Heating doesn't work

[JoMit]

Hi all,

If i pre heat on the app it is nice and toasty, but if i just get in car and then put heating on its not getting hot at all even after a couple of miles. I know it doesn't heat up in the regular way an ICE would but surely I don't have to pre heat every time?

Thanks

[wivenhoe]

In cold weather I think you do need to - as you say, EV’s have no engine to produce the initial heat and the radiant heaters take a bit of time and so does the heater system. I miss the heated windscreen in the previous car - even more of a loss in the Lexus as the screen tends to mist up without the initial warm air blower. Similarly, having driven a RX with a digital rear view mirror, I don’t understand why that isn’t even an option on a car without a rear wiper. With the washer on the camera it would very helpful at seeing out the back !

[JoMit]

On 11/14/2024 at 8:34 PM, wivenhoe said:

In cold weather I think you do need to - as you say, EV’s have no engine to produce the initial heat and the radiant heaters take a bit of time and so does the heater system. I miss the heated windscreen in the previous car - even more of a loss in the Lexus as the screen tends to mist up without the initial warm air blower. Similarly, having driven a RX with a digital rear view mirror, I don’t understand why that isn’t even an option on a car without a rear wiper. With the washer on the camera it would very helpful at seeing out the back !

Thanks Bob for the reply. i've set a schedule now for weekdays to heat up before i leave the house and its working well. Just something to adjust to i guess. Was funny yesterday car lovely and heated and all ice from windows gone but seeing the bonnet still covered in ice!!!

[wivenhoe]

You’ll notice that the ice stays on the bonnet for longer too. I see in the owners manual that the front camera is heated to overcome snow on it - But it says where fitted so I reckon it’s only fitted on cold climate cars