Air Conditioner Auto Dry is currently on, 2025 Genesis

[GON]

Sitting in the back seat of a 2025 Genesis G70, eating leftovers. Car has been off for 20 minutes. No accessories on, just parked and off.

Out of nowhere I think I hear something turn in. Take a look and see something I never heard of. “Air Conditioner Auto-Dry is currently in, and has an eight minute countdown to completion.

How weird is that.

Supplementally- Hyundai should be embarrassed marketing this vehicle as a premium car. Horrible drivetrain, super noisy, and suspension of a crude go kart. Blown away how poorly this vehicle is. Glad I am just renting this G70.

 

[mk378]

After parking from a trip with the A/C on, there may be some water remaining in the evaporator area. This feature waits for things to warm up then flows ambient air through it to dry it out and prevent mold. It's a practical feature.

The old advice was to turn the compressor off but leave the fan on for a few minutes before you arrive to let it warm up and dry out. Who is actually going to do that though?

 

[JavierH19]

Supplementally- Hyundai should be embarrassed marketing this vehicle as a premium car. Horrible drivetrain, super noisy, and suspension of a crude go kart. Blown away how poorly this vehicle is. Glad I am just renting this G70.

That's a surprise. I thought these were supposed to be far better now given they got a lot of audi engineers I think 10 or less years ago.

 

[CKN]

The auto dry feature should avoid the musty air conditioner smell you sometimes get in vehicles. The "auto dry" if it works correctly is a great feature. BTW-the average income of a Genesis buyer is $145,000.00 with a median age of 50. So assuming the buyers have had a vehicle or two in their lifetimes-and settled on a Genesis says something.

I have a feeling GON wouldn't like anything with a Hyundai/Genesis Badge on it. I actually owned a Santa Fe XL and it was a great vehicle, with depreciation that tracked everything else in it's class.

It was the Highlander I traded it in for that was a mistake. However-since it was a Toyota-it wasn't a costly one-when it was disposed of for a Volvo.

So yea....

 

[GON]

That's a surprise. I thought these were supposed to be far better now given they got a lot of audi engineers I think 10 or less years ago.

On Friday I drove through the greater Sacramento area. Off I80 was a very modern stand alone Genesis dealership.

This dealership was shuttered and boarded up. Seems reasonable to assume what I experienced with the G70, savvy California drivers have also noticed and voted with buying other brands.

 

[Nukeman7]

On a different note, it looks like The Car Wizard is moving his shop to @GON's neck of the woods.

 

[AZjeff]

Ask @Nick1994 about his luck with Genesis.

 

[CKN]

On Friday I drove through the greater Sacramento area. Off I80 was a very modern stand alone Genesis dealership.

This dealership was shuttered and boarded up. Seems reasonable to assume what I experienced with the G70, savvy California drivers have also noticed and voted with buying other brands.

OR-the next City over offered better tax incentives and the dealership simply moved.

 

[gman2304]

I actually owned a Santa Fe XL and it was a great vehicle,

How long did you own it?

 

[goblin]

So is this a thread about what Auto Dry is or about how bad Genesis is and how doomed they are because one dealership closed, which was because you didn't like your rental

I'll understand and agree that you didn't like your rental, but for having seen how a simple recent Kia Sportage or the latest ugly Santa Fe rides - I won't buy a crappy ride on a Genesis in normal condition, unless they have gone the German way and put 23-inchers on 35 series tires or something.

I've had very strange experiences with brand new Mazda test drives, with atrocious ride quality for different trims of the same vehicle model. One was decentrly comfortable, the other one was reading every pebble and every seam on the road. We scratched heads with the sales lady and found out that they overinflate all tires to 50psi when they sit on the lot so they don't deform. They are supposed to put them to specs before test drives, but we tested like five different models that day, and they had to pull them off the lot for us.

Once we deflated them to specs - it was a different car. Knew my lesson for when I tested the next CX-50 at a different dealership - what do you know, 47psi instead of 33.
Not saying this is the case with yours, but maybe worth checking.

One way or the other, it's not your fault if the rental company didn't provide you with a correctly set car (if this is the case) is not your problem, and you're right to be unhappy. But to the point - Auto dry is a feature

 

[CKN]

How long did you own it?

5 years.

 

[Reggaemon]

But it does have auto-dry. I never heard of that.

 

[GSCJR]

The old advice was to turn the compressor off but leave the fan on for a few minutes before you arrive to let it warm up and dry out. Who is actually going to do that though?

I do, plus it also helps me acclimatize before getting out of the vehicle. In theory, the idea of having the fan turn on automatically is a good one, but in my opinion it's still just lipstick on a pig.

 

[meep]

Volvo had it in some models for some period of time. All 3 of my gen1 S60s had it. In Volvo parlance it was called “afterblow.” If you’d run the AC at least 5 minutes and the outside temps were over some number, maybe 90F, AFTER an hour had passed, IF the battery was healthy, it would run the cabin fan on high for 5-10 minutes. It freaked me out the first time I walked into the garage and found it doing this. I thought it was a flaw and disconnected the battery. Later I learned it was legit, and owners were disappointed if their S60 wasn’t doing it, so it’s possible it didn’t work right all the time? It only ran the fan, no compressor.

 

[Wylie6G72]

Interesting point of view on the G70. I rented one in Florida last year, thoroughly enjoyed that experience. I'm sure I would have enjoyed it more had it been a 3.3. Drove it from Gainesville to far East Jacksonville and back and thought it rode very well, and was very quiet and comfortable for the four of us. Confident passing power, overall a great experience. I guess it's all in perspective. If you drive something far nicer on a daily basis, it might seem like a covered wagon. In contrast, the VW Taos I rented on a subsequent Florida trip was a true POS. Coarse, noisy engine, difficult climate control interface, a total snooze to drive and look at. Makes a G70 feel like an S600.

 

[Propflux01]

Wife's KONA has the same feature. Made me scratch my head when it first came on, but it does work. A/C never has that funk on start up.

 

[GON]

I guess it's all in perspective. If you drive something far nicer on a daily basis, it might seem like a covered wagon.

Last week I drove a base model Camry rental with zero options, not even a power driver seat. Comparing the Camry to the G70--- really not in comparable classes. The G70, with a 170lb driver and a 115lb passenger, can't modestly accelerate on any type of grade without maximum RPMs. The road noise of the G70 is brutal, as is the suspension. The good feature of the G70 is the dual climate control zones are on old fashioned knobs, making adjusting the cabin temperature for the driver or passenger very easy. Even the USB port disconnects if the cable is bumped just a tiny bit.

The base model hybrid Camry had awesome power, quiet drivetrain, and good suspension.

Thought the Genisis might have some refinements as it is branded as a premium vehicle--- this G70 has none.

 

[KrisZ]

That sounds like a very good feature, plenty of cars develop a funky smell after a while because the evaporators get moldy.

 

[Astro14]

Sitting in the back seat of a 2025 Genesis G70, eating leftovers. Car has been off for 20 minutes. No accessories on, just parked and off.

Out of nowhere I think I hear something turn in. Take a look and see something I never heard of. “Air Conditioner Auto-Dry is currently in, and has an eight minute countdown to completion.

How weird is that.

Supplementally- Hyundai should be embarrassed marketing this vehicle as a premium car. Horrible drivetrain, super noisy, and suspension of a crude go kart. Blown away how poorly this vehicle is. Glad I am just renting this G70.

View attachment 346459

Not weird at all.

All of my Volvos have “after blow” - precisely 50 minutes after the car has been shut off, the blower motor comes on for 5 minutes to dry out the evaporator coil. Prevents that moldy smell by drying it out. Not a problem in New Mexico, but in humid/cold climates, it absolutely works.

So, I guess I’m glad to see that a 2025 Hyundai has caught up with a 2001 Volvo for AC system performance.

 

[dishdude]

GM has had this for 25 years but needs enabled by Tech 2 or similar scan tool.