I've gone round and round with every option to erase and reset my 13" MacBookAir M1, 2020. No erase setting on system preferences, no on key, it opens and turns o9n and holding down the command and R key does nothing. I've updated to Monterey 12.3.1.
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.
To erase your Mac, simply follow these steps: Erase all content and settings on Mac - Apple Support.
If you're selling your Mac, see: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support.
Jack
Unhelpful. The point is that nothing in Apple's terrible "support" is working.
Can't erase to factory settings on my 1 year-old MacBook
