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Weird Smoke and Burning Smell from Air Vents in My Macan 4 – Anyone Else?

tmrqs

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Poland is thankfully very close to Germany, would be much worse if it had to be shipped from say California.

I would also argue that I’d much prefer my car to be reviewed in Leipzig by their top guys than at any dealership here where everyone is clueless (not discussing the reasons why).

Overall it sucks @piter95’s car has this issue and I do hope Porsche will take care of him given all the headaches.
But this could mean finding root cause and fixing for Piter and everyone else down the road - I think it’s great!
 

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Hola from Spain

same issue here, 4 weeks old Macan 4 EV.
1500 km total so far. Driving in the highway after aprox 50 km white smoke coming from the cockpit exhausts. Driving with AC ON 22deg.C aprox

strange smell but only for a few seconds. the dealership has no idea what it could be.

@peter have you had any news from germany ?

best regards
fred
 
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Hola from Spain

same issue here, 4 weeks old Macan 4 EV.
1500 km total so far. Driving in the highway after aprox 50 km white smoke coming from the cockpit exhausts. Driving with AC ON 22deg.C aprox

strange smell but only for a few seconds. the dealership has no idea what it could be.

@peter have you had any news from germany ?

best regards
fred
Wow! Seems that a recall is on the way for all the cars…

No news, I know they picked the car on Friday and they are transporting it from Czech republic to Germany !
I’ll keep you posted guys!
 

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There's no smoke without fire!
...Mostly yes,this is indeed true...Except a situation known as "electrical fire" where the smoke (usually white and with a very distinctive smell!!) comes from electrical components and occurs before the actual flames (i.e. fire) appear. Should such a situation remain without taken care off, it's almost certain the malfunctioned component (maybe even a simple wire) will burst in real flames. :like:
 

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...Mostly yes,this is indeed true...Except a situation known as "electrical fire" where the smoke (usually white and with a very distinctive smell!!) comes from electrical components and occurs before the actual flames (i.e. fire) appear. Should such a situation remain without taken care off, it's almost certain the malfunctioned component (maybe even a simple wire) will burst in real flames. :like:
Not saying anyone is using their EV wrong, as it should be designed such that it can't happen, but ... :)
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