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Keep AC on while being temporarily away from the car

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Can anyone know how to keep AC on while being away from the car? Everytime I get off from the car and close the driver seat door, the car shut down automatically and AC and everything gets paused which makes me confused. I understand this is basically by design, but could we keep AC on in this situation?

I guess using Remote AC control on My Porsche app could be a solution but using the app everytime getting out of the car doesn't really make sense....
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When you park the car, before you press the power button (if you do that), the middle screen has a slider that allows you to keep the car AC on when you exit. You must lock the doors manually after you leave the car. This is covered in the manual.
 

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Speaking of which, only printed manual I got was for the gas version- covers basically nothing about an electric Macan. Sure there is the online one (which is clunkier to read than the printed (ICE) one, if that's possible. I actually like to read a manual cover-to-cover, but online just sucks, for me. Anyone get a printed one that covers the EV?
 
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When you park the car, before you press the power button (if you do that), the middle screen has a slider that allows you to keep the car AC on when you exit. You must lock the doors manually after you leave the car. This is covered in the manual.
That helps a lot, thank you!
It looks like there is no way to set it as a "default behavior", but this is exactly what I wanted anyway, thanks
 


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Also, from the Porsche App, you can tell it to "start pre-climate" - either by designating a pre-planned departure time, or to just turn it on - it will stay on for up to an hour if you want.
 

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Would be nice if there was an option to require pushing the power button to turn the car on and off instead of the car doing it automatically for you. I get it doesn't want you to forget and leave it on all night so it could be like an hour maximum or something before it automatically shuts off if you don't press the power button.
 

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The option to keep the AC on also includes keeping battery pre-conditioning running, if you're navigating via a charging station. My battery temp went up 5 degrees when I stopped for a few minutes this week!
 

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Would be nice if there was an option to require pushing the power button to turn the car on and off instead of the car doing it automatically for you.
I’ve seen EV forums where manufacturers get excoriated for requiring too many button pushes, just the opposite of what you’re wanting. This likely is why Porsche designed it so none is needed. I’d hate to be a vehicle designer….😂
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