Adjusting the air flow

[Caldwell_]

My car's AC always blows air to my feet when I set it to automatic. I want it to blow to my feet and windshield. Can I change that? Also, does the automatic setting help prevent fogging?

 

[PHEV07]

My car's AC always blows air to my feet when I set it to automatic. I want it to blow to my feet and windshield. Can I change that? Also, does the automatic setting help prevent fogging?

Hello Caldwell

Welcome to our Forum.

What Year is your vehicle.

For the 2018, 2022 and 2024, do not use Auto, but rather Press the Mode repeatedly untill you come to position for Windshield and Floor airflow the press Fan button to increase the Fan Speed.

Not sure about earlier Models

 

[greendwarf]

My car's AC always blows air to my feet when I set it to automatic. I want it to blow to my feet and windshield. Can I change that? Also, does the automatic setting help prevent fogging?

As already answered regarding the Mode (same for all years) and yes the A/C will demist the screen but remember once switched off it just dumps the moisture back again - oh, and the PHEV seems to suffer from excess internal condensation anyway, although I've never worked out why!

 

[littlescrote]

As already answered regarding the Mode (same for all years) and yes the A/C will demist the screen but remember once switched off it just dumps the moisture back again - oh, and the PHEV seems to suffer from excess internal condensation anyway, although I've never worked out why!

It doesn't dump all of the moisture back to the windscreen, only that left condensed on the evaporator. Much more will have been condensed and drained away.

The trick is to use recirc so that all mpistyure gets removed from the cabin air, rather than try to continually dry outside air that is saturated. And when you stop, switch the mode to feet to close the path of the moist air away from the windscreen.