Heater ON burnt smell
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I think it's just like the 1st time you use an oven, things need to burn off.
The way I understand it is there is essentially an electric heater in there to assist with heating the cabin air until the engine is warm enough. I would think/hope it is also just the initial smell as mentioned above. But obviously it's up to you to decide if it should go to the dealer.
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It's similar to the weird smell from the engine bay the first few times you drive it.
Lots of different parts handled by different people and stored with other materials. It's just got to burn off all that stuff. First time I put headers on a car I thought it was about to catch fire because of the smell. After you realize you smeared grease, oil, skin, blood, etc. all over it and it's heating up you feel better.
Lots of different parts handled by different people and stored with other materials. It's just got to burn off all that stuff. First time I put headers on a car I thought it was about to catch fire because of the smell. After you realize you smeared grease, oil, skin, blood, etc. all over it and it's heating up you feel better.
Thanks for the feedback, but never had this smell on my brandnew forester xt touring when i got it last 2016. Will monitor this ascent , probably have the heater run on purpose and full blast the fan with open windows to check if this bad smell will go away.
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I know on my Ascent my heat and AC were run for a bit before I picked it up, which contributed to far less of a smell when I did. Wondering if that's the differences you noted between your Ascent and Forester.
Its should just be typical new car stuff burning off, but I'd check under the hood just in case. Make sure there isn't anything in there
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