I get good warm air from the heater at windscreen and face level, but the air coming from the footwell is lukewarm at best. Even with the other vents all switched off and closed, the air into the footwell is feeble and tepid.

Thoughts please. Freelander 2 TD4 HSE 2010
Freelander 2 TD4.e 2009
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE Lux, 2015
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE, 2011
Range Rover L405 5.0 SC, 2014
Range Rover L322 4.2 SC, 2005
Range Rover P38 4.4, 2002

I leave mine on Automatic, works very well.

Have you tried turning on fan when manually selecting lower vents whilst setting the temperature to max. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 82k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

That is exactly what I do. Yet, when compared to when the heating is directed to the windscreen or face vents, the flow and temperature is lower. I was wondering something was obstructing flow to the footwells. Freelander 2 TD4 HSE 2010
Freelander 2 TD4.e 2009
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE Lux, 2015
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE, 2011
Range Rover L405 5.0 SC, 2014
Range Rover L322 4.2 SC, 2005
Range Rover P38 4.4, 2002

Airflow is controlled by Flaps and stepper Motors -- details in Climate Control section of Repair Manual
p1653/4.

Air Distribution Control - Single Zone Manual System
Air distribution into the cabin can be adjusted by turning the central rotary controller to the required position. The ATC module adjusts the position of the air distribution door to the required position by providing LIN bus messages to the air distribution door stepper motor. A Hall effect sensor located within the stepper motor informs the ATC module that movement of the stepper motor is taking place.

Air Distribution Control - Dual Zone Automatic System
Air distribution into the cabin is controlled automatically by the ATC module unless any manual overrides have been requested. Manual overrides can be made by pressing the appropriate air distribution momentary switch on the control panel.

If a manual override has been requested, the 'AUTO' LED located in the center of the blower motor rotary controller will extinguish.
• NOTE: The central rotary controller contains 2 LED's. The top (round) LED will illuminate when the blower motor is under automatic control (see above). The bottom (rectangular) LED will illuminated when air distribution into the cabin is underautomatic control.

Air distribution can be returned to automatic control by pressing the 'AUTO' switch located in the center of the blower motor rotary controller. This will illuminate the 'AUTO' LED and allow the ATC module to control air distribution in line with its 'comfort' algorithm

Air distribution is controlled by 2 air distribution doors. The ATC module controls the position of the air distribution doors by providing LIN bus messages to the door stepper motors. Hall effect sensors located within the stepper motors inform the ATC module that movement of the stepper motors is taking place.


Excerpt from Repair Manual p1634 (p1633 has a diagram of system and following pages have a very good description of Climate Control and Heater Assembly)

OVERVIEW
The air distribution and filtering system controls the distribution and quality of air supplied into the front and rear of the cabin. The system consists of:
Air ducts
Air registers and vents
A cabin air filter.

AIR DUCTS
The air ducts distribute air from the heater assembly to the various registers and vents in the instrument panel and to the rear of the vehicle.

The face level/side window duct and the windshield duct form part of the instrument panel assembly.
Each front footwell duct is a snap fit into the side of the heater assembly and secured to the cross car beam by a single screw. The front footwell ducts also provide a location for the footwell lamps.

The rear cabin ducts are also a snap fit into the heater assembly. Each duct runs underneath the carpet and is secured to the floor of the vehicle by a single screw located beneath the front seat.

AIR REGISTERS AND VENTS
The air registers allow the vehicle occupants to control the flow and direction of air from the air ducts. The instrument panel contains 4 air registers; 1 mounted on either end of the instrument panel and 2 mounted centrally.
The air vents are fixed outlets. The instrument panel contains 4 air vents; 1 mounted on either end of the instrument panel and 2 mounted along the top edge, below the windshield. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 82k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Last edited by IanMetro on 14th Jan 2025 11:00 am. Edited 1 time in total

Thank you. This is useful and it looks as though I need to spend some time trying to find any problems with the ducting and the motor/flap arrangements. There are no error messages regarding the motor/flaps, so will start by checking the ducting.

Regards. Freelander 2 TD4 HSE 2010
Freelander 2 TD4.e 2009
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE Lux, 2015
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE, 2011
Range Rover L405 5.0 SC, 2014
Range Rover L322 4.2 SC, 2005
Range Rover P38 4.4, 2002

Have you downloaded the Freelander Repair Manual and Wiring Diagrams?

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/z13lctkhyk5...e5&e=1

This thread contains lots of places for info.

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic10621.html

I am not sure that your spec has the under seat ducts to rear footwells, that could be used for comparison.

I would suggest that you test flaps/ducts via the dashboard controls to see that ALL ducts are working as you would expect, and Heater Fan is giving out full force in other ducts (windscreen?).

This Thread gives lots of info regarding Climate Control.

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic40192.html FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 82k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Much obliged. Freelander 2 TD4 HSE 2010
Freelander 2 TD4.e 2009
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE Lux, 2015
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE, 2011
Range Rover L405 5.0 SC, 2014
Range Rover L322 4.2 SC, 2005
Range Rover P38 4.4, 2002