genosensor
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I've brought a Spark EV with the SAE fast charge option about 10 days ago.
The owners manual implies that the "TEMP" button controls whether or not the heater and A/C operate. But, I noticed that the climate power was high even with it "TEMP" and "AUTO" off. I figured if the "TEMP" indicator is off, the temperature setting would have no effect. But, this does not appear to be the case. (at least on my car)
Could someone please try the following experiment with their Spark EV:
0) Park the car, leave it "ON" and "READY"
1) Select the Climate Control screen
2) Adjust temperature control to that of the car's interior
(so you should not be trying to heat or cool the cabin)
2) Turn off "AUTO" and "TEMP" control modes
3) Configure your driver display to show Kw being used.
[not the cute animated green spinning ball]
4) Turn the fan on about half full speed
If you've got the temperature set to that of the car's interior,
you should see 0Kw being consumed (the fan alone does not draw much)
and the climate power % somewhere < 20%
5) Turn the temperature knob up (10-20 degrees higher)
On my car, the current consumption will rise to nearly 8kw as the cabin heater runs.
After a couple minutes, I notice warm air from the vents.
6) Turn the temperature knob down (10-20 degrees lower than ambient)
On my car, the consumption sits at 1 to 2kw.
After a few minutes, cool air is coming from the vents.
(the A/C is more efficient than the heater)
I've found no way to just blow fresh air without running the climate control.
This is a shame, as the fan alone takes very little power, and fresh air is a very nice thing
Any ideas?
The owners manual implies that the "TEMP" button controls whether or not the heater and A/C operate. But, I noticed that the climate power was high even with it "TEMP" and "AUTO" off. I figured if the "TEMP" indicator is off, the temperature setting would have no effect. But, this does not appear to be the case. (at least on my car)
Could someone please try the following experiment with their Spark EV:
0) Park the car, leave it "ON" and "READY"
1) Select the Climate Control screen
2) Adjust temperature control to that of the car's interior
(so you should not be trying to heat or cool the cabin)
2) Turn off "AUTO" and "TEMP" control modes
3) Configure your driver display to show Kw being used.
[not the cute animated green spinning ball]
4) Turn the fan on about half full speed
If you've got the temperature set to that of the car's interior,
you should see 0Kw being consumed (the fan alone does not draw much)
and the climate power % somewhere < 20%
5) Turn the temperature knob up (10-20 degrees higher)
On my car, the current consumption will rise to nearly 8kw as the cabin heater runs.
After a couple minutes, I notice warm air from the vents.
6) Turn the temperature knob down (10-20 degrees lower than ambient)
On my car, the consumption sits at 1 to 2kw.
After a few minutes, cool air is coming from the vents.
(the A/C is more efficient than the heater)
I've found no way to just blow fresh air without running the climate control.
This is a shame, as the fan alone takes very little power, and fresh air is a very nice thing
Any ideas?