THIS month Volkswagen revealed that its new Air Care Climatronic air conditioning system and its Smart Climate menu, which can together respond to vocal statements like "I'm cold" or "warm hands," are being integrated into the latest Golf hatch.
The Air Care Climatronic and the Smart Climate tool are Volkswagen’s two answers to those brief scenarios during which some vehicle passengers are cold, and others are warm.
The redesigned air conditioning system, which comes with the Smart Climate menu natively integrated, can activate pre-configured temperature settings in response to statements like "warm feet," "clear view," or "I'm cold." These settings can also be set to the touchslider found on the central console.
Five specific scenarios have been identified by the company as happening most frequently and have therefore been automatically included in the Smart Climate menu; "Clear view" de-mists the windows, "Warm feet" sends warm air to the footwell, "Warm hands" send warm air through the air vents in the dash, "Cool feet" send cool air to the footwell, and "Fresh air" sends a cool breeze through the interior of the vehicle."
Each of these settings only activates temporarily when prompted before the system resets itself to the previously active climate settings.
Complementing this menu is the ability of the Air Care Climatronic to respond to individuals' temperature requests and alter them only in said person's area; if the passenger says "I'm cold," and the temperature on their half of the vehicle will be adjusted accordingly.
Additionally, the system will react to statements including "There's a draught" or "It's stuffy". – AFP Relaxnews
