Caracalover
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The heater seems to work pretty good, and I like it better than ICE heat since it takes less time to activate and is electric heat, not engine heat. It can draw a lot of power, and I have seen 5KW being pulled so it will reduce range somewhat, but I am not so sure the GOM has a clue as to how much. It will often say wierd numbers so ignore it and look at the amount of power being used on the meter, and how long it is pulling those numbers. It goes down quickly once the cabin is warmed up if it is not too cold outside. Set it to 90 and you will feel warm air in about a minute. I tried to keep it on full heat for my 17 mile commute and had to turn it off about ten minutes in- too hot for me. After the cabin is warmed up you can turn it down and it will draw less power, much like the A/C. It also draws less power in ECO mode, or when using all 80KW for acceleration, so if you were in ECO mode for your ten minutes, it was not working at full capacity. These lower energy draws will produce cooler air, but not change fan speed.occ said:How funny. Being in Southern California, I never had to use the heater until about a couple of weeks ago. Cranked the heater all the way up but felt only warmish air. The trip was only 10 min so I thought it might be a slow heater or something...
So does the heater really feels at least "hot'ish" ? and how long does it take to feel the heat from the vent? Can someone with heater that works describe how it should be working? THanks.
To test the heater try the pre-heat cabin timer. Problem with that is you have to set the temp before you exit the car. If it is set to 60 it won't feel much warmer than the 55 temps you/I am used to. Set it to 90 and you will know if it works.