jwillum

I started up the car this morning and it showed 72º for the driver and 70º for the passenger, just like I set it last night. Twenty minutes later, with no one ever being in the passenger seat, it still showed 72º for the driver and 70º for the passenger.

That's something I haven't checked. I will go set the passenger temperature now and then turn the car off and see what happens when I leave for work in the morning.

I had the temps set at two different settings, turned off the car and then restarted it. With no one in the passenger seat, it remembered what I had it set to before I turned off the car. So, yes, mine still showed the same temperature with no one in the passenger seat. I had to disengage the passenger temperature manually to get it to forget it. And, no, someone sitting in the passenger seat will not automatically engage the passenger temperature. However, once you turn it on, it should not be forgetting it. I have a 2010 Fusion and a 2009 Edge with dual climate controls and they both work that way.

I have a 2010 Sport with the dual climate control. The question intrigued me enough to go out to the garage and see for myself how it works as I really hadn't tried. With just myself in the driver's seat, I was able to turn on the passenger control and set it to a different temp than the driver's side. At this time, the driver's side was at 72º and the passenger side was on 76º. I then turned the car off and restarted it and the temperature settings for both sides were still there. I have the non-nav controls.

Forgive if this is a stupid question but is your car still under warranty? I know where mine would be going.

I wouldn't count on it being there. I have a 2007 Sport Trac and there is no RDS functionality on my radio.