Had my 2013 Volt 2.5 wk now; first cold night tonight. I had a headcold; wanted a warm car. 57 degrees outside; felt like colder than that in the car
Set it on comfort; upped the temp to 78 degrees; set the onscreen vent selector to blow on my face (I wasnt accidentally set to "no vents" like previous user.) Opened the physical vents. Fan to maybe the second notch up. And it just blew cold air on my face. The indicator on left-lower corner of climate screen said it was using 87% climate energy; the heat indicators in right-lower corner both said heat was on.
So the interface "thought" it was heating, bigtime, but no heat came out. I could get the seatwarmers to work, but my butt isnt what needed warming; I needed to breathe warmer air in my lungs, and warm my hands (Renaud's syndrome - frostbite starts to set in at 50-55 degrees F air temp.)
Questions
1) Is there some trick wherein something (like the fan) has to be on auto before you get any heat?
2) Is there a nasty little secret like the heater (apart from the seats) only works when car's plugged in?
3) Typically how long does it take for the Volt's electric heating system to actually produce heat?
Or do I have a defective car that I need to take back to the dealer?
Set it on comfort; upped the temp to 78 degrees; set the onscreen vent selector to blow on my face (I wasnt accidentally set to "no vents" like previous user.) Opened the physical vents. Fan to maybe the second notch up. And it just blew cold air on my face. The indicator on left-lower corner of climate screen said it was using 87% climate energy; the heat indicators in right-lower corner both said heat was on.
So the interface "thought" it was heating, bigtime, but no heat came out. I could get the seatwarmers to work, but my butt isnt what needed warming; I needed to breathe warmer air in my lungs, and warm my hands (Renaud's syndrome - frostbite starts to set in at 50-55 degrees F air temp.)
Questions
1) Is there some trick wherein something (like the fan) has to be on auto before you get any heat?
2) Is there a nasty little secret like the heater (apart from the seats) only works when car's plugged in?
3) Typically how long does it take for the Volt's electric heating system to actually produce heat?
Or do I have a defective car that I need to take back to the dealer?