Any way to disable the Driver Focused heating and cooling default setting when preconditioning?

[bellyer]

I honestly have no interest in ever using the Driver Focused setting, as I find it does not adequately heat or cool the cabin when preconditioning and I'm usually driving my truck with passengers in the front and the back seat. Does anyone know of a way to stop the vehicle from enabling Driver Focused when preconditioning?

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[P-38]

Ive never had it be driver focused when remote started or departure time set unless that was how I left it when I got out

 

[TaxmanHog]

My truck always warms/cools the front passenger seat when using departure timer and remote climate start. I can feel the warm/cool surface when I get in, push the start button and roll the truck out of our garage. Afterward my wife jumps in, then I need to re-activate the seat conditioning, it doesn't automatically stay on if there is no passenger in the seat during {Push to Start}.

Later in the day, while the truck remains in the driveway, remote or departure timed starting likewise conditions the cabin & seat for the passenger, but this time I wait until she has entered the passenger seat, then I {Push to Start} and the truck recognizes her presence, automatically activating her vents and seat conditioning functions.

I have not focused on how vents function for rear passengers but assume they are getting cool/warmed air flow, while the seat warmers (Lariat) do not activate until manually requested by rear passengers.

 

[Karlos]

Had this occur last week in San Antonio - Outside air temp 88 dF & with remote climate thru App, it did this: And NO, I didn't have steering or seat heaters on previous trip, or even previous 3 months, I'm in SW Texas !

 

[astrand1]

Same for me. Driver focused does not come into play during remote starts and pre conditioning. If you’re in the truck by yourself it will go to driver focused but in my experience it really does not mean anything. It just makes it so that the climate is sorta single zoned. If you reach over and feel the vents on passenger side they will be the same as driver. Once a passenger is in the seat then the dual option immediately shows up.

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