I doubt there are any differences between the JDM and US climate control systems. I figure that the feature is built and is just not activated. I wonder if you can turn it on by holding down a button or by a sequence of events (turn on the headlights, hold a/c button for 3 sec, buckle and unbuckle the seatbelt 3 times...). Could someone translate the section that deals with the auto climate control feature in the JDM owners manual? It just bothers me that I see the LCD display for it but can't turn it on.

There are some other buttons/knobs/controls that come with it too. It is common to save money and only produce one LCD screen so that there is only one part, if they are close enough. Then, on non-climate controls, they just don't use everything.

Just because there is an icon in the LCD screen doesn't mean that the rest of the electronics are included.

---jps

You're right.. I just found a picture of the JDM center stack. I guess I'll have to buy the additional parts..:(