Why oh why can't you turn on AC with the FOB until 3.5 minutes have elapsed since you get out?

How about leaving car in Park, powered on (READY) with HVAC on and lock it with the mechanical key stored in the fob?

 

That's the hack going back to the gen2 at least.

As for the current delay, my guess it is to prevent accidental activation when getting out and leaving the car.

 

I agree. Can't know for certain but it sure seems like they designed it specifically to do a distinct shutdown/walkaway feature and the specific pre-cool feature without any consideration for a retained cooling feature, in the manner that retained accessory power has come to work in many modern cars.

 

If you leave the car running the AC keeps going... If you turn the car off the AC turns off. Am I missing something here? Are you saying you want the AC to work when the car is turned off?

 

AC units often have a turn on delay after turning off. Starting the compressor with an existing pressure in the system causes a lot of stress on the compressor and it requires a higher starting torque, A turn on delay allows the coolant differential pressure to dissipate,

JeffD

 

If you want it to stay ON, then don't turn it OFF.

Can't you lock it while running with the FOB ??

Then.......can you really not STAND a minute or two of being
slightly uncomfortable ? REALLY ???

 

Oh it's very likely up against the same physical restrictions. The software is better attuned to manage the HVAC the way you want, that's all.

It's a bummer the Toyota isn't as smart.

 

Or Tesla doesn't care about the extra strain put on the air conditioner or heat pump.

 

Yes. In the overall list of things to worry about, that would be near the bottom.
It just is NOT that important.
And you are in Canada, after all. Try living in Florida.

 

BECAUSE........
Leaving the AC and the vehicle running while you are not in the drivers seat,
leaves you open to several potentially disastrous problems.
Which, in my opinion, is NOT worth the risk to gain something
so trivial.

Your car, your risk, but I absolutely agree with the design that
makes that somewhat difficult to do.

Note: If you are really THAT concerned about the heat............
The evidence is becoming OVERWHELMING that global warming is real
and dangerous. Even the far right Fascists don't seem to be disagreeing with
that much lately.
What have YOU done lately to promote actually doing something to fix
or minimize the problem ?
Driving a hybrid is not enough.

 

Really ? You can't figure out what bad things might happen if your car is RUNNING but nobody is in the drivers seat ??

Punch the window, open the door from inside and drive it away.

Something goes wrong mechanically and you are not there to respond to the
terrible noise that happens.......so it keeps running and catches fire.

For whatever reason, it is not QUITE in Park.
Car rolls away with no driver.

In many places, it is ILLEGAL to leave a vehicle running with no driver.

As far as helping with the environment, do you support government efforts to slow down global warning ?
Or dispute those who still claim it is not real ??

I"m done this is pointless.

 

You have been brainwashed.
The carbon tax ALONE does nothing to reduce emissions, as long as the offenders just pay up.
And especially if the tax income generated is used for some other purpose.