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Venture and Dual Climate Control Question

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by AR1978, Jan 20, 2025.

  1. Jan 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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    AR1978

    AR1978 [OP] New Member

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    Is there a model of the 4Runner Venture that has dual climate controls?

    I've seen some pictures online, but from looking at used on autotrader or various used car websites I'm not seeing that and am seeing the same manual climate controls as on my Trail Premium. I'm thinking of upgrading from my 15 Trail Premium to a newer 2020+ 5th gen 4Runner, so that's why I'm asking.
     
  2. Jan 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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    Texoma-Brad

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    Nope. Ventures all have single HVAC controls. Not a big deal to me tho, great vehicle all things considered.
     
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  3. Jan 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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    HarrisNC

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    The Canadian models. No joke. My wife wanted dual climate and they started putting them in the Canadian version in 18 or 19. Never made it to the US models except the Pro and the Limited ( which had it already).
     
  4. Jan 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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    Imdav2u

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    Limiteds and Pros have dual climate controls.The Limited has cooled seats and memory, the Pro doesn't. It would have been nice to have the opportunity to get these options on any trim level.
     
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  5. Jan 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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    Texoma-Brad

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    In the US, the Venture was only available in 20 and 21. We have a 22 Limited also (wife's) and the dual climate controls are admittedly a nice touch. But a nicer touch in the
    Given that we have a 21' Venture and a 22' Limited 4WD, I have to say that the one feature on my wife's Limited that I love most is the memory seats. The dual climate controls are nice, but meh... not a life changer. But it sure is nice when I hop in the Limited to just push that button and it knows right where everything needs to be to accommodate my 6'1" frame vs. hers at 5'4".
     
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  6. Jan 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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    Borracho Loco

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    When you think about it, it's kind of silly to have "Dual Zone" climate controls. Because you're in a confined space. Do people really think that if I set my drivers setting at 70, but the passenger is at 80 that it'll be totally segmented?
     
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  7. Jan 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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    HarrisNC

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    It’s not totally segmented but it helps. On larger trucks there’s a bigger separation. A 70 and 80 setting works way better for me and my wife than 75 did in my other 4Runner.
     
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  8. Jan 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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    whippersnapper02

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    Only the Limited and Pro Bro in the US. Canadian Runners are differently equipped. For example there is no TRDP but it's just the TRD and has dual zone.
     
  9. Jan 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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    Rocko9999

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    Not silly and extremely useful for those with passengers with wildly varying ideas of hot and cold. If my wife had her preference, it would be on HI for most of the year. She can set hers on HI, mine is on LOW and it actually works out to quasi-comfortable for both.
     
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    Only in Canadian models.
    I wanted a TRD Sport with the nicer looking dash with dual climate control, there are pictures of Canadian models with them so i bought the TRD Sport and all the stuff from a wrecked 2021 Limited Nightshade, dark colored dash and all, swapped everything expecting it to work and found out they clearly changed more than just the dash and ducting. Apparently something in the ECU/controls and wiring is different. The dual climate instrument panel will NOT work on any of the US models that only came with standard HVAC controls even when you swap all the in dash stuff.
    I have found out after owning this new 2023 for a while, even though the HVAC appears like the older style units, its still climate control.
    For example, if you set the AC knob mid ways between blue and red, and that seems appropriate for you and you travel from a cold place to a hot place and never change the knob, the output of the vents will change. The knob is not metering out how much cool/heat is coming out of the vent, think of the knob as a thermostat like in a house. The amount of heat/cool that gets metered depends on the temp inside the cabin and the temp of the vents will change to maintain the cabin temp regardless of whether you turn the knob or not.
    Found this out on a trip across i40 in Arizona. Lower hot altitudes the vents are producing xxx temp, higher cold altitudes the vents are producing xxx temp (different) even though the knob position didnt change. It appears the climate control knob works to keep it a certain temp just like a climate control system rather than just being heat / cool.
     
  11. Feb 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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    CO4Runner

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    Any idea if one can swap out the HVAC controls with a dual climate controls? I have a ‘23 ORP and would love to swap out the HVAC one control unit with a climate control unit that comes in the Pro/Limited models. If so, would it simply be “plug and play” or would there be more work involved.

    Thanks
     
  12. Feb 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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    Not really possible without completely tearing the dash apart to change wiring, add temp sensors and change actuators.
     
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  13. Feb 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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    I don't think anyone thinks that in that scenario the driver's side of the vehicle would be at 70deg and the the passenger side would be at 80deg. I do know that if using the Dual Zone climate control in my Limited - if my wife selects a higher temperature on the passenger side than I have selected on the driver's side - the air coming out of the vents on the passenger side is warmer. The temperature of the air coming out of the vents is noticeable from one side of the vehicle to the other with a temperature setting difference even less than 10deg. I get what you are saying "Dual Zone" probably infers that you can control the temperature of the zones better than you really can. If I could have purchased a full time 4WD 4Runner without a lot of the extras that are standard on the Limited, for less $, I probably would have. However, having said that, some of the features that I would have been sure I could live without have turned out to be some of my favorites. Dual climate control, heated seats, heated steering wheel - when its cold these things are great. I will say that the dual climate control is more useful to me in the summer. Wife tends to like it warmer than I do. In the winter, its easier for her to just switch on the heated seat and let me keep the air coming out of the vents at a temperature I like. But in the summer that doesn't work - so I'll have the driver side set at 70deg and she'll have the passenger side set at 76-78deg. The actual air temp across the front of the vehicle, outside the airstream coming out of the vents, is probably pretty close to the same. But with warmer air blowing on her from the passenger side air vents she's fine. I never realized how much we would go back and forth adjusting the temperature up and down in our previous vehicles.
     
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    Same deal here with my wife. We have very different temperature preferences and back when we had cars that didn’t have dual climates we kept having to adjust, readjust, etc… I won’t even consider buying a car that doesn’t have dual climate if she’s going to be a passenger. Also don’t want a car that can’t partially or fully close the vents (because I always want more air than her when turning on the AC). Unfortunately more and more manufacturers remove that feature including Toyota with the 6th gen 4Runner
     
  15. Feb 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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    Agreed. I'd likely not buy a vehicle that didn't have dual climate control - at least for the vehicle we typically use when driving together. She just likes it warmer than I do. Before we had the 4Runner there would be a lot of temperature adjustments back and forth. Especially on long road trips in the summer. I like it cooler anyway - and if the sun is shining directly into the driver's side of the vehicle I'm cranking the A/C down. I've been driving for over 40 years - and this is the first vehicle I've ever had with dual climate control. Could I live without it - yeah. But why drive around with swamp ass because your passenger doesn't like it as cool as you do? With dual climate control and heated/ventilated seats the driver and passenger can dial it in just how they like it. I mean - we're not savages. I'll pay a little extra to be able to drive around without getting schweaty balls.
     

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