We need a heater on/off button, similar to the AC on/off. I picked-up my car in May so I haven't spent a winter in it yet. The other day, it was 70-degrees (F) but humid in the early evening. I turned the AC on to take the humidity edge off, but with the temp set at 70-degrees, I felt a little chilly so I turned it up to 73. Doing that caused the heater to turn-on. I know this because I could smell it. The heater had never been used so it had a burning type of smell. As soon as it turned it back down to 70, the smell went away.
Why would the heat turn-on when the AC is on and it is 70-degrees outside? If that's a general preference, okay, fine, but I'd like to be able to override that. I just wanted to minimize the AC, not turn the heat on.
If there were an on/off/auto button for heat, that would be great. Auto for the masses and on/off for someone like me who wants to be able to control it.
If it were an ICE, I wouldn't care, but since the heat uses a lot of electricity from the battery, I don't want it turning-on without my knowledge. Once the smell burns-off, I won't even know the heat is running....which brings up another request, there should be an indicator on the screen telling you when the heater is running. Even if an on/off is not possible for some reason, at least the indicator would warn you to lower the temp until it turns off.
Am I the only one who cares about this? I searched but couldn't find any discussions about it.
Why would the heat turn-on when the AC is on and it is 70-degrees outside? If that's a general preference, okay, fine, but I'd like to be able to override that. I just wanted to minimize the AC, not turn the heat on.
If there were an on/off/auto button for heat, that would be great. Auto for the masses and on/off for someone like me who wants to be able to control it.
If it were an ICE, I wouldn't care, but since the heat uses a lot of electricity from the battery, I don't want it turning-on without my knowledge. Once the smell burns-off, I won't even know the heat is running....which brings up another request, there should be an indicator on the screen telling you when the heater is running. Even if an on/off is not possible for some reason, at least the indicator would warn you to lower the temp until it turns off.
Am I the only one who cares about this? I searched but couldn't find any discussions about it.