Clarity Issues

Well I haven't had any problems with the Clarity till now. Thought I'd start a thread in case anyone had things they needed to know about or get help with. Me first.

I really like the idea of heating or cooling up to 30 minutes before getting in the car. That can be accomplished from the key fob or the HondaLink app. But mine simply doesn't work.

I learned that feature won't worked when using Level 1 charging. Today our Level 2 came on-line so I wanted to try the Remote Climate feature. All it did was blow cold air. After 10 minutes the temperature actually dropped from 44 to 43 degrees.

I made sure the car was set to 73 degrees and Auto was selected on the climate control before shutting the car off. Someone suggested that other Hondas are designed to bring the car to 72 degrees and that might be true with the Clarity also.

I then unplugged the car and gave the Remote Climate another try. Still cold air only.

Has anyone else tried that feature and gotten it to work? Are there any settings I need to be aware of?

 

I tried both out of the car and then in the car. When the system comes on it blows air out of the vents above the 8" screen, but it continues to be cold air even after more than 5 minutes.

There may be something wrong with my car.

Perhaps I'll try the full 30 minutes to see what it does. Maybe five minutes isn't enough. But I'd expect a little change in the vent temperature.

 

Nope: I turned on the Remote Climate system and let it run for 23 minutes. I started by using the key fob, locked the doors, then started the system. I could hear the soft purr of the fan. 23 minutes later I opened the driver's door which shut the climate system off. The car temperature was the same as at the beginning of the test. I got in and again locked the doors with the key fob, started the climate system and there was nothing but cold air coming out of the vents.

I'm going to schedule an appointment with the Honda dealer and ask them to look into it.

I'd still be interested in any feedback on this issue.

 

In Auto it comes out of the bottom.

 

I felt around and the only places air is coming from are the top vents above the 8" screen, and the vents for the rear seat on the back of the arm rest. There is also a little coming out of the side vent to the left of the steering wheel.

 

I was careful not to disturb the car while I ran the test. It was still running 23 minutes later when I did open the door.

 

Thanks for your response. It's helpful.

 

Yes. The car appears to go through all of the expected steps. It just doesn't heat.

 

With all of your feedback I've made an appointment at the dealer to have them look at this issue.

I'm also planning to check fuses to see if any have blown. There are several fuse panels.