Center Dash Vents Annoying

[El Jefe]

I wonder if anybody else finds the center dash climate vents annoying. They blow right onto my arm. I noticed them when first driving my Maverick home from the dealer. It is quite annoying. They can't be turned off/closed... if the system is on, air will come out of those vents. Anybody else?

If anybody sells aftermarket replacement vents that can be closed, you'll have a customer here. In the meanwhile, I will be wearing long sleeve shirts this summer just to avoid this annoyance.

Every other car I've ever owned has a little slider next to each vent so that you can manually close it. Like this:

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[TheWizziard]

Have you tried turning the fan down and or aiming them in a different direction.

To answer your question, no I don't find them annoying.
But we have been experiencing 100+ temperatures for a number of weeks now. I what them blowing on me.
I may change my opinion when our 2 or 3 days of winter arrive.

 

[Shakesbear]

A. Point the vents in another direction
B. Turn up you A/C so it's not so cold
C. I find the Sun annoying. It's up all day and so bright. Why can't I just turn it off

 

[Johnkn]

I wonder if anybody else finds the center dash climate vents annoying. They blow right onto my arm. I noticed them when first driving my Maverick home from the dealer. It is quite annoying. They can't be turned off/closed... if the system is on, air will come out of those vents. Anybody else?

If anybody sells aftermarket replacement vents that can be closed, you'll have a customer here. In the meanwhile, I will be wearing long sleeve shirts this summer just to avoid this annoyance.

Every other car I've ever owned has a little slider next to each vent so that you can manually close it. Like this:

This is a joke, right?

1) post a pic of an actual Maverick vent as opposed to what you posted.

b) they are modulated and/or closed by sliding the bar all the way left or right...

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[TheWizziard]

This is a joke, right?

1) post a pic of an actual Maverick vent as opposed to what you posted.

b) they are modulated and/or closed by sliding the bar all the way left or right...

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That was one of the thing that I found a little annoying (but I got over it). When I tried to aim the vents to the extremes, they shut off.

IMHO a First World problem.

 

[bgn]

Not annoying at all imo. Point them away from you or, I'm pretty sure, you can also flip them left/right to mostly close them.

In fact, the HVAC system is probably the one part of the truck that I haven't complained about on here.

 

[El Jefe]

This is a joke, right?

1) post a pic of an actual Maverick vent as opposed to what you posted.

b) they are modulated and/or closed by sliding the bar all the way left or right...

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a) Not a joke. I posted a pic of what the vent should look like if it had an on/off slider. The Maverick does not have this feature, hence the pic.
2) Sliding the vent all the way to the right or left does not turn the vent off.

First world problem for sure. But hey, looking for solutions in what I assumed was a friendly club.

 

[Deleted member 17675]

That was one of the thing that I found a little annoying (but I got over it). When I tried to aim the vents to the extremes, they shut off.

IMHO a First World problem.

I ran into this pushed em all the way one direction...took a few days to click I had closed em off all together

 

[Johnkn]

a) Not a joke. I posted a pic of what the vent should look like if it had an on/off slider. The Maverick does not have this feature, hence the pic.
2) Sliding the vent all the way to the right or left does not turn the vent off.

First world problem for sure. But hey, looking for solutions in what I assumed was a friendly club.

Sliding the vent grills all the way right of left sure closes them on both my Mavericks...


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[catshreds]

"There's somethin happening here....... what it is ain't exactly clear!"

 

[Montana]

First world problem for sure. But hey, looking for solutions in what I assumed was a friendly club.

And there in lies the joke. Become one with the ignore button for the regulars that answer that way, because it's how they thrive here.

I found the vents to be in that spot too. Mine has the auto setting and I just adjust the temperature or manually adjust the fan. The A/C is definitely very strong in the Maverick. There is no choice for the inner closure to adjust like you mentioned. It's only closed by turning the vents one way or the other. Cost cutting at it's finest - but it's odd because my Escape definitely had it and it's the same cost

 

[hdave]

I find the location very annoying too..
But like others have said, turn it all the way to the left or right and it'll be closed.
If you don't believe us, look at it in the light, you'll see.

 

[Crance]

"There's somethin happening here....... what it is ain't exactly clear!"

Do you hear something?

 

[BluegrassNbass]

There's a man with a Mav over there
Telling me I got to much air

 

[K5Blazer]

Can someone tell me how to use the tiny steering wheel on the center console? It doesn’t seem to work very well.

I mean, come on! If you're going to add a second steering wheel to a car at least make it work as good as the big one.

Btw, I just gave up and put duct tape over my air vents.

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