2021 Polestar 1 Climate control General topics
Climate
- The vehicle is equipped with electronic climate control. The climate system cools, heats and dehumidifies the air in the passenger compartment.
- All of the climate system functions are controlled from the center display and the buttons on the center console.
If necessary, climate control can be used to cool down the media system in the center display. In these cases, the message Climate system cooling the infotainment system is shown in the instrument panel.
NOTE
Heating/cooling cannot be accelerated by choosing a higher/lower temperature than the desired temperature.
Climate control sensors
- Sunlight sensors – on the upper side of the dashboard.
- Humidity sensor – in the rearview mirror console.
- Passenger compartment temperature sensor – near the buttons in the center console.
- Airborne particulate matter sensor* – on the underside of the glove compartment.
- Ambient temperature sensor – in the right-side door mirror.
On vehicles equipped with the Interior Air Quality System, there is also an air quality sensor in the climate system’s air intake.
Climate control system service
Troubleshooting and repairs
- The air conditioning system contains a fluorescent tracer substance. Ultraviolet light is used to search for leaks in the system.
- Contact Polestar Customer Support if you experience any problems with the climate system.
- The vehicle’s climate system uses R1234yf freon-free refrigerant. Information about the refrigerant is printed on a decal located on the inside of the hood.
The air conditioning system contains the refrigerant R1234yf under pressure. In accordance with SAE J2845 (Technician Training for Safe Service and Containment of Refrigerants Used in Mobile A/C System), service and repairs to the refrigerant system may only be performed by trained and certified technicians in order to ensure the safety of the system.
Climate control system voice commands
Tap and say one of the following commands:
- “Climate” – starts a command dialog for climate controls and provides examples of commands that can be used.
- “Set temperature to X degrees” – sets the desired temperature.
- “Raise temperature“/”Lower temperature” – raises/lowers the set temperature.
- “Sync temperature” – synchronizes the temperature for all climate zones in the vehicle with the temperature set for the driver’s side.
- “Air on feet“/”Air on the body” – opens the desired air vent.
- “Air on feet off“/”Air on body-off” – closes the desired air vent.
- “Set fan to the max“/”Turn off the fan” – changes blower speed to Max/Off.
- “Raise fan speed“/”Lower fan speed” – raises/lowers the set blower speed.
- “Turn on auto” – activates automatic climate control.
- “Air condition on“/”Air condition off” – activates/deactivates air conditioning.
- “Recirculation on“/”Recirculation off” – activates/deactivates air recirculation.
- “Turn on defroster “/”Turn off defroster” – activates/deactivates window and door mirror defrosting.
- “Turn on max defroster“/”Turn off max defroster” – activates/deactivates max defroster.
- “Turn on rear defroster“/”Turn off rear defroster” – Activates/deactivates heated rear window and door mirrors.
- “Turn steering wheel heat on“/”Turn steering wheel heat off” – activates/deactivates heated steering wheel.
- “Raise steering wheel heat“/”Lower steering wheel heat” – raises/lowers the level of steering wheel heating.
- “Turn on seat heat“/”Turn off seat heat” – activates/deactivates seat heating.
- “Raise seat heat“/”Lower seat heat” – raises/lowers the level of seat heating.
Climate zones
Climate zones with a 2-zone climate system.
In 2-zone climate systems, the passenger compartment temperature can be set separately for the left and right sides of the vehicle.
Perceived temperature
- The selected passenger compartment temperature is based on the physical perception of the current ambient temperature, airflow speed, humidity, sunlight in the passenger compartment, etc.
- The system has a sunlight sensor that detects which side of the vehicle the sunlight is shining on and adjusts the temperature accordingly. This means that the temperature of the air coming out of the vents may be different for the left and right sides, even if the temperature setting is the same for both sides.