Venture and Dual Climate Control Question

Is there a model of the 4Runner Venture that has dual climate controls?

I've seen some pictures online, but from looking at used on autotrader or various used car websites I'm not seeing that and am seeing the same manual climate controls as on my Trail Premium. I'm thinking of upgrading from my 15 Trail Premium to a newer 2020+ 5th gen 4Runner, so that's why I'm asking.

 

Nope. Ventures all have single HVAC controls. Not a big deal to me tho, great vehicle all things considered.

 

The Canadian models. No joke. My wife wanted dual climate and they started putting them in the Canadian version in 18 or 19. Never made it to the US models except the Pro and the Limited ( which had it already).

 

Limiteds and Pros have dual climate controls.The Limited has cooled seats and memory, the Pro doesn't. It would have been nice to have the opportunity to get these options on any trim level.

 

In the US, the Venture was only available in 20 and 21. We have a 22 Limited also (wife's) and the dual climate controls are admittedly a nice touch. But a nicer touch in the

Given that we have a 21' Venture and a 22' Limited 4WD, I have to say that the one feature on my wife's Limited that I love most is the memory seats. The dual climate controls are nice, but meh... not a life changer. But it sure is nice when I hop in the Limited to just push that button and it knows right where everything needs to be to accommodate my 6'1" frame vs. hers at 5'4".

 

When you think about it, it's kind of silly to have "Dual Zone" climate controls. Because you're in a confined space. Do people really think that if I set my drivers setting at 70, but the passenger is at 80 that it'll be totally segmented?

 

It’s not totally segmented but it helps. On larger trucks there’s a bigger separation. A 70 and 80 setting works way better for me and my wife than 75 did in my other 4Runner.

 

Only the Limited and Pro Bro in the US. Canadian Runners are differently equipped. For example there is no TRDP but it's just the TRD and has dual zone.

 

Not silly and extremely useful for those with passengers with wildly varying ideas of hot and cold. If my wife had her preference, it would be on HI for most of the year. She can set hers on HI, mine is on LOW and it actually works out to quasi-comfortable for both.

 

Only in Canadian models.
I wanted a TRD Sport with the nicer looking dash with dual climate control, there are pictures of Canadian models with them so i bought the TRD Sport and all the stuff from a wrecked 2021 Limited Nightshade, dark colored dash and all, swapped everything expecting it to work and found out they clearly changed more than just the dash and ducting. Apparently something in the ECU/controls and wiring is different. The dual climate instrument panel will NOT work on any of the US models that only came with standard HVAC controls even when you swap all the in dash stuff.
I have found out after owning this new 2023 for a while, even though the HVAC appears like the older style units, its still climate control.
For example, if you set the AC knob mid ways between blue and red, and that seems appropriate for you and you travel from a cold place to a hot place and never change the knob, the output of the vents will change. The knob is not metering out how much cool/heat is coming out of the vent, think of the knob as a thermostat like in a house. The amount of heat/cool that gets metered depends on the temp inside the cabin and the temp of the vents will change to maintain the cabin temp regardless of whether you turn the knob or not.
Found this out on a trip across i40 in Arizona. Lower hot altitudes the vents are producing xxx temp, higher cold altitudes the vents are producing xxx temp (different) even though the knob position didnt change. It appears the climate control knob works to keep it a certain temp just like a climate control system rather than just being heat / cool.