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How good are Tesla’s in Australia’s extreme heat?
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strykeroz
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The AC is very impressive. My worries about the glass roof are completely set to ease with how well it chills the interior. This summer every now and again I admit to feeling a bit odd without a temp display to feel confident the pack and drivetrain are staying in their goldilocks zone. But presumably, they're good!
Candleflame
Active Member
I must be doing something wrong, because so far I’ve felt the AC in Model 3 is rather wimpy. It was only mid 20s in Sydney today but with the sun out I had to manually set the fan speed to 7 to feel like I’m being cooled (and at speed 7 the fan is rather noisy). And that was only a few minutes into my drive. Setting to Auto and the fan slows down?!? Temp set to 21.
So I am fully prepared to be told I’m doing it wrong
so please tell me how to do it right!Mate, you are doing it wrong.I must be doing something wrong, because so far I’ve felt the AC in Model 3 is rather wimpy. It was only mid 20s in Sydney today but with the sun out I had to manually set the fan speed to 7 to feel like I’m being cooled (and at speed 7 the fan is rather noisy). And that was only a few minutes into my drive. Setting to Auto and the fan slows down?!? Temp set to 21.
So I am fully prepared to be told I’m doing it wrong
Not sure what ‘tho.
Is it possible you have it set to non a/c mode? Otherwise it may be faulty in some way.I must be doing something wrong, because so far I’ve felt the AC in Model 3 is rather wimpy. It was only mid 20s in Sydney today but with the sun out I had to manually set the fan speed to 7 to feel like I’m being cooled (and at speed 7 the fan is rather noisy). And that was only a few minutes into my drive. Setting to Auto and the fan slows down?!? Temp set to 21.
So I am fully prepared to be told I’m doing it wrong
46 degrees in Melbourne 2 days ago, so confident in the car that I through the groceries in the car (no uncover parking either) and continued to shop while the air con kept the cabin at a fantastic 20 degrees.
Told friends about it at dinner and they had to remind me of burning seatbelt buckles and steering wheels, distant memories
And another huge plus is your range greatly increases.
Still kicking myself I didn't throw everything in Tesla shares since I've got to be their big salesmen over the last 7 years.
Told friends about it at dinner and they had to remind me of burning seatbelt buckles and steering wheels, distant memories
And another huge plus is your range greatly increases.
Still kicking myself I didn't throw everything in Tesla shares since I've got to be their big salesmen over the last 7 years.
I think the AC in model 3 is fine compared to other cars I have/had.So I am fully prepared to be told I’m doing it wrong
Set the temperature lower, leave it on recirculating.
I thought the same until I realised the AC button in the top left corner needed to be pressed on (now showing blue) otherwise it’s just blowing fresh air from outside.I must be doing something wrong, because so far I’ve felt the AC in Model 3 is rather wimpy. It was only mid 20s in Sydney today but with the sun out I had to manually set the fan speed to 7 to feel like I’m being cooled (and at speed 7 the fan is rather noisy). And that was only a few minutes into my drive. Setting to Auto and the fan slows down?!? Temp set to 21.
So I am fully prepared to be told I’m doing it wrong
It is set to A/C mode (I did try toggling it, to see the difference). This morning I put it on “auto” and recirculate, and even though the fan speed went down the cooling seemed to get better. But I would not describe it as strong cooling. Maybe I need to drop the temperature below 21?
I am having trouble, though, reconciling the comments “The AC is very impressive” (@strykeroz), “no problems at all” (@Hairyman) and “good on hot days” (@aegidius) with “a terribly underpowered aircon” (@Shallowal). Which made me wonder - are the positive comments coming from S/X owners since this thread is rather ambiguous? Most people have not mentioned which model Tesla they are driving!
I’m getting the side windows tinted today so that should help as well.
tessiestraya
Member
Does perfectly well, no issues whatsoever. It was around 46-47 degrees all day in Melbourne on Friday and the car handled it like a pro.
No idea why people are saying the A/C is under powered, seems to work perfectly well and is pretty efficient.
No idea why people are saying the A/C is under powered, seems to work perfectly well and is pretty efficient.
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