leafdriving
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Hi, I bought my 2013 SL used in January and probably used the heater a handful of times until this week. The nights have been in the mid 30s so I started using the heater and I found the air coming out of the vents "lukewarm" at best. I figured maybe it's too cold for the heat pump to be as effective as it can be on my short (6 mile) nightly commute so I decided to try it now.
It's 51 degrees out, I turned on the car, set the climate to 90 with HEAT ON, pulled up the energy info page and I noticed that after 15 seconds the Climate Control was using about 1300 watts and dropped to 750 watts after 1 minute.
I then hit the AC button, with the heat still on and set to 90 degrees, and the Climate Control kW usage dropped to 0 watts.
I next hit the windshield defroster (AUTO HEAT ON & A/C ON) and it was using only about 200-400 watts.
After searching I've found posts about the PTC failing but didn't really find ways to actually test the heating system. Can anyone tell me how high the Climate Control kW can read on '13 SL? How else can I test the PTC? And if faulty, how long is the warranty on the PTC?
Thanks a lot!
P.S. I also noticed that it took longer to defrost the windshield over the summer than when I first got the car.
It's 51 degrees out, I turned on the car, set the climate to 90 with HEAT ON, pulled up the energy info page and I noticed that after 15 seconds the Climate Control was using about 1300 watts and dropped to 750 watts after 1 minute.
I then hit the AC button, with the heat still on and set to 90 degrees, and the Climate Control kW usage dropped to 0 watts.
I next hit the windshield defroster (AUTO HEAT ON & A/C ON) and it was using only about 200-400 watts.
After searching I've found posts about the PTC failing but didn't really find ways to actually test the heating system. Can anyone tell me how high the Climate Control kW can read on '13 SL? How else can I test the PTC? And if faulty, how long is the warranty on the PTC?
Thanks a lot!
P.S. I also noticed that it took longer to defrost the windshield over the summer than when I first got the car.