Glove Box Gets that Warm, Really?!
08-17-2022, 08:56 PM
#1
Track Day
Thread Starter
Glove Box Gets that Warm, Really?!
Hey Friends!
My first post as a new member - and Macan owner!
I bought a new 2021 Base Macan (Chalk) back in January and am really enjoying it. Previously owned my various VWs, Audis - even a BMW, but this is my first Porsche.
So, here is my question - if you will indulge me? If you are like me, do not have much involvement with - or give a lot of thought to your glove box. Fair enough. I rarely have a need to open it. But today, returning home after a 30 drive (rural & highway) had to put something in it. Wow! Quite surprised that it was quite warm, and the top of the glove box - on the inside - felt very warm. More so than I recall on any of my other cars…..
Yes, I know that the engine generates a lot of heat, but would that cause the glove box to become that warm? Is that your experience as well?
Appreciate your thoughts…..
My first post as a new member - and Macan owner!
I bought a new 2021 Base Macan (Chalk) back in January and am really enjoying it. Previously owned my various VWs, Audis - even a BMW, but this is my first Porsche.
So, here is my question - if you will indulge me? If you are like me, do not have much involvement with - or give a lot of thought to your glove box. Fair enough. I rarely have a need to open it. But today, returning home after a 30 drive (rural & highway) had to put something in it. Wow! Quite surprised that it was quite warm, and the top of the glove box - on the inside - felt very warm. More so than I recall on any of my other cars…..
Yes, I know that the engine generates a lot of heat, but would that cause the glove box to become that warm? Is that your experience as well?
Appreciate your thoughts…..
08-17-2022, 09:38 PM
#2
Burning Brakes
Hey Friends
!
My first post as a new member - and Macan owner!
I bought a new 2021 Base Macan (Chalk) back in January and am really enjoying it. Previously owned my various VWs, Audis - even a BMW, but this is my first Porsche.
So, here is my question - if you will indulge me? If you are like me, do not have much involvement with - or give a lot of thought to your glove box. Fair enough. I rarely have a need to open it. But today, returning home after a 30 drive (rural & highway) had to put something in it. Wow! Quite surprised that it was quite warm, and the top of the glove box - on the inside - felt very warm. More so than I recall on any of my other cars…..
Yes, I know that the engine generates a lot of heat, but would that cause the glove box to become that warm? Is that your experience as well?
Appreciate your thoughts…..
!
My first post as a new member - and Macan owner!
I bought a new 2021 Base Macan (Chalk) back in January and am really enjoying it. Previously owned my various VWs, Audis - even a BMW, but this is my first Porsche.
So, here is my question - if you will indulge me? If you are like me, do not have much involvement with - or give a lot of thought to your glove box. Fair enough. I rarely have a need to open it. But today, returning home after a 30 drive (rural & highway) had to put something in it. Wow! Quite surprised that it was quite warm, and the top of the glove box - on the inside - felt very warm. More so than I recall on any of my other cars…..
Yes, I know that the engine generates a lot of heat, but would that cause the glove box to become that warm? Is that your experience as well?
Appreciate your thoughts…..
08-18-2022, 05:52 AM
#3
Track Day
Thread Starter
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am aware of the vent and did check to confirm it was open; however, my box is pretty full of stuff so the vent was largely blocked. I will empty out some of the items, and see if that makes a difference for better air flow.
But is it common for the Macan glove box to get that warm? Just curious with other owner’s experience.
But is it common for the Macan glove box to get that warm? Just curious with other owner’s experience.
08-18-2022, 08:44 AM
#4
Drifting
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am aware of the vent and did check to confirm it was open; however, my box is pretty full of stuff so the vent was largely blocked. I will empty out some of the items, and see if that makes a difference for better air flow.
But is it common for the Macan glove box to get that warm? Just curious with other owner’s experience.
But is it common for the Macan glove box to get that warm? Just curious with other owner’s experience.
08-18-2022, 09:19 AM
#5
RL Community Team
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Like the OP, I never gave the glove box much thought in my 2018 Macan GTS except to notice that it's pretty small. Once you get the Porsche book in it there's not much room for anything else. Had no idea there was an air vent in it, but that really seems odd. What would you store in your glove box that needed to be kept cool? And, if it did need to be kept cool, how would it stay cool when the car was shut off and parked in the hot Florida sun? Seems very strange to me to go to the expense of putting a vent in the glove box! What am I missing?
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08-18-2022, 10:54 AM
#6
Track Day
Thread Starter
Like the OP, I never gave the glove box much thought in my 2018 Macan GTS except to notice that it's pretty small. Once you get the Porsche book in it there's not much room for anything else. Had no idea there was an air vent in it, but that really seems odd. What would you store in your glove box that needed to be kept cool? And, if it did need to be kept cool, how would it stay cool when the car was shut off and parked in the hot Florida sun? Seems very strange to me to go to the expense of putting a vent in the glove box! What am I missing?
I tested my vent this morning, it is working (and made sure no personal articles are blocking it), but other than my registration and a spare set of valve stem caps am not likely to leave much else in the glove compartment.