I have managed to get 4C coming from the air vents (probe stuck down inside the centre air vent).....ok not as hot as 30C outside.....that was on manual...slow fan speed and set on LO....actually what i think i mean is the climate is rubbish on auto.....not the actual aircon.....i have a probe stuck in the centre vents all the time measuring air temp......what i have found ie today....outside temp was about 20/21/22 internal temp set on 20C....climate could control the temp inside....when cloudy....any sign of sun....it just put the fans on max....temp from the centre vents went up (as faster air temp will go up) ....and it just seems to loose control of keeping the temp down....so you just get a noisy enviroment and not that chilly!.....reason i thought maybe i dont have latest version of climate...as you say this better at keeping fan speed down :-/
Hmm. Must get mine sorted, especially if going to Italy for hols!
Mine manages about 10-11 deg c out of the vents, at half fan speed or thereabouts and that was earlier in the year when it was cooler outside.
I agree regarding the climate. It just isn't comfortable to shift that much air through the car except for the first minute or two after it has been standing in the sun. I constantly turn down the fan speed on mine, and every time I adjust the temperature it whacks it up again
I'd be much happier with manual control of the damned thing, to be honest. Climate solves a problem that never existed in the first place IMHO.
Kevin