How does cabin heating work?

[B177y]

Once you get into this cold of territory, you may want to use departure time. As mentioned above, you can do the math as to how much power you’re using to preheat. It really depends on the cost of your power to decide if it’s worth the comfort. I ran a bunch of tests on my 24 Flash last winter and it was anywhere from an extra .25 to $1 for me to preheat depending on outside air temp. I found I would recover most of this on the back end charge that evening though as I didn’t spend all the energy to heat on my trip. It was slightly more costly energy wise though, so pick your poison, comfort or quarters.

Departure times are a fun event with our trucks. The E Heat is really interesting in yours, I haven’t seen that and it makes sense they would incorporate that for the quick heating and just use the pump to maintain. About a half hour before my departure time on a cold morning it sounds like a small RC jet is spooling up for takeoff and I’ve been waiting for my neighbors to ask if everything is ok but haven’t heard anything yet…

Make use of your heated seats and steering wheel. For me, neither come off this time of year and I leave the truck on 72 Auto 3. One other thing that’s a PITA but may help you. If I ever feel a chill in the air and I don’t have a passenger (which means passenger heat is off), I will go into climate and flip on passenger heat. I think it’s the Dual button. This noticeably helps balance out the cabin. Just note this resets after you shut off unfortunately which is where the PITA comes in if you want to roll around like this.

Make sure the "driver focused" button is off on the climate screen. That keeps climate on for the entire cabin even through restart cycles.

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[rufustlong]

Make sure the "driver focused" button is off on the climate screen. That keeps climate on for the entire cabin even through restart cycles.

Nice tip, I will try that one.

Edit: Works great, thanks again!

 

[HammoJ]

All this talk about being warm in the cabin and no mention of using the heated seats.

 

[jwrezz]

All this talk about being warm in the cabin and no mention of using the heated seats.

It has been, a bit. I just used the cabin heat for the first time today (it was a brisk 28F when I left), but had been using only seat and steering heat until now!

 

[Mcgyverrod]

How do you know if you have a heat pump or not?

Ford used a conventional resistive heating system in the 2022-23 Lightnings. In 2024, they went to a heat pump. Additionally, I only use the heated seats and steering wheel but my temps rarely drop below 25 degrees in the mountains.

 

[Magendi]

I really, really wish someone would figure out how to disable driver-focused heat/AC in Forscan. It’s amazingly irritating.

 

[B177y]

I really, really wish someone would figure out how to disable driver-focused heat/AC in Forscan. It’s amazingly irritating.

Do you not have a button to turn off driver focused in your climate screen? I'm pretty sure it's stock, no ForScan needed.

 

[Magendi]

Do you not have a button to turn off driver focused in your climate screen? I'm pretty sure it's stock, no ForScan needed.

Yes, but every time I shut the car off it turns back on. I’d like it permanently disabled. I’m very willing to waste some power to make the cabin more comfortable especially when I have kids and/or dogs in the back.

 

[Timeless Epoch]

Hmm... I am fairly certain my driver focused climate setting turns off automatically whenever it detects someone in any of the passenger seats.

 

[F150guy]

Hmm... I am fairly certain my driver focused climate setting turns off automatically whenever it detects someone in any of the passenger seats.

Isn't Driver Focused saved with the memory seat? That way your profile/seat memory saves the setting. I know my Driver Focused setting is always off.

 

[B177y]

Yes, but every time I shut the car off it turns back on. I’d like it permanently disabled. I’m very willing to waste some power to make the cabin more comfortable especially when I have kids and/or dogs in the back.

What year truck? (Hint: add the year to your profile).

My driver focused stays off even when it's only me. I turned that switch off a while ago and it hasn't turned itself back on since. The AC button on the other hand...

 

[Magendi]

Mine is a 2023 and I wish it was possible to get it to stay off. OTOH my AC stays on just fine. I really wish they could figure out software to match their hardware prowess.

 

[NeighborGeek]

I guess my truck Is special then because it makes no difference in sound on my truck, I don't hear anything with it on. If I had to compare to my other truck, it's dead silent.

It's loud when standing outside the truck, compared to what you could expect from an electric vehicle. When in the truck, it just blends in with the sound of the blower motor running.

 

[RLXXI]

It's loud when standing outside the truck, compared to what you could expect from an electric vehicle. When in the truck, it just blends in with the sound of the blower motor running.

When I figure out how to drive my truck from the outside I'll be sure to let others know. It's the old "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a noise" category.

Useless point simply to make a useless argument on the internet because someone is bored. WhoTF cares if it's louder if you can't hear it?

 

[jwrezz]

Ford used a conventional resistive heating system in the 2022-23 Lightnings. In 2024, they went to a heat pump. Additionally, I only use the heated seats and steering wheel but my temps rarely drop below 25 degrees in the mountains.

Wow! You must be used to the cold. If I have my heated seats on the highest setting my entire back would be soaked, but my exposed front would be uncomfortably numb! I have been doing ok down to the 40s, but yesterday and today dipping into the low 30s and upper 20s has me using the cabin heat!

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