With all the discussion about the lack of, or slow to heat cabins in our 5th Gen CR-Vs...
I have an observation. Something that I have seen a few others post about as well. The heat can blast you out of the car...This is NOT a complaint, just an observation and discussion...
Granted I don't live where it gets really cold, but it has been in the mid 20s to low 30s (F) here most mornings recently. I have previously reported that I get warm air from the vents in about a mile from my house, using fresh outside air and setting the temp at 74, with the Auto HVAC function OFF. (AC is confirmed off as well). I don't use the ECON mode either. Driving slightly downhill and max 40MPH.
So, the air is starting to come out warmer, and within a few of miles (3?), it is getting very warm in the car. I turn the temp down to 70, and it keeps getting warmer and warmer. TOO warm, in fact. Outside temp is 27F. Now it is getting way too warm, and the air is still very warm/hot coming out of the vents. Turn it down to 68, and it barely starts to show some sign of reducing the temp of the air coming out of the vents.
I get to my destination, and a couple of hours later, get back in the car. It is now in the mid 40s out, and the car has cooled to "nothing showing on the temp gauge". I turn heat setting to 70 again, and within a mile, the temp gauge shows the red indicator (almost to the normal level), and I start to get some luke-warm air out of the vents. This time, however, it doesn't get too warm, in fact, I have to tun it way up to get any significant heat in the cabin. I know that the temp setting is not telling the system to put out air at the set temperature, but rather try to heat the cabin to that set temp (or cool in summer).
This system seems to work differently than any other recent vehicle I have owned with Automatic HVAC systems. And I don't use the AUTO setting in winter, just summer. On our other car, a 15 Ford Escape Titanium, you can set the temp at 70, or 72, and it will warm up, and maintain a decent warm interior. The CR-V will get too hot, if left set at 72 or 74, (even 70) on the first start of the day, and require several adjustments to the set temp. Later in the day it will not get as hot.
This is not a complaint, just an observation, and it is easy enough to tun it down when it gets too hot, it's just weird that it operates this way. I can't comment or compare how this works on previous/other Honda products.
Anyone else care to comment, or experience this?