Gareth wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:On the colder days, I've even resorted to switching off the heater completely to try and get the engine to warm up quicker.
If you haven't tried, consider using the recirculate setting.
But what I'm trying to do is trap all the heat possible in the engine, with recirculate, it's still taking heat out of the engine to warm the cabin up. The car puts warming up the cabin first, then warming the engine second.
Gareth wrote:In some cars it is helpful to switch to 'economy' mode during that last part of the journey, possibly with a higher temperature setting, then opening the windows during the last eighth of a mile or so. The aim is, first, to dry out the aircon system and, second, to allow moist air to escape the cabin.
There isn't an 'economy' mode... The whole car is supposed to be in a permanent 'economy' mode. But it doesn't do it awfully well