GRA
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Nope, not the way it works in my car (which is not a Tesla, mind). Every time the car is restarted, the first time I make any adjustment to temp, fan or direction, ACC kicks on and has to be turned off manually, whereupon I can then use it in manual mode. Subaru changed this a few years later, presumably due to complaints from myself and others, so that eliminated that issue. I still don't care for ACC - I'm not trying to establish a temp for the entire cabin which is what most ACCs try to do, as that's wasteful of energy (most of the time I'm the only person in it), I just want air blowing on me. I really like that some PEVs offer driver-only HVAC zones for that reason, but I still want manual control of where that air is going, how strong it is and what temp. People who want and expect the whole interior to be climate-controlled to a specific temp will be happy with ACC; I'm not.Oils4AsphaultOnly said:GRA said:I detest ACC, as it always, at least in my car, starts up at max heat or cool, when all I typically want is fresh air blowing on me lightly, or some heat at floor level. I have to turn ACC off every time I restart the car and change a setting.Oils4AsphaultOnly said:Me too. And with the app, you can pre-heat/pre-cool so the "blast of air" that you get in the beginning isn't an issue anymore.
You sound like my parents, who complain about how things don't work the way they expected it to. ACC is not auto. And as I told Ipickup, with pre-heat/cool, you don't have to get that blast as your car's interior is conditioned already by the time you open the car door. I don't know what you're doing, but the only reason that ACC is on when you start the car, is because you had it on AUTO when you turned off the car.
It just depends on your preferences. I have no problem with a car that has ACC, provided I can turn it off (easily, and preferably as a default) and have full control. I also prefer driving a manual transmission, when the vast majority of U.S. drivers are content with automatics - indeed, giving up shifting will be my greatest regret when I finally go to an EV, so I'll want lots of regen levels under my direct control, instantly selectable with physical controls I don't have to look for/at (no touchscreens or menus).