Is there a way to keep air circulating inside the car?

[alfadur]

I have my HVAC turned on "Auto" mode, which is great. The only complaint is that it regularly turns off the inside air circulation and pulls in air from the outside. I regularly drive by some stinky areas, and constantly smell diesel and other stank on the highway. I have to remember to regularly go in and turn on the inside air circulation to make sure air isn't getting drawn from the outside.

Is there a way to make this permanent that I'm just missing? Any other clever workarounds other than turning off Auto mode?

 

[insaneoctane]

If you choose AUTO you lose the ability to force recirculation.

 

[ftlum]

This definitely needs to be fixed. Hopefully enough people will make a stink about it to get a software update .

 

[SageBrush]

This definitely needs to be fixed. Hopefully enough people will make a stink about it to get a software update .

Fix what ?

'AUTO' controls temperature, air flow, and humidity, as it should.

 

[mal_tsla]

Most cars have the ability to work in Auto mode even if you override the recirculate setting. This is a commonly needed scenario, since people appreciate automatic control of fan speed and temperature but the outdoor air may have a foul odor.

 

[ecarfan]

I have my HVAC turned on "Auto" mode, which is great. The only complaint is that it regularly turns off the inside air circulation and pulls in air from the outside. I regularly drive by some stinky areas, and constantly smell diesel and other stank on the highway. I have to remember to regularly go in and turn on the inside air circulation to make sure air isn't getting drawn from the outside.

Is there a way to make this permanent that I'm just missing? Any other clever workarounds other than turning off Auto mode?

In the S, X, and 3, if you want a specific HVAC setting to remain the way you set it you have to control the HVAC manually (except for temperature). Don’t use Auto.

@ftlum, don’t expect Tesla to change this any time soon. It’s been that way for 6 years. I find Auto works fairly well but personally prefer to manually control the HVAC. It gives me something to do while the car is driving itself.

 

[iwannam3]

Several of my vehicles (all?) allow recirc for a limited time. I'm guessing like the police and the ford explorers that had carbon monoxide entering the car, they want you to breath outside air the majority of the time. Tesla may be following the industry standard. ( at least for this one thing!) Mt Prius has an outside air filter mode that also cuts off after a while. It was a pain during a week of forest fire smoke to have to reset it every few minutes.

 

[SageBrush]

Most cars have the ability to work in Auto mode even if you override the recirculate setting. This is a commonly needed scenario, since people appreciate automatic control of fan speed and temperature but the outdoor air may have a foul odor.

Moving along in AUTO mode ... when a foul smell approaches !

1. Click Recirc button
... ... ...
2. Click AUTO

 

[mal_tsla]

Moving along in AUTO mode ... when a foul smell approaches !

1. Click Recirc button
... ... ...
2. Click AUTO

Or, be like my other car, and let me do both.

I guess Tesla's way is always perfect, eh?

 

[TerrapinThief]

I feel your pain. I’m still bummed I can’t have it blow on my feet on auto.

 

[Lasttoy]

I never use auto, for that reason, i never want 90 degree air entering my ac. It takes so much more power for ac to cool car,
Here where it is so hot all the time, you can feel the difference.
Also, when im out shopping in the daytime, i leave ac running in car with white towl over dash. It also makes a difference.