SnBGC
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- First Name
- Greg
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- 2021 Mach-E FE, 2021 Wrangler 4xe High Altitude
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I have my house set to around 77F which is comfortable enough without excessive guilt for wasting energy. (Still some guilt though...)Duly noted. I misunderstood the intent and as a result, my responses are overly harsh -- my apologies.
I guess mine doesn't work properly. During daytime driving, if I put the set temperature at 77 degrees F, where I think I'd be adequately comfortable (*), it lowers the fan speed so much that it'll never come anywhere close to reaching that temperature during my drive, even for a 30+ minute drive. At this time of year, I also ensure the cold air is blowing directly at my face.
So I set it lower and lower in order to make the fan speed increase. Mind you, this is on Auto-3 -- I would have thought Auto-3 would already maximize fan speed when it's way over 100F inside the cabin, but on my vehicle, it does not. On SYNC 4A, it's much easier for me to lower or raise the set temp than to override fan speed.
For some reason when it's fully night time, then the set temperature works as I'd expect... It gets properly cool and quite fast. But in daytime, it's not increasing fan speed enough unless I set the temp way below where I want it.
My 2014 Ford Fiesta's automate climate control was easier to use and, with multiple vents aimed at my face, it worked significantly better during summertime than the 2021 Mach-E's.
(*) It's 80F inside my house.
74F in the car is where I feel most comfortable so I presume it never really gets that cold because if it did then I would feel like I was freezing compared to being outside. I guess I could take a thermometer with me and see what the temp actually is while driving around. That would be interesting.
In Auto 3, my car will activate Max A/C automatically and bring down the temps fairly quick. I think it also will recirculate when the temp drops below ambient on its own, but I dont know how long it will hold that blend door closed?
Through the seasons, the only adjustment to the climate that I make is selecting between the 3 Auto levels. 3 in summer. 1 in winter and 2 in spring and fall.
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