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Climate - Auto or Manual
- Thread starter Bootneckshuffl
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Having it turned off or as close as possible to ambient temperature will always be the two most economical settings. Personally I'd rather be as comfortable as possible than try to eek out a few more miles from a charge. Each to their own 
If you find auto doesn't work well for you, try some other settings until it's better. HVAC in a car is always subjective and personal preference. It's generally better to point the air vents away from blowing directly at you in my experience. Maybe try that as a starter.
If you find auto doesn't work well for you, try some other settings until it's better. HVAC in a car is always subjective and personal preference. It's generally better to point the air vents away from blowing directly at you in my experience. Maybe try that as a starter.
Tam
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I just set it at auto then adjust the temperature as needed.
Better for who? You or the car? If you think it's blowing too much cold air, either take it off auto or change the air flow?
I always have it on auto, set the the temperature once I got the car and forget about it.
I always have it on auto, set the the temperature once I got the car and forget about it.
Manual. Auto is the crappiest I've ever seen in a car. Always to powerful.
So are the auto headlights which is basically on all the time.
Auto wipers are odd too. If it's raining a lot they don't come on. If it's hardly raining they might come on but really fast. But most bizarre is putting the car in reverse and they go crazy and I think they're gonna scrape a hole in the wind screen.
Basically with Tesla anything auto is crap.
I spend far too much time preoccupied with fiddling with the wipers and climate control which takes away from the enjoyment of driving sometimes.
So are the auto headlights which is basically on all the time.
Auto wipers are odd too. If it's raining a lot they don't come on. If it's hardly raining they might come on but really fast. But most bizarre is putting the car in reverse and they go crazy and I think they're gonna scrape a hole in the wind screen.
Basically with Tesla anything auto is crap.
I spend far too much time preoccupied with fiddling with the wipers and climate control which takes away from the enjoyment of driving sometimes.
As much as it pains me to say this, you’re pretty much spot on here
auto also seems to turn the AC off when it feels like it - I’ve had my windows mist up a little and checked the AC and it was off. I had to use manual to get the AC part to stay on for dehumidifying..
as far as I remember, the AC button has always been separate from the auto/manual control - or I’ve just forgotten.
as far as I remember, the AC button has always been separate from the auto/manual control - or I’ve just forgotten.
fancealot
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I keep mine on Auto, and try to keep at 20 degrees, changing the temp up or down when I need to.
Now the seat heaters are linked to climate control, I keep it on Auto - before this, I was Manual all the time...
Jason71
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May not be the same for a car with a heat pump but on long journeys in winter I put on manual and set the fan speed to 1 or 2 and put the seat heaters on. I find no loss of comfort compared to auto but there is a noticible improvement in efficiency.
spooksman
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Set it to Auto and 20 when I got the car in May 2020 - not really touched it.
Never really used the heated seats before the Auto option (too much fiddling), now they are on Auto and I love 'em!
Never really used the heated seats before the Auto option (too much fiddling), now they are on Auto and I love 'em!
It's interesting to see what temps people like in their cars. Auto 18.5 here!
Jason71
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Jason71
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Well you say that but its what is referred to as the 2021 car but all M3 built after the start of October 2020 had heat pumps I believe so most if not all cars delivered in the UK after the start of November 2020 would probably have had them. given teslas Delivery model that that probably means 25% of 2020 UK cars had a heat pump.
No idea how you tell if yours has one though without removing the frunk. I am sure there must be an easier way.
Op had his car July 2020 so no chance he has one though
I'm Auto 18.5 too! Occasionally I turn it down a degree if I'm getting hot in my jacket.
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