[Menorca Mike]

I have my air con on most days in my Toyota CHR my temp in car is set to 20 is this what most people keep at in winter or do you just put in auto and let the air con set what’s best ?

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[Stuart]

I set my temp to 19c and leave it in auto, if i gets a little cold i just boost the heated seat for a bit. In really cold months i pre heat the car in the drive way then the heat pump does the rest rather than sapping the battery trying to heat the cabin, if im alone then i have the luxury of hitting the “driver only” button then it focuses on the driver area only.

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[Wigwam]

19 degrees, Stuart? You must wear a vest …

[Stuart]

Wigwam wrote:

19 degrees, Stuart? You must wear a vest …

lol, i like to be comfy, can`t do with it been like an oven.

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[Warkman]

Always best to leave your air on on with a set internal temperature.

if you turn off the air con, yiu will have problems with the steaks drying out, plus air con controls humidity inside the car.

remember the old pre air con days when you had to remove moisture from the inside of the windscreen?

the amount of mpg effect is extremely negligible

[Menorca Mike]

Had auto on today 20 degrees was lovely on motorway many thanks for all your help

[Menorca Mike]

Last night we had meal at pub came out 9.30 pm started off was in auto temp 20 got 100 yards and windscreen steamed up  pressed the windscreen defogger button and cleared very quick but surely this shouldn’t have happened with climate control on auto ?

[Wigwam]

Auto does its best. If the humidity in the car suddenly rises, say if you get in with wet clothes it may not cope. Also the general humidity level in the car may be high, moisture trapped in the absorbent surfaces like the seats and carpets, if you’ve not kept the climate control on auto in the past.  If the screen cleared quickly using the defogger then it’s doing its job.

[Wigwam]

The aircon in our old Honda Jazz packed up years ago and moisture in the car builds up over time for no particular reason. The car doesn’t get used much. When that happens it mists up readily.  So I run a dehumidifier in it for a few hours and surprisingly it often sucks out a cupful of water just from normal moisture from the air trapped in the absorbent surfaces like seats and carpets.  That fixes it for a month or two.

[Menorca Mike]

Thankyou for reply wigwam yes the de flogger cleared screen in seconds didn’t happen again on way home was 10 degrees outside

[Menorca Mike]

I’ve just realised I’m just pressing auto button and not air con button should I press both ?

[Wigwam]

I don’t know your car Mike, but I should think you need both on.

[Georgie]

I like to drive ‘cool’ – about 18c.  I also have to have ‘air-flow’ on my face and upper body.  DH always kept the climate control in his cars at 22c.

[Marc]

Menorca Mike wrote:

I’ve just realised I’m just pressing auto button and not air con button should I press both ?

On my Corolla when you press the auto button the air con automatically comes on and also the air con button illuminates, I would imagine your CH-R will be the same.

Daughters motability car Hyundai Tucson Ultimate self charging hybrid Serenity White Moss Grey interior.
My car SEAT Ibiza SE Tec 1.2 petrol TSI 2017.

[Menorca Mike]

Marc wrote:

Menorca Mike wrote:

I’ve just realised I’m just pressing auto button and not air con button should I press both ?

On my Corolla when you press the auto button the air con automatically comes on and also the air con button illuminates, I would imagine your CH-R will be the same.

. Will look today Marc as I’m fetching Christmas tree later

[struth]

in my chr if you press auto it, afaik, goes auto on heater etc but if you want air con auto you need to press that as well. if air con isnt lit up your just using a standard heater/ cool air blower.

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[Menorca Mike]

Just back when I press auto my air con doesn’t come on or light up

[struth]

try pressing both

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[Menorca Mike]

struth wrote:

try pressing both

yes have to press both

 

[Menorca Mike]

It’s a cool wind today I’ve set it at 21

[Wigwam]

Keep the windows shut, Mike, and the cool wind will stay outside.

[ajn]

???

loving the auto setting, my problems have disappeared ??

[Marc]

Menorca Mike wrote:

Marc wrote:

Menorca Mike wrote:

I’ve just realised I’m just pressing auto button and not air con button should I press both ?

On my Corolla when you press the auto button the air con automatically comes on and also the air con button illuminates, I would imagine your CH-R will be the same.

. Will look today Marc as I’m fetching Christmas tree later

Been playing with the settings on my Corolla today, the air con can be set to automatically come on when auto is pressed. Use the following buttons, first button real the others virtual.

Set up – Vehicle – Vehicle Customisation – Climate Settings.

Auto a/c comes on the screen and can be toggled on or off, yours may be set to off.

Daughters motability car Hyundai Tucson Ultimate self charging hybrid Serenity White Moss Grey interior.
My car SEAT Ibiza SE Tec 1.2 petrol TSI 2017.

[Wigwam]

” the air con can be set to automatically come on when auto is pressed” – how devilishly cunning of Toyota.

[Menorca Mike]

All I know is I made a 80 mile journey yesterday in pouring rain just pressed auto button windows didn’t steam up was lovely warm at 21 it’s staying like that  all winter but Thankyou for your help

[ajn]

Same MMike I was getting misted screen after fishing, now using the Auto button on 22* sorted..

2nd Thanks ?

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