I can't tell if I'm just being too sensitive, but I need some fellow XF owners to chime in!

Last fall I had the coolant lines on my 2013 XF replaced, and ever since, I 'feel' like the HVAC takes too long to blow cold, non-humid air. My suspicion is the tech might have let some coolant gas escape during the work.

So here's my question - on a hot day and cold start up, how long is it taking you to get cold 'conditioned' air through your XF?

TIA

 

Coming to the end of our Summer here in OZ, I have noticed after all day in the sun, I need to drive at least for 5 minutes before the A/C kicks in and starts to blow cold air. Normally the AUTO button is activated to get the most air flow quickly..I am suspecting mine needs a re-gas.

 

I dropped the temp all the way to low and saw a "auto-circ lockout" message, which I assume is closing the system completely instead of mixing outside air, but still it took ~90 seconds for the 'conditioned' air to flow through the dash.

if the system is low, I'm fine with getting it topped off after 10 years, but I'm curious if it is normal or if I'm over-aware.