit the A/C button on the dash, and it will bring up the HVAC screen - even if you have not hit OK.

 

Don't lower the temp if its cold out, it will decrease the fan speen.

Just busting your balls

 

That is understandable, but I would think there would be a better way to protect themselves, such as a document signed while purchasing the car that has the same statement written on it. Heck, I don't even mind that the warning appears each time I start the car, if only it would automatically disappear after 10 seconds or something.

Speaking of which, does anyone know how to select the "OK" button without using the touch screen? I tried using the nav joystick like with the other buttons, but it didn't work for me.

 

Glad I bought the non-navi Sorry guys, just had to get in a dig Ok, back to work!!

 

true true. Welcome to the "easy life"

 

Nav joystick works fine. Practice with Ms. Pac Man first, then try again.

 

I dunno if I should be taking advice from Ashlee Simpson's #1 fan

... but I will try again when I return to school.

 

no idea what it says, never read it

 

Man some of you people are getting lazy...

You guys want everything to work automatically. Maybe you should wait for the car that drives itself too.

I'm just hassling you Navi guys...

 

I think it says, "click here to see the anal eel video"

 

a car that drives itself would be sweet.....

 

That's great if you want to actually lower the temperature. More often than not I just want more ventilation into the car. In my climate, I rarely use much A/C or heat. I just want some outside ventilation without the windnoise that comes from opening the window.

Sadly, all the automatic systems make it difficult to get do that.

 

 

When I was at home in LA, I never had a problem with this...

Usually, I just set the vents to direct air at my face, allow fresh air in, and then everything is good. If I want more airflow, I vent the sunroof. Do you need to use the navi touchscreen to change the HVAC mode?

 

For some stuff you don't need the touchscreen (temp change, on/off, rear / front defroster)

 

So do you need the touchscreen to change the vent settings?

 

 

It's a lame design flaw. The TSX is missing fan up/down and 6 preset buttons. That's 8 buttons in all it's missing. I don't have my TSX yet (hopefully tomorrow), but I am hoping that I can cope w/o these dedicated buttons.

These 8 additional buttons were 8 more reasons that I seriously considered the TL over the TSX, believe it or not...

Jon

 

I am surviving. You don't even notice they are gone. Plus the fact that you can just say "fan speed 4" is a lot safer then playing with buttons and it impresses the ladies...

 

 

When the nav screen shuts off on its own, all I have to do to activate the menu for the fan is to hit the A/C button. It does directly to the A/C screen and bypasses the disclaimer/OK button screen. I can also go directly to audio as well. The only time the disclaimer screen comes back on is if I choose nav.

 

The disclaimer screen is a PITA. But, I much prefer this compared to what other mfgs have. For Nissans and Infinitis, you have to bring your car to a complete stop before you can change nav functions. Imagine what a PITA it is if you're on the fwy and you want to change routes or something.

I think Honda/Acura made the right decision in having the disclaimer screen and giving us full access to nav functions while driving.

 

Good point, my wife's Pacifica is like that and it is a PITA because she needs to enter stuff while stopped. Plus with the Pacifica, the Nav in in front of the driver so the passenger can't even help.

 

Otherwise, our last car (a Toyota Matrix XRS) had a Nag screen (push "Accept") and made you pull over. That really sucked!!!! Passenger could not even change anything, they would rather you pull off the freeway, change a setting, then get back on the Freeway. That is safer??? No

Summary, the Acura system Rules!!