Last two days I have spent driving from Central Scotland to the West Country and the weather has been very nice all the way, driving into the sun, and required me to reduce the setting of my Climate Control down to 18.5. I don't have the chilled cubby box option in my HSE Dynamic but it appears that the cubby may still be air conditioned as my glasses, a pack of sandwiches and my mobile phone have been been very cold to touch at the end of both of the journeys. Normally I run with the climate set at 19 for hot Scottish days or 20 and have never noticed the cubby box get cold - could I be imagining it or does the rear Aircon get ducted close to cubby box close enough to chill it as well as cool the rear passengers? I haven't checked if the rear vents are open or closed to see if that makes any difference and I was travelling on my own, no passengers. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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I thought the refridgerated centre armrest was standard on that model, has small switch at front, was on mine, but might have changed. My Climate is always at 16c as anything much warmer I find uncomfortable, wifey has hers about 3c higher though. The vents for the rear passengers are at back of the cubby box., so could contribute to this? John

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Hey Tim,

Neither do I have the centre console fridge, however I've definitely noticed a very cold space down there after a journey (of at least half an hour) with ac set around my everyday normal of 21.5. The Outside temp here in Queensland Australia requires the ac on generally constantly. MY 14.5 SE SDV6 Loire Blue. Silver roof. 22's.

Johnski, my last RRS had a refrigerated cubby as standard but 2015MY it was an option. I have no switch on the lip of the cubby box like my 2007 TDv8 had. BTW do you have icicles inside the car? I get an icy blast from my vents at setting 18.5 so 16 must be like outside on a cold winter's day!

AJ1, just what I found and I run all the time in the UK with the Climate in "auto" and usually at setting 20 which is just pleasant most of the time. I find that closing the blind for the pano roof and the privacy glass means I don't use the colder temperature settings maybe as much as some, I also have a body colored roof on my car as I found that on my last car with a contrast roof and Pano roof the roof get too hot to touch on the few really hot days we get and that heat got transferred into the cabin through the glass. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim . I thought you were tougher up north . 🌺 (Pansy)

I've found the same. Pretty sure I don't have the fridge but the centre box does seem to cool regardless. MY15.5 Fuji White, SDV8 HSE Dyn Stealth Pack
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Fletcher wrote:

Tim . I thought you were tougher up north . 🌺 (Pansy)

Agreed I wouldn't be without the heated seats and steering wheel .👍🏻

I completely forget to use the heated steering wheel....and don't use the heated seats as it takes epochs before the menu is available for these, by which time the remote heating has got the cabin up to temp anyway. Cooled seats are pretty cool! Very useful when mid European temps are plus 30deg c.
But what I would never not specify is Blind Spot monitoring ...it almost should be a mandatory fitment. When a car is approaching on the blind spot, indicators illuminate on the wing mirrors. Great safety accessory especially for motorway driving.

Thankfully now you can use a mechanical button / dial immediately