DJG
Well-Known Member
Mine has made this noise since day 1, when starting the vehicle and the AC compressor is starting up. It goes away after a bit. It will also make this noise, though less noticeable, when you route to a DCFC and the vehicle starts preconditioning (same result, it's kicking on the compressor to MAX).
Generally it coincides with what seems to be the intent to want to cool the cabin down as quickly as possible, whereas in past cars it's a more gradual process. Same with remote cabin conditioning from the app. It will get your cabin down from 120 to 75 in a matter of minutes by running full bore, which you want when coming out of store. However, it seems to have the same logic if you wanted to just prepare to leave your house sometime in the next 30 minutes, and the cabin is only around 90. It will get it to 75 in a matter of seconds.
All that, and possibly also some inadequate sound dampening around the compressor, don't know. I know I never once heard the AC compressor in the eTron, no matter the conditions.
Generally it coincides with what seems to be the intent to want to cool the cabin down as quickly as possible, whereas in past cars it's a more gradual process. Same with remote cabin conditioning from the app. It will get your cabin down from 120 to 75 in a matter of minutes by running full bore, which you want when coming out of store. However, it seems to have the same logic if you wanted to just prepare to leave your house sometime in the next 30 minutes, and the cabin is only around 90. It will get it to 75 in a matter of seconds.
All that, and possibly also some inadequate sound dampening around the compressor, don't know. I know I never once heard the AC compressor in the eTron, no matter the conditions.
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