Unveiling the Hidden Oasis Volkswagen's Glovebox Cooler

... cool what you have in the glove box. Enough cool air to keep a beer ... There's a knob/dial that can be turned open to allow cool air to flow into ... The glovebox cooler is very handy for sandwiches, drinks, and snacks on long trips. It draws air from after the evaporator, but before the heater core, so it's ... it blows AC in the glove box, but don't expect it to be like a mini fridge or anything. The 6R does have an aircon vent in the glove box to be used as a bit of a cooler box tho! But you have to scratch around in the dark if you ... You turn it to open and close the vent. If you look at a spare parts diagram for the glove box, you can clearly see a vent hose. I have the ambient air package, ... It's a vent connected to the AC system intended to cool the glovebox slightly. If you turn it, a small hole will open, allowing cool air in. had one on my old passat and if im honest i used it during the summer to keep drinks and snacks cool but that was about it. just dont store any ... Not sure if anyone else has reported this but I was looking around the glove box, there are two tabs at the top leading edge of the dashboard ... Believe it or not ... it's a 'vent' that when opened will bring cold air from your A/C to cool off a beverage, etc. when you run the A/C ... No it does not have cooled glovebox. My old 2008 VW Rabbit had one...and cost 1/2 as much as my X1!