Hi I've got the 28kw 2017 ioniq electric I find that the interior windows is often covered with condensation it takes a lot of time to defog and dry out the screen I haven't disabled the auto function but regularly lower the blower speed to enable the heat to build up but it takes so long before I can get going Also it has a bad habit of showing a clear screen on startup only to completely mist up within a quarter of a mile with the heat on low as directed in the manual to get the auto demist to work It is so bad I have to pull over and wipe the interior windows just to continue my journey I did the check to see if the auto demist had been turned off, but no the indicator showed auto screen and not cabin
Disable eco climate as shown in the video... Clean the inside of the window with an alcohol based cleaner, or just straight up 99% isopropyl alcohol. That makes a world of difference. Also check your carpets, make sure none of them are soaked due to a water leak. Wet interiors will cause massive condensation on the windows. Also I don't think lowering the blower speed is helping, keep that on auto and don't put your heat up too high, keep it below 23° C or 73° F If you haven't already done it, setup pre-warming so that it's already warming up the interior before you get to the car in morning. Schedule it for the time you leave, and it'll start about 20 minutes before that.
@Ed's Garage I've disabled the ads, and it does seem to warm up quicker ,checked for damp carpets and a no used a glass cleaner inside all round and today the rear screens were solid ice just like the outside I don't work so I don't have specific times to go out and I only charge up when the battery is getting low or a specific journey warrants a full charge for that day coming
Is there a benefit to leaving it on "auto" all the time or should I just put it on "auto" when I feel the cabin needs to be heated or cooled? I have only had my Kona a week, but it appears that running environmental controls drains the battery. With my gas car I would only run the environmental controls when needed.
It *barely* uses any power compared to the EV motor. Also, once the climate system has brought your cabin to temperature, it just needs to maintain it and then uses even less power. It's more efficient to maintain your comfort temperature then it is to turn it off and on the whole time. If you want it to use less energy, keep it on auto, but set your desired temperature closer to the outside temperature. In other words, the smaller the differential between exterior temperature and your climate control setting, the less energy it's going to use.
@@edsgarage001 Thanks. If I set the car to pre-heat/cool through the schedule does it need to be plugged in? Your videos are excellent. I know a lot about my new car by watching them...things I would have been to lazy to figure out myself LOL
Lol, glad I could help! Yes you do need it plugged in for this to work. It actually wouldn't be much benefit if it wasn't plugged in because it would waste a lot of battery power doing the prewarm sequence.
