So I got to experience my 2022 MXP in cold weather for couple months now...
It is obvious to me that whoever came up with the climate control and windshield algos lives in a warm, dry place and thinks the rest of the planet is just like that.
The climate control in cold/ damp weather is a joke. Real joke. And yes- I have cleaned meticulously my windows both on the inside and outside. No residue of any kind is left.
Issues:
1. The side window vents in the dash are inadequate volume- wise and not really aimed at the side windows to begin with. As a result the driver side window is almost always fogged up in any mode except "defog" or "defrost". I do not want to run around in "defog/ defrost" all the time as it does not keep the bottom part of the cabin (my feet) warm.
2. There is no "fan" mode. Really? How about I just want to blow a bit of (dry when presented) outdoor (or even recirc) air to the windshield so it doesnt fog up? Every other car (EVs included) has that option.
3. Speaking of recirc air - I believe the recirc is 100% recirc with no outside air blended in. None. This is why when running recirc with a few folks in the car the windows will fog up in a matter of seconds. I have never seen a car fog up so quickly and dangerously if you manage to press the wrong button at the wrong time. Very dangerous. Please blend some outside air in recirc mode.
4. Please retain "auto" fan option where we can still chose which vents to blow air from. Currently touching windshield/dash/feet selectors will disable auto fan and you are stuck on particular speed.
5. In heating mode in cold weather- never ever... ever blow air from the dash vents in auto mode. Never. Especially in my face with a lukewarm ashp. Blow from windshield and footwells, but never dash. This is really my biggest pet peeve especially combined with lack of auto fan if I select "windshield" and "feet".
6. Bringing up the HVAC screen turns on HVAC. No. Please do not do that unless I specifically turn it on myself.
6. Please introduce auto windshield wipers sensitivity setting. The default one goes into panic mode as soon as couple rain drops are detected (yes- my windshield is clean). You cannot possibly think a single sensitivity setting will work across the board. It does not.
So that is pretty much it. Thanks for bearing with my semi- rant.
It is obvious to me that whoever came up with the climate control and windshield algos lives in a warm, dry place and thinks the rest of the planet is just like that.
The climate control in cold/ damp weather is a joke. Real joke. And yes- I have cleaned meticulously my windows both on the inside and outside. No residue of any kind is left.
Issues:
1. The side window vents in the dash are inadequate volume- wise and not really aimed at the side windows to begin with. As a result the driver side window is almost always fogged up in any mode except "defog" or "defrost". I do not want to run around in "defog/ defrost" all the time as it does not keep the bottom part of the cabin (my feet) warm.
2. There is no "fan" mode. Really? How about I just want to blow a bit of (dry when presented) outdoor (or even recirc) air to the windshield so it doesnt fog up? Every other car (EVs included) has that option.
3. Speaking of recirc air - I believe the recirc is 100% recirc with no outside air blended in. None. This is why when running recirc with a few folks in the car the windows will fog up in a matter of seconds. I have never seen a car fog up so quickly and dangerously if you manage to press the wrong button at the wrong time. Very dangerous. Please blend some outside air in recirc mode.
4. Please retain "auto" fan option where we can still chose which vents to blow air from. Currently touching windshield/dash/feet selectors will disable auto fan and you are stuck on particular speed.
5. In heating mode in cold weather- never ever... ever blow air from the dash vents in auto mode. Never. Especially in my face with a lukewarm ashp. Blow from windshield and footwells, but never dash. This is really my biggest pet peeve especially combined with lack of auto fan if I select "windshield" and "feet".
6. Bringing up the HVAC screen turns on HVAC. No. Please do not do that unless I specifically turn it on myself.
6. Please introduce auto windshield wipers sensitivity setting. The default one goes into panic mode as soon as couple rain drops are detected (yes- my windshield is clean). You cannot possibly think a single sensitivity setting will work across the board. It does not.
So that is pretty much it. Thanks for bearing with my semi- rant.