Am I missing something or is it a multi step process to turn on or off the air conditioning compressor?
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I just hit the "PWR" button that is in the center of the screen in the lowest part of the center display. Turns on or off the entire A/C system. 1 tap only.
There is no shortcut to customize the climate control settings.
If you leave it customized to AC/off, you can turn on or off the AC compressor with 1 tap by turning on/off (front) defrost. I think there is a separate temp setting when you turn on defrost, and it overrides the output settings; but you might try this to achieve your goal.
At least the AC can be turned off. My frustration is that the heater can't be turned off and will come on when all I want to do is blow cold fresh air in the car.Using the front defroster button as the air conditioning on off switch works rather well the few times I've tried it.
I am surprised a one-step on-and-off selection was overlooked by Tesla in the climate interface, especially since this can be a major source of auxiliary power consumption. I cannot think of any other automobile that lacks this simple control.
Has anyone else noticed? Can a future update address this shortcoming?
At least the AC can be turned off. My frustration is that the heater can't be turned off and will come on when all I want to do is blow cold fresh air in the car.
At least the AC can be turned off. My frustration is that the heater can't be turned off and will come on when all I want to do is blow cold fresh air in the car.
This doesn't work to turn off the heater. I just want to be able to blow cold outside air in the car at times, rather than run the AC (it bothers me to run AC when the OAT is colder that what I need). But then the heater comes on and I get warm air instead, which is exactly what I don't want.For those who never saw version 6.x, ac on/off was on the main screen next to the auto button. One of the many steps backwards when they went to v7.x and beyond.
To turn the heat off, set the temp to LO. Make sure the a/c is off when you do. Many button pushes, but it works.
The top picture shows the power meter at perhaps 2-3 kW. The bottom picture shows the power meter at near zero (the fact that it is orange shows a small draw, as expected to run the car electronics and the headlights). Reading the power meter in neutral is an easy way to measure the power draws of the climate control system. Like many here, I find the power meter to be one of the most useful and interesting instruments that Tesla provides.Perhaps I am missing something but can someone explain the difference between the two pictures above?