HVAC vent temp not matching setting - is this normal?

[alrashid2]

Hey guys. I'm not used to this fancy new Ranger and the HVAC is really confusing me.

Noticed on my first road trip today that, despite setting the HVAC temp to 75F-78F, the vents were still blowing cold air.
I also noticed id finally find a setting that felt comfortable, and the air blowing felt like "room temp" air, only for 10 minutes later the temperature of the air dropped to ice cold despite the HVAC setting staying the same...

I got home and did an experiment. At 75F setting, the vent was blowing 61F. Lowering the setting to 72F, vent temp dropped to 53F...

Is that normal? I'm used to my previous cars where setting the temp to 72F would blow air about 72F. My wife's 2020 Mazda is like that too.

Does the Ranger treat the temp more as a thermostat? Are there sensors for it to know the cab temperature?

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[pablo94sc]

It's trying to get the cabin to that temp, like your home thermostat.

 

[surfstar]

^that, and if it senses "humidity" the AC will turn on by itself and you'll get colder air without changing the setting (AC could be off and you could be asking for heat on a winter's day). You can code that out with FORScan.

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